Common Entrance Examination

Common Entrance Examinations (commonly known as CE) are taken by independent school pupils in the UK as part of the selective admissions process at age 13,[1] though ten independent schools do select at 11 using different test papers.[2] They are set by the Independent Schools Examinations Board. Most of the secondary schools that use Common Entrance for admission are "public schools"; most of the schools that routinely prepare their pupils for Common Entrance are preparatory schools. Both kinds of schools are normally fee-paying, that is, they are particular kinds of private schools. The examination papers are prepared by the board, but the scripts are marked by the schools concerned; and all other aspects of the admissions process are handled independently by each school.

  1. ^ "Common Entrance at 13+". www.iseb.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Common Entrance at 11+". www.iseb.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.