A substitute school which guarantees that it permanently meets the requirements placed on corresponding public schools may, upon application, be awarded the status of a recognised alternative school.
Recognition gives the substitute school the right to hold examinations in accordance with the regulations applicable to public schools and to issue certificates conferring the same entitlement as those of public schools. The school authority determines the composition of the examination boards.

The recognised alternative school must observe the regulations for public schools when admitting pupils. Pupils of recognised alternative schools may enter public schools of the same type without prior entrance examination; the provisions applicable to public schools shall apply mutatis mutandis.