Leistungen A-Z

• Registration for the school admission procedure for the school year

The primary school in Brandenburg comprises grades 1 to 6. All children who reach the age of six by 30 September will be required to attend school on 1 August of the same calendar year. Children who reach the age of six in the period from 1 October to 31 December can also be admitted to the school if you as parents submit a corresponding application to the responsible school. In justified exceptional cases, children who reach the age of six after 31 December but before 1 August of the following year may also be admitted to school on 1 August. However, this application must be accompanied by reliable evidence of the child's stage of development. At the request of the parents, admission to grade 2 can take place in individual cases or in grade 1 in the current school year.T he registration in primary schoolmust usually take place by the end of February in the responsible primary school. The specific registration date will be made public by the school authority. The responsible primary school can be found in the respective school district statutes of the municipality. If congruent school districts have been determined for a place of residence, you register your child at the school of your choice. To register, the child must be presented in person at school and proof of participation in the language proficiency assessment (in the kindergarten) and proof of sufficient vaccination protection or immunity against measles or a medical contraindication against measles vaccination must be submitted.

If parents want their child to attend an independent school, they must first register it at the responsible public primary school . As part of the admission procedure, the children are obliged to take part in the school medical examination. The head teacher makes the final decision on admission to the school.

Children who are to be registered at school for the following school year and whose home or habitual residence is in the State of Brandenburg by 31 October in the year before starting school are obliged to participate in the language proficiency assessment procedure. The aim is to:

• that children with speech problems are detected and supported at an early stage, so that the school entry conditions of all children are well developed and appropriate support measures can be continued on a school basis.

Parents whose children have participated in the language proficiency assessment procedure will receive a certificate of participation. The confirmation of participation must be presented when registering at the responsible primary school. If the school discovers at the time of registration that children have not participated in a language proficiency assessment and have not been exempt from the obligation to participate, the school will immediately ask the parents to fulfil their obligation to participate in the respective measure. Parents are obliged to submit a certificate of participation to the school for the language proficiency assessment.

Exceptions: Children who attend a day-care centre outside the state of Brandenburg in the year before starting school beyond 31 October are exempt from the procedure for language proficiency assessment and compensatory language support. Children who are undergoing speech therapy and children who, due to the nature and severity of their disability, cannot receive language support in accordance with § 5, shall be exempted from the obligation to participate in accordance with paragraph 1.

Confirmation of participation for the language proficiency assessment, proof of sufficient vaccination protection or immunity against measles or a medical contraindication against measles vaccination

If applicable, application for postponement of school attendance

If applicable, application for attendance at a school other than the responsible one

The procedure for admission to primary school takes place in the year before school enrolment:

Sept./Oct. – Language proficiency assessment at the Kita

Oct./April – school medical examination

Dec./Feb. – Registration at primary school/application for postponement of school attendance, application for attendance at a school other than the responsible school

until 30 Apr. – Notification by parents to the responsible primary school for admission to an independent school

End of May – Admission or restitution notice by the primary school

End of Feb. Registration in primary school

until 30 Apr. – Notification by parents to the responsible primary school for admission to an independent school

End of May – Admission or restitution notice by the primary school

The primary school responsible for the place of residence

City or municipal administration of the place of residence, state education authorities of the state of Brandenburg, the primary school responsible for the place of residence

• §§ 37, 50, 51, 106 Brandenburg School Act (BbgSchulG)
• § 4 Primary School Ordinance (GV), No. 4, 5, 7a, 8 Administrative Regulations for the Primary School Ordinance (VV-GV)

• Registration at schools
• Before starting school

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

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