Transition to High School

When children are moving from Nursery to P1 or from P7 to the High School there are rigorous meetings to ensure smooth transition. These meetings involve parents, partners, children and school staff.

The High School requests various information about the child and from the child and there are visits from the High School and to the High School.

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY EDUCATION

At the end of Primary 7, children transfer to Portree High School to begin their secondary education. During the summer term a guidance teacher from the High School will visit the school to speak with the P7 children transferring to secondary school the following August. He/she will follow them throughout from secondary one to secondary six. P7 children will visit the High School in June . Most pupils opt to stay in the School Hostel from Monday to Friday. To help with the transition we ensure P7 pupils have opportunities to work with pupils from Sleat and other associated primary schools whose pupils will also be staying in the Hostel. Last year P7 pupils took part in an outdoor activity camp on the Isle of Raasay, this allowed pupils to experience staying away from home and also working with the same pupils from surrounding schools that they would be staying with in the Hostel.