11-plus to be scrapped in NI

30th January 2004, 12:00am

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11-plus to be scrapped in NI

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The Northern Ireland 11-plus will be scrapped by the end of the decade, the Government has announced. Grammar schools in the province will be turned into comprehensives in a move which could reignite the debate on selection in England. The decision follows a five-year review.

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