Regulations on the transition of pupils to secondary school and gymnasium (Transition Regulations) (Übertrittsreglement) - Purpose, Scope**

1. This regulation governs

a) the appropriate assignment of the student from the 6th grade of primary school or special class to secondary education (secondary, real, and vocational schools) and the transition to grammar school, as well as

b) the transfer of the student between different types of secondary schools and grammar schools.

1. The teachers of the involved schools collaborate.

2. They involve the parents in the assignment decision.

1. The teacher of the 5th grade presents the transfer procedure to the student's parents.

2. They inform the parents about the requirements and opportunities of the various types of secondary schools and the gymnasium.

**1. The Teacher of the 6th Grade:**

a) determines in discussions with the student and the parents which type of school at the Secondary Level I and, regarding the level-specific subjects, at the cooperative and integrated upper secondary school is appropriate for the student's abilities and interests;

b) receives the parents' preference regarding the assignment of the student;

c) consults with the upper secondary school or gymnasium teachers in borderline cases; and

d) assigns the student to the appropriate type of school at Secondary Level I and, for the level-specific subjects at the cooperative and integrated upper secondary, additionally to the appropriate level, and informs the school board of the assignment decision, which the board then communicates to the parents by March 1st.

**2.** For students with adapted learning goals in one or more subjects who are transitioning to an upper secondary school with an integrated workshop school, the class teacher, within the procedure according to paragraph 1, determines in consultation with the special education teacher in which subjects the adaptation of learning goals is to be continued.

**3.** In the subject of French, the level assignment is provisional. The definitive level assignment is made in November of the 7th school year by the upper secondary French teacher.

**1. The teacher takes into account the following when making the assignment decision:**

a) the student's performance in the 5th grade and the first semester of the 6th grade,

b) the comprehensive assessment of the student, and

c) the discussions with the student and the parents.

1. The teacher may, if special reasons exist and with the consent of the parents, permit the student to repeat the 6th grade. The decision is communicated to the school board.

1. Parents who disagree with the assignment decision of the teacher may request an appealable decision from the school board within 10 days.

2. Appeals against decisions of the school board are reviewed by the education council. The decision of the education council is directly subject to an administrative court appeal to the superior court.

3. Furthermore, the appeals procedure is governed by the Ordinance on Administrative Justice (RB 2.2345).

1. No later than four months after the student has transitioned to the upper level, the upper level teacher and the high school teacher discuss the accuracy of the assignment decision with the 6th-grade teacher.

1. The student has, in principle, the right to attend at least one year of the first grade in the assigned type of secondary school or high school, unless there are special reasons against it.

2. A special reason is considered to be, in particular, an obvious misassignment, which is evident when the student is unable to follow the assigned school type from an academic standpoint or possesses the potential for performance in another type of school.

3. If there are special reasons, and the parents or the class teacher apply for it, the school board or the management of the middle school can, within the first four months after the transfer, decide on a change to another type of secondary school or high school.

1. If the student has previously attended an out-of-canton or private school, the competent school inspectorate decides on the transition to secondary school or grammar school.

2. The decision of the school inspectorate can be appealed to the Education Council as an administrative complaint. Article 7 paragraphs 2 and 3 are applicable.

1. Students may transfer from the 1st or 2nd year of secondary school or the integrated or cooperative upper secondary school to the 2nd or 3rd year of the grammar school.

2. Graduates of the integrated or cooperative upper secondary school must have attended Level A.

3. There is also the possibility of voluntarily repeating the previous school year.

1. Pupils in the 3rd secondary class or in the integrated or cooperative upper secondary level who wish to obtain a Matura certificate must, based on the regulations of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education concerning the recognition of gymnasium Matura certificates (SR 413.11), generally transfer to the 3rd gymnasium class.

1. The teacher approves the requests from the parents and reports the decision regarding the transition to the Cantonal Middle School Uri to the competent school board. The application to the management of the Cantonal Middle School Uri is made by the parents after receipt of the confirmation from the school board.

2. In making the decision about the transition, the teacher takes into account

a) the performance of the student. Those who attended the integrated or cooperative secondary level must have attended Level A in the subjects German, Mathematics, and French

b) a holistic assessment of the student

c) the discussion with the student and the parents

3. The teacher communicates the approval to the school board, which forwards the decision to the parents.

4. The parents register the student with the management of the middle school by the end of the first semester.

1. The student may transfer between the following types of schools within the upper level

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b) from the 1st year of secondary school to the 1st year of the middle school, and from the 3rd year of the secondary school to the 3rd year of the middle school as the 10th school year, and

c) from the vocational school to the corresponding class of the secondary school.

2. The transfer should generally occur at the end of the school year.

1. Applications from the parents are approved by the class teacher.

2. The class teacher communicates approval to the school council or the management of the secondary school, which forwards the decision to the parents by March 1st.

3. Article 7 is applicable.

1. The educator considers the following when approving the change of school type

a) the performance

b) the holistic assessment of the student

c) the discussions with the student and the parents

1. The Education Council exercises supervision and adjudicates complaints against decisions of the School Board, the School Inspectorate, and the Administration of the Secondary School.

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1. The regulation of February 8, 1989, is repealed.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on October 1, 1998.