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11-plus

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n.1.an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school.
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Noun1.11-plus - (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school11-plus - (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
eleven-plus
testing, examination - the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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A good number of them - and there were 48 in the one class - were destined to pass their 11-plus exam and go on to a good secondary education.
Exam tigers; CROSLAND MOOR AND SALENDINE NOOK by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
In Scotland, the qualifying exam or "quali", similar to the English 11-plus, was abolished in 1957.
P7 KIDS TO GET 11-PLUS EXAM by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Speaking last night Mr Robinson, a Stormont Education committee member, said a new body is needed to allay public concern as the Minister has failed to outline detailed plans for the future of post-primary education after the 11-plus is axed in 2009.
TRANSFER OF POWER; Education Minister 'to be cut out' of 11-plus ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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