How to download and check your SEAG pupil card for 2026

Updated 14 October 2026.

If your child is registered for the 2026 SEAG Entrance Assessment, your pupil card is now available through the official parent or guardian account. The official SEAG key dates page lists 9 October as the date cards became available to download, review and print. Paper 1 is scheduled for 14 November and Paper 2 for 21 November.

The card is an administrative step, but it can prevent a stressful surprise. Make time to check it while there is still room to ask questions and plan the journey. Do not assume that the details on a previous registration email are all you need on test day.

Check the card against your records

Use the parent login on the official SEAG website to download your card. OTA Learning Studio cannot access or change your application. Review the pupil's personal details and the assessment centre information shown on the card against the application you submitted. Read any accompanying instructions about what to print, bring and do on arrival. SEAG's live guidance is the authority if a detail is unclear.

If something looks wrong, contact SEAG through its official channels promptly. A tutor cannot amend a pupil application or promise a change of centre. Keep the card and any updated instructions in an easy to find place rather than relying on a screenshot shared in a family chat.

Try the route to the centre in advance. Consider travel time, parking or public transport, and a quieter alternative if a disruption occurs. Ask the child whether they know what the venue looks like and what they will do on arrival. Familiarity can make a new setting less daunting.

For learning support after checking the card, see what to practise now or request a free parent consultation about paid Maths or English lessons before November.

Keep administrative tasks separate from revision

Once the card is checked, give the learner a clear and manageable routine. A child who hears constant talk about the assessment centre may begin to feel that every practice task is a rehearsal for the whole exam.

Use a recent piece of work to choose one English skill and one Maths skill for the next fortnight. For instance, an incorrect inference answer might show that the child needs to point to evidence in a paragraph. A fractions error might start with comparing unlike denominators rather than with speed.

Write a tiny target that can be checked. “Find the sentence that supports your inference” is more useful than “get better at comprehension.” “Show equivalent fractions before comparing” gives the pupil something to do on the next question.

Use practice papers with a purpose

SEAG's official practice materials include papers and answer resources. Choose a whole paper when you want to observe stamina or time management. On other days, a small group of selected questions allows more time to discuss the reasoning.

After marking, ask the child to explain one correction and then attempt a different question with the same idea. A remembered answer to a familiar practice paper is not proof that the skill will transfer. Our article on the newly available official Papers 3 and 4 gives a more detailed way to review them.

Avoid treating every lower score as a crisis. Look for a pattern across several questions, and distinguish uncertainty about a topic from a child rushing through a known method. A calm, specific conversation is more useful than another full paper the next morning.

Decide what support would help now

There are roughly five weeks from the card date to Paper 1. That is enough time to work carefully on a small set of gaps, provided the plan reflects the child's actual work. It is not a reason to introduce every unfamiliar topic at once.

For an online SEAG tutoring consultation, bring one marked English question, one Maths question and the pupil's current routine. We can talk through a focused next step while you handle the card and centre details through SEAG.