Leistungen A-Z

• Registration for the school admission procedure

Compulsory schooling in Brandenburg begins for all children in the year in which they reach the age of six by 30 September. If your child reaches the age of six between 1 October and 31 December and you would like your child to start school this year, please submit an application to the responsible school as part of the registration at the school.

As a rule, registration must be made by the end of February at the responsible primary school , the specific day will be announced annually. The responsible primary school is regulated by the school district statutes of the respective school authority. If congruent school districts have been defined for a place of residence, you enroll your child in the school of your choice. To register, the child must be presented in person at the school. Proof of participation in the language proficiency assessment (in the daycare center) and proof of sufficient vaccination protection or immunity against measles or a medical contraindication to measles vaccination must be presented at the time of registration at school.

In justified exceptional cases, children who reach the age of six in the period after 31 December but before 1 August of the following year may also be admitted to school on 1 August.

As part of the admission procedure, it must be established that the child can meet the requirements of attending school in the first year of primary school.

• Confirmation of participation for the language proficiency assessment, proof of sufficient vaccination protection or immunity against measles or a medical contraindication to measles vaccination
• Proof of the child's level of development (this applies to children who reach the age of six in the period after 31 December but before 1 August of the following year)
• If applicable, application to attend a school other than the one responsible

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

• Sept./Oct. – Assessment of language proficiency in the daycare center

• Oct./April – school medical examination

• Dec./Feb. – Enrolment in primary school/application for deferral of school attendance, application for attendance at a school other than the responsible one

• until 30 Apr. – Notification by the parents to the responsible primary school for admission to a privately run school

• End of May – Notification of admission or deferral by the primary school

• End of Feb. Registration at the primary school

• until 30 Apr. – Notification by the parents to the responsible primary school for admission to a privately run school

• End of May – Notification of admission or deferral 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

• Section 37 (3) and (4) of the Brandenburg School Act

• Enrolment at schools
• School Enrolment Parent Information - Flyer

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

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