Transition Year Curriculum | Carrignafoy Community College

Transition Year is an optional one-year programme that can be taken following the Junior Certificate.

The programme aims to promote the personal, social and educational development of pupils and to prepare them for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society.

It is a year in which students have the opportunity to:

Try out all Senior Cycle subjects
Develop key skills they will need in the transition from Junior to Senior Cycle
To sample possible careers through work experience
To grow personally through involvement in a wide range of experiences and extra-curricular activities

Subject Sampling

As well as studying core subjects, students complete 10 week sampling modules in the following Senior Cycle subjects.