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Secondary Transfer 2009 - General FAQs Page 3 of 4

What if the school place that I have been offered is not the school that I wish my child to attend/wasn't one of my choices on the application form?
a) You can appeal for a place at a school that you haven't been offered; you should do this by 26 March 2009.
b) You can ask the secondary school to put your child's name on the waiting list; this should be done by 26 March 2009.
c) We would ask that you inform the secondary school by 26 March if you are not accepting the school place you have been offered.
d) After 31 March, you can apply direct to any school, even if you did not name it on your original application form.

Will my child automatically take the Kent grammar school test?
No - only if you registered for testing by 11 July 2008.

What date will the 11 plus take place this year?
Verbal and non verbal reasoning test - 18 September 2008
Maths test and writing task - 19 September 2008

Test dates for children who do not attend Kent primary schools are -
Practice test - 13 September 2008
Actual test - 20 September 2008

When will I know my child's assessment decision?
We will post assessment decision letters to parents by first class post on 20 October.

What happens if I name a grammar school on my SCAF but my child did not sit the Kent grammar school test?
We will not test children who were not registered by the closing date until after places have been offered.

My child passed the Kent test; will I automatically be offered a grammar school?
A Kent grammar school assessment does not guarantee that your child will be offered a Kent grammar school place. If more children apply for places than a school can accommodate the school will apply its oversubscription criteria to decide which children it can take.

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