Irish school slang for students doing Transition Year — a unique optional year between Junior and Senior Cycle in the Irish second-level education system.
Irish school slang for students doing Transition Year — a unique optional year between Junior and Senior Cycle in the Irish second-level education system. Transition Year (TY) is designed for personal development, work experience, and exploring subjects outside the standard curriculum. TYs are sometimes stereotyped as having less academic pressure.
The TYs were off on a work placement so the school felt oddly quiet.
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(Irish, slang) Students doing a transition year.
Transition years is Irish colloquial shorthand for students undertaking Transition Year — an optional year in the Irish secondary school system between Junior Cert and Leaving Cert. The year is designed to let students explore interests and develop skills outside exam pressure. 'Transition years' in casual speech refers to the student cohort as a group. The tone can be affectionate or slightly dismissive depending on speaker; older students sometimes regard the year as a doss.
(Irish, slang) A student in their 6th year of secondary school.
(Irish, slang) A student in their third year of secondary school.
(Irish, slang) Students doing a transition year.