Motion or amendment: Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Mr Mark Durkan on .
- MLA
- Mr Mark Durkan
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 29 January 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Ending Academic Selection”
- Heading
- Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 468826
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Text
Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘environment;’ and insert:
‘expresses concern that the Minister of Education’s programme of educational reform will be unsuccessful in addressing educational disadvantage without an end to academic selection; acknowledges the progress made in the Republic of Ireland in addressing educational disadvantage; calls on the Minister of Education to produce a time-bound plan to end academic selection and transfer tests in post-primary admissions and to develop and implement a fair, inclusive and non-selective system of primary education that ensures equality of opportunity for all children; and further calls on the Minister to work with the Minister for Communities to deliver action to tackle educational underachievement and close the attainment gap, particularly for children from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds.’
125 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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- 3 February 2026: Ending Academic Selection - Amendment 1 – The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
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