eleven-plus

British

noun

(esp formerly) an examination, taken by children aged 11 or 12, that determines the type of secondary education a child will be given

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In other cases, pupils were originally told they had not passed the eleven-plus exam, only to later learn they had.

From BBC

Alternatively, in some parts of the country, the child can sit an eleven-plus exam and, provided they pass, attend a grammar school.

From Economist

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