Thornhill College has suspended transfer tests for pupils
Said the Foyle MP: “I welcome the decision by Thornhill College and St Columb’s College to suspend academic selection for the 2022-2023 school year.
“Our schools are showing strong leadership and putting the wellbeing of their pupils ahead of an archaic testing system.
“This move recognises the stress that pupils, families and the whole community have faced as a result of COVID-19.
“Children and young people are under immense pressure at the minute. There is no justifiable reason to make that worse.
“The lack of proper schooling will disadvantage pupils, particularly from low-income families who cannot afford private tutoring. To continue with the tests in this context is fundamentally unjust.
“I understand that these schools have informed the Education Minister that they do not intend to use academic selection for the 2022-2023 school year.
“I hope, however, that this is the beginning of a process that will allow them to embrace alternative forms of selection in the best interests of our children.”
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