Arrange a school enrollment examination
Description
Before your child is allowed to go to school, he or she must be examined by a public health officer.
During a school enrolment examination, tests are carried out on speech, motor skills (movement) and knowledge in order to assess your child's level of development.
The doctor will examine your child physically and carry out a hearing and eye test. The school medical examination is required by law.
The school entry examination takes place about 1 to 1.5 years before the start of school at the age of about 5 years. The health department of the city of Halle (Saale) invites all children and their parents to attend.
The official medical examination is carried out by the doctors of the medical advisory services team and takes about 1 hour.
The aim of the school entry examination is to determine the child's state of development and to identify any initial signs of developmental impairments relevant to school and health. In the year between the examination and school enrolment, appropriate early intervention can be arranged and started.
- Minimum age 5 years
- The examination takes place 1 year before the child starts school.
- Your child must be enrolled in elementary school
- Minimum age 4.5 years
- The school enrollment examination takes place 1 - 1.5 years before the child starts school.
- Your child must be registered at the relevant elementary school in the catchment area.
For the examination you will need
- Examination booklet (yellow booklet)
- vaccination card
- Completed parental questionnaire (will be sent to you with the proposed appointment)
- if available: Glasses, hearing aids
- if available: Development report from the daycare center, other diagnostic reports
- Completed parent questionnaire (provided to parents together with the proposed appointment; see also forms and other documents)
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To avoid waiting times, an appointment will be made for the examination. If you are unable to keep the appointment, please let us know in good time. A new appointment will then be arranged.
Processing Time: 1 HourThe examination takes about 1 hour.
- To avoid waiting times, please make an appointment via our online appointment system.
- If you are unable to keep your appointment, please cancel in good time using the link in your confirmation e-mail. You can then make a new appointment online.
- The examination takes approximately one hour (approx. 30 minutes preparation and examination by the medical assistant, approx. 30 minutes examination and consultation by the doctor).
- If you have little or no knowledge of German or English, please bring an interpreter with you.
Health department of your district or independent city
- The school enrollment examination takes place one year before the start of school.
- You will be informed of the date of the examination.
- The medical examination will be carried out in your presence.
- This is followed by a consultation with the doctor.
- The school enrollment examination takes place approximately 1 - 1.5 years before the start of school.
- Please make an appointment for the examination via our online appointment system.
Ministry of Education Saxony-Anhalt
05.06.2020
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
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