Pre-primary and General Education

Parents (guardians) should contact the Pedagogical Psychological Service (PPT) regarding their child’s assessment and readiness for schooling.

Applications for enrolment in general education institutions are submitted in accordance with the procedure established by the municipality.

In municipalities that are connected to the Centralised Admission Information System (CPIS), applications are submitted centrally through CPIS.

In municipalities that do not yet use CPIS, applications are submitted according to the procedure set by the specific municipality.

You can check whether your municipality already uses CPIS here or by contacting your municipal administration directly.

Pre-primary education begins to be provided to a child when they turn 5 years old by 30 April of the relevant calendar year. Following an assessment of the child’s educational and learning needs and progress, pre-primary education may also begin when the child turns 5 years old by 1 September of that calendar year.

Pre-primary education may be started later at the decision of the parents (guardians), but no later than the calendar year in which the child turns 6 years old.

Before deciding to allow a child to start education one year earlier, parents (guardians) are advised to contact the pedagogical psychological service or educational support service responsible for the area in which they live in order to assess the child’s maturity.

Yes, you will need to submit an application. Applications are submitted centrally online via the CPIS.

Yes, the application can be submitted electronically from any location, including abroad, via CPIS.

Applications are submitted through CPIS in accordance with the general procedure. Please see the application submission instructions.

You can find essential information for those returning from abroad here. Please visit the “Education” section.

You can fill out and submit the application form while declaring your place of residence. You will need to confirm the application details again once the declaration of residence is complete.

Applications are reviewed by educational institutions, and in some cases by municipal representatives.
During the review process, an application may have different statuses. If an application is returned for clarification (status – Awaiting clarification), the reviewing institution will indicate in a comment what additional or missing information needs to be provided.
Other possible application statuses include: Under review, Rejected, or Approved. For questions regarding clarification, required information, or the status of your application, we recommend contacting the institution that reviewed the application first.

Usually, no additional documents are required if all necessary information can be obtained from state registers. Documents may only be required if the educational institution specifically requests them, or if certain data is not available in the registers – for example, the declared place of residence or details confirming priority criteria.

Yes, an application can be submitted to departments if admissions are currently open. When submitting the application, you can filter the institutions you are interested in.

Yes, an application for admission to a higher-priority educational institution is considered before applications to lower-priority institutions listed in the application.

It is not possible to choose a teacher through the application. However, you can leave a comment indicating your preferences. If you have preferences regarding teachers, you should contact the desired institution or the institution’s administration directly.

Yes, you must submit a new application for the desired academic year.

While the submission and editing of applications are ongoing, you can edit your applications by logging into the CPIS information system.

If the contract has not yet been signed, you can update your information by logging into your account.

Priority criteria are defined here. Documents confirming priority criteria can be attached while filling out the application form.

Students are admitted to education institutions according to the approved admission plan. Parents or guardians will be notified about received invitations by email. By logging into the CPIS system, they can view the status of the application, which indicates whether the student has been admitted to the selected educational institutions.

A contract with the educational institution can be signed:

– Electronically, if you submitted the application via the e-Government Gateway.
– In person, by visiting the institution and signing the contract by hand (during the institution’s working hours, after receiving an invitation to conclude the contract with the educational institution).

You must contact the educational institution, which will provide you with further information.

If the contract is not signed within the established term, it will be considered that the place is declined, and it may be offered to another child.