Year 6 - 7 Transition

During term two each year the secondary schools in the Sale area usually arrange for the Year 7 coordinators, accompanied by two year seven students, ( who are ex- students from 545) to visit our school to talk to the year 5 & 6 students about the programs offered at their schools.

The local secondary schools conduct information Nights, Open Days during the early part of term 2 each year.

In early May the families of Year 6 students are provided with a Gippsland Region - Student Placement Form. This form is to be returned to the primary school by the end of term two indicating the parents' choice of secondary school for their child for the following school year. (The Sale Primary School is then required to forward this information to the individual secondary schools and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Education)

The various secondary schools also provide opportunities for students to sit exams for a range of programs in term 2 and term 3:

• Select Entry Accelerated Learning stream- (Sale College)
• External Testing Program - Sion (Cath College Sale)
• Scholarships - Gippsland Grammar

During November each year Sale College, Catholic College Sale and Gippsland Grammar all conduct orientation programs for their prospective Year 7 students. These range from one to three days duration, depending on the secondary school.

Grade 6 Graduation
In the last Tuesday of the school year the Sale Primary School conducts an evening Year 6 graduation. This is in the form of a gathering of the graduating students, their families, and their teachers. Presentations are made to each student by the; Principal, School Council President and Parent Club President, and class photographs taken. A supper follows, involving students, teachers and parents, prior to the evening culminating in the graduating students celebrating with an activity.