Belfast Telegraph, October 22nd, 2007
Schools such as Campbell College, Portora Royal School and Coleraine Academical Institution accepted all the pupils who applied for a place in September 2006 and subsequently achieved a D grade in the 11-plus.
According to Department of Education figures for the academic year of 2006/07, admissions of pupils with a D grade were highest in non-denominational grammar schools in the Western Education and Library Board at 43%.
Only denominational schools in the South Eastern Education and Library Board, which includes schools such as Assumption Grammar School and St Patrick's Grammar School, did...
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