St Michael's College

Your chances

Check your chances against these criteria.

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

1. 1Band 1 SEAG boys, plus boys with accepted special circumstances or provision judged of comparable ability.
2. 2Band 2 SEAG boys, plus boys with accepted special circumstances or provision judged of comparable ability.
3. 3Band 3 SEAG boys, plus boys with accepted special circumstances or provision judged of comparable ability.
4. 4Band 4 SEAG boys, plus boys with accepted special circumstances or provision judged of comparable ability.
5. 5Band 5 SEAG boys, plus boys with accepted special circumstances or provision judged of comparable ability.
6. 6Band 6 SEAG boys, plus boys with accepted special circumstances or provision judged of comparable ability.
7. 7All other applicants not placed in Bands 1 to 6.
8. 8Brother or half, step or legally adopted brother currently enrolled, or selected for next year.
9. 9Eldest boy, or only boy, eligible to transfer to a mainstream post-primary school (verification required).
10. 10Entitled to Free School Meals on the Education Authority register at application.
11. 11Random selection by surname initial letter order if still oversubscribed (tie-break).

The school's criteria

Getting in

7 of the 107 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): 1.2 in 2024/25, 1.1 in 2025/26, 1.1 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 95%, got 92.3% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).