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Royal Mail sorry for result delay Complaint over test results delay
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Royal Mail has apologised for problems delivering some exam results for the controversial Northern Ireland grammar school entrance tests. A formal complaint is being made to Royal Mail about a delay in delivering the controversial Northern Ireland grammar school entrance test results.
The vast majority of the 14,000 results were successfully delivered.The vast majority of the 14,000 results were successfully delivered.
There was a delay to some of the post for pupils who took the GL Assessment test, mainly in the Craigavon area. Some families had an anxious wait after the results of the GL assessment tests - mostly used by Catholic grammar schools - failed to arrive on Saturday.
Some distressed parents went to the sorting office to find the missing results. Royal Mail has said that the post has now been delivered. The post-primary transfer consortium is asking for a detailed explanation over what happened.
"We know this is an anxious time for parents and children and apologise for any concern caused," a spokesperson said. A spokesman said they had been assured by Royal Mail that it had done everything it needed to do to ensure prompt delivery.
Royal Mail has apologised for problems delivering some exam results. The delays happened in the Craigavon area and the post was eventually delivered.
There were two tests, one for non-denominational schools and the other, GL, mostly used by Catholic schools. Some children sat both.There were two tests, one for non-denominational schools and the other, GL, mostly used by Catholic schools. Some children sat both.
The one used by non-denominational-schools, gives a score but leaves parents to work out the equivalent grade, with a table to help them. The one used by non-denominational-schools gives a score but leaves parents to work out the equivalent grade, with a table to help them.
The other used by Catholic schools, gives both a grade and a score. The other, used by Catholic schools, gives both a grade and a score.
Most of those grammar schools will consider only the grade, but a quarter have decided instead to use the number of marks awarded when allocating places to pupils. Most of those grammar schools will consider only the grade, but a quarter have decided instead to use the mark awarded when allocating places to pupils.
Both organisations will allow parents to apply for re-marks but both said they were confident their systems have been so robust that changes will be unlikely.
The next step is for parents to bring the results to meetings with primary school principals before applying for secondary or grammar school place.The next step is for parents to bring the results to meetings with primary school principals before applying for secondary or grammar school place.