St Malachy's College

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Your chances

Check your chances against these criteria.

How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:

1. 1Pupils resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission are selected before non-resident pupils.
2. 2Band 1 SEAG grade applicants (or Special Circumstances/Provision equivalent).
3. 3Band 2 SEAG grade applicants (or Special Circumstances/Provision equivalent).
4. 4Band 3 SEAG grade applicants (or Special Circumstances/Provision equivalent).
5. 5Band 4 SEAG grade applicants (or Special Circumstances/Provision equivalent).
6. 6Band 5 SEAG grade applicants (or Special Circumstances/Provision equivalent).
7. 7Band 6 SEAG grade applicants (or Special Circumstances/Provision equivalent).
8. 8Other pupils, after all Band grades.
9. 9Within each band: applicants who are siblings of present or past pupils.
10. 10Within each band: eldest boy of the family, or only child.
11. 11Within each band: applicants who are a Child Looked After.
12. 12Within each band: pupil entitled to Free School Meals at date of application.
13. 13Within each band: pupils from the listed contributory primary schools.
14. 14Final tie-breaker: random order of surname initial letters.
15. 15Final tie-breaker: oldest applicant by date of birth.

The school's criteria

Getting in

42 of the 191 children who put it first were not offered a place in 2026/27.

Places depend mostly on the SEAG score, so how many apply says little on its own.

Applications per place (all preferences): 1.3 in 2024/25, 1 in 2025/26, 1.4 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 85%, got 97.8% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).