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Primary schools Basel-Stadt, registration and information (kindergarten, primary, secondary)
School registration, allocation, transfer procedure
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Elementary schools Basel-Stadt
Registration, allocation and questions about primary school
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New in Basel: How to register your child for school
The correct registration method depends on the age of your child and the municipality in which you live. First choose the appropriate situation - then you will only see the steps that apply to you.
Open page →Specific situationClassification after immigration: class and support
After registration, the school decides which class your child will be in and what support it will receive. You can contribute your perspective. Here's how to prepare.
Open page →Specific situationThis is how the transition to secondary school works
Your child will receive the decisive certificate in mid-April. The points determine the performance train A, E or P. If the points are not enough for the desired train, a voluntary entrance examination is possible.
Open page →Specific situationRegistration at high school, FMS and WMS compact
Does your child want to go to high school, the FMS or the WMS? Clarify school type, admission and registration deadline. The official website of the canton is always decisive.
Open page →Sources and topicalityOpen binding information
This page contains general guidance. You can obtain binding information from the responsible authority.
Open Knowledge explains the next step. When it comes to deadlines, amounts and decisions, the linked current information from the responsible body always applies.
The responsible body will examine and decide on your personal case.