Applying for admission to a general education school
Description
School attendance is compulsory for all children and young people living in Saxony-Anhalt. For children who reach the age of 6 by 30 June, it begins with the following school year and ends after 12 years. The statutory compulsory education of 12 years is fulfilled by attending a vocational school, unless a general education school is still attended.
In Saxony-Anhalt, a distinction is made between general education schools and vocational schools. There are separate regulations for vocational schools.
Schools of general education:
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Comprehensive schools
- Community schools
- Grammar school
- Special schools
The registration procedure varies.
- If a school in Saxony-Anhalt is currently attended, the school visited is the first point of contact.
- As a rule, applications must be submitted to the school attended.
- If the change takes place from another federal state, the State Education Office of Saxony-Anhalt provides information on school catchment areas. In this case, registration takes place directly at the school.
- The further procedure then depends individually on the type of school.
Please contact the relevant school.
Depending on the type of school, different documents are required.
Depending on the type of school, different deadlines must be observed.
In the case of a change of educational course, applications must usually be submitted during the 2nd semester, at the latest 6 weeks before the annual reports are issued.
- School Act Saxony-Anhalt (SchulG LSA)
Remark: as amended from time to time
- Ordinance on Transitions between School Types in Lower Secondary Level (Sek I-Üg-VO)
Remark: as amended from time to time
- Transitions between the types of school in lower secondary level
Remark: as amended from time to time
- Ordinance on the upper secondary school (Oberstufenverordnung)
Remark: as amended from time to time
Further information can be found in the state portal on the website of the Ministry of Education Saxony-Anhalt. In addition, the State Education Office of Saxony-Anhalt can provide you with information.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Ministry of Education Saxony-Anhalt