Prerequisites
In principle, a child may attend a state-recognized or state-approved alternative school. All rights and obligations arising from compulsory schooling also apply without restriction to private schools. School attendance takes place in the same grade as would be attended at a state school.
The operator of a private school can set and apply its own criteria for admission. There is no entitlement to admission to a private school.
Documents required
Information is provided by the respective privately run school or the respective school authority.
Please note
The School and Vocational Education Authority is not involved in the allocation of places at a privately run school. Legal disputes relating to (non-)admission to a private school must be settled under private law.
The Authority for Schools and Vocational Education does not provide advice on legal issues or on questions relating to individual concepts or the quality of individual private schools.
Deadlines
The School and Vocational Education Authority publishes deadlines for registration in grades 1 and 5 of state schools. These do not apply to registration at private schools. However, if no school place at a private school has been found by the deadline, a compulsory allocation of a school place at a state school can be made. It is therefore advisable to notify the responsible state school of your intention to register at a private school.
Furthermore, the respective privately run school or the respective school authority will provide information on the self-imposed deadlines.
