Hundreds of pupils and parents were disappointed missing out on places after popular post-primary schools in Co Down were heavily oversubscribed.
Close to 24,000 children will be transferring from primary to secondary education in Northern Ireland this year.
An overwhelming majority received places as they do every year – although some schools experience unexpected demand this year. While only 313 were without a place, this was a big rise from the 188 in 2017.
One of the schools – Bangor Academy – had received more applications than places for the last few years.
It also had two requests for a temporary variation in numbers rejected. Some pupils were instead offered places at schools in Portaferry – more than 20 miles away.
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