Presentation Secondary School Thurles

Transition Year

The Transition Year Programme promotes the personal, social, vocational and educational development of students and prepares them for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society (Transition Year Guidelines, 1994, Department of Education).

It is a unique one year programme for students who have completed the Junior Certificate. It provides a bridge to enable them to make the transition from the more dependent type of learning associated with the Junior Certificate to the more independent learning environment associated with the Senior cycle.

It encourages personal and social development and recognises the need for students to grow in independence. Transition Year fosters academic achievement as students prepare for a Leaving Certificate programme, further study and adult and working life. It encourages the development of a wide range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

Transition Year Activities in Our School

Table Quiz and Ceili
Young Social Innovator
Challenge to Change
Build a Bank
Sign Language
Young Scientist Competition

Cultural Trips

Gaeltacht
Theatre
Dublin

Driving Tuition

Road Safety
Theory Test
Practical Instruction

Sport & Leisure Activities