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Elizabeth said on 10th Aug 2018 At what age or year does a child write a 13+ exam. Is it written by a 12 year old child just starting high school year 8 in September or is it for a 13 year old child starting year 9 in September if the exam is written in either September or October for an entrance in the following year.
Owl Tutors replied on 13th Aug 2018 Dear Elizabeth
Good question!
13+ exams are set by schools to determine who can enter the school in Year 9. Some schools have a single set of exams in Year 8, whereas some schools use 'pre-testing', which they use in Year 6 or Year 7 to determine who can sit the Common Entrance papers in Year 8.
I hope that makes sense. If you want to know more, you can read our guide here:
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At what age or year does a child write a 13+ exam. Is it written by a 12 year old child just starting high school year 8 in September or is it for a 13 year old child starting year 9 in September if the exam is written in either September or October for an entrance in the following year.
Dear Elizabeth
Good question!
13+ exams are set by schools to determine who can enter the school in Year 9. Some schools have a single set of exams in Year 8, whereas some schools use 'pre-testing', which they use in Year 6 or Year 7 to determine who can sit the Common Entrance papers in Year 8.
I hope that makes sense. If you want to know more, you can read our guide here:
https://owltutors.co.uk/advice/13-plus/about/
If you need any tuition to help your child, do consider letting us help.
All the best!
Owl Tutors