Pros and cons of Transition Year

by Jessica Moran

TRANSITION year is a one-year program that is designed to help students transition from the three years of junior cycle gradually into the senior cycle. Multiple schools in Dundalk offer Transition Year such as St Vincent’s Secondary School, Dundalk Grammar School, Bush Post Primary.

The program was introduced in the year 1974 but wasn’t mainstream or popular until around 1994. And ever since its introduction into the curriculum it’s received both good and bad feedback, but arguably more positive feedback. It has many good things about it and I’m going to be talking about the good and bad of TY, as I’ve experienced myself as a student.

The first reason why you should consider Transition Year is to develop yourself and personal skills. exam years can quickly drift into a treadmill of class-