Transition Year

Transition Year (TY) is a one-year optional programme available to all post-primary schools.

Transition Year (TY) is a one-year optional programme available to all post-primary schools. As a standalone programme within the senior cycle experience, the TY programme offers a unique opportunity where schools and communities can collaborate to encourage young people to thrive now and into the future. The TY Programme Statement is designed to provide schools with a flexible, collaborative approach to planning programmes for their context.

The TY Programme Statement is designed to provide schools with a flexible, collaborative approach to planning programmes for their context. Schools can adapt their TY curriculum so that students have opportunities to develop the key competencies to thrive and flourish in this rapidly changing world. (from 2025)

 

 

Each school designs its own Transition Year programme, within set guidelines, to suit the needs and interests of its students. (1994 - 2024)

Transition Units

Transition units (TUs) are based on the 1993 guidelines, and are the curriculum components that are timetabled for approximately 45 hours. Alongside shorter modules and other learning experiences, schools may include a variety of TUs as part of their transition year programme. Transition units are not intended to be 'exam' courses but are assessed as part of the teaching and learning in the unit.