More Catholic schools are set to lose their grammar school status under the latest proposals published by the Northern Ireland Commission for Catholic Education.
The proposals on the way forward for catholic education made public by NICCE on Thursday cover the Armagh, Newry, North Coast and West Tyrone areas.
The countrywide consultation process is involving nearly 20 areas of Northern Ireland, in what is the biggest shake-up in Catholic education so far.
Grammar schools across Northern Ireland, including Catholic schools, set their own private transfer exams in 2009 after the 11-plus was abolished without political consensus for an alternative.
But last month, Catholic Bishops called on all Catholic schools in Northern Ireland to abolish transfer tests within two years, formally supporting Sinn Fein's policy of ending all academic selection in the region.
Parents are being urged to study the proposals closely.
The consultation period will close at the end of May.
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