"To promote the personal, social, educational and vocational
development of the students, and to prepare them for their role as
autonomous, participative and responsible members of society"
 The Transition Year Programme is available at present on a
non-compulsory basis. This is a one-year programme, which comes
immediately after completion of the Junior Certificate.
This programme includes modules in:
- Computer Studies
- Project work
- Mini Company
- Community Service
- Work Experience
- "Gaisce" Award Scheme,
- Further study of the subjects which the student will take at
Leaving Certificate level.
 The Benefits of the
Transition Year Programme
- Discover more about their personal strengths
- Develop maturity and self-confidence
- Improve self-esteem
- Build interpersonal and team skills
- Make wiser subject choices for Leaving Certificate and
Further Education.
- Extend the learning experience beyond the classroom
- Develop entrepreneurial skills
- Explore the working world
- Extend the repertoire of learning styles.
The number of places available for this programme is
revised annually.
Prospective students are interviewed in the Spring
of Third Year.
An additional charge is requested to facilitate the
wide range of activities in which students are involved
during this year.
"There is growing evidence that students who
have taken the Transition Year Programme are most-self-reliant
learners when they enter third level education than their
peers." Commission on the Points System, Final Report &
Recommendations, 1999, p46. Senior Cycle Programme
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