Transition Year is a year of study completed after students have taken the Junior Certificate and hefore they emhark on the Leaving Certificate Course.

A proportion of the material is hased on the Leaving Certificate syllabus. However, in the main, Transition Year provides the opportunity to broaden horizons introducing new subject areas such as the creation of a Mini-Company Personal and Social Development, Environmental Studies and Music- Musicianship. The syllabus is enriched with out-of- school activities such as community work, work experience, health and leisure activities, visits to museums, Dail Eireann, etc. and student exchanges. The school presently offers the Transition Year Option to a limited numher of students. Candidates are chosen hy interview.

Core subjects are studied by all students. This core includes science and a foreign language. Optional subjects are provided hy the school to enhance the overall educational opportunity of each student.

On entering the school in First Year students are given a two-week trial period in each of the optional subjects. Following this, students choose subjects according to these criteria: