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Guides to support school entry and the transition from elementary to secondary school

Guides and tools are available to help the education network support students in the different transitions they will experience throughout their schooling.

Start of school

The Guide for Supporting a Successful School Transition aims to provide childcare services and the education community with information on what constitutes a successful transition in order to help them analyze, improve and implement transition practices between the different environments that care for and provide services to children.

Transition from elementary to secondary school

The document entitled Ensuring a Smooth Transition from Elementary to Secondary School provides people in the education and health and social services systems with information about the nature of a smooth transition, thus allowing them to analyze, improve and implement measures aimed at meeting students’ needs with respect to their transition from elementary to secondary school.

Last update: February 3, 2026

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