The designated Secondary School for pupils in the catchment area of this school is Speyside High School. Information on the rules governing choice of school may be had on request. The normal age for transfer to Secondary is 11.5 to 12.5 years.

The purpose of liaison is to try to ensure that the transition from Primary to Secondary is as smooth as possible. That the pupils gain some familiarity with the Secondary staff and environment and that the Secondary school receives as much information as it needs about the pupils who will be transferring. There is an enhanced provision for pupils identified to have additional support needs that usually begins in their Primary Six year.

Transition arrangements are discussed regularly at joint meetings of Primary Head Teachers and Secondary promoted staff. Agreement has been reached, through the work of joint Primary/Secondary groups, on a means of passing information about pupils to the High School and work is continuing on the issue of assessment standards to be applied across the High School catchment area.
From time to time, inter visiting takes place between both Primary and Secondary staff and pupils.

Under current arrangements, the following steps in the liaison process will take place:

1. one of the Principal Teachers of Guidance in the High School is responsible for making contact with P7 pupils and getting to know them through visiting the Primary School, usually in the summer term, and showing the pupils round the High School
2. the pupils will spend three days in the High School, towards the end of the Summer term, when they will meet a number of teachers along with pupils from other Primary schools, and engage in a number of activities
3. an evening will be arranged for the parents of transferring pupils to attend a meeting in the High School.