What is "transitus"

Transitus is the name given to a year in a number of independent schools in Scotland. As the name would suggest, this year is offered as a bridge between ' primary' and ' secondary' education.

Transitus replaces the final year of primary education used in state schools, often referred to as Primary 7 (P7). In preparatory schools, it may also share the 'P7' designation, although in this case it is instead the abbreviation of 'Prep'.

In Western Christianity, the Transitus (translation from Ecclesiastical Latin: crossing) refers to "the time of passage through death to life". The Christian theologian German Martinez writes that: With reference to Christian religious orders, in the Lukan liturgy for the Transitus, lessons from , , and are read; consequently anointing with holy anointing oil takes place. Among Franciscans, on October 3, the Transitus of Saint Francis of Assisi is specifically commemorated. However, among Franciscans, there is not a single liturgy for the Transitus and "therefore many expressions have developed" for this service.