Yesterday, the kids played in the sandbox and went to kindergarten. But now the school time has come. In this article, we will talk about what questions parents may face about studying at school, and how to apply for school in first grade.
At what age do children enroll in school
Children from six and a half to eight years of age can begin primary general education , but no later than if a medical examination did not reveal contraindications to study. In some cases, the administration of the institution may permit the enrollment of children earlier or later than this age, depending on each specific situation.
Parents can also choose at their discretion the future place of study (school, lyceum, gymnasium), as well as the program under which the training will take place.
The procedure for admitting children to first grade
When enrolling children in the first grade of the school, parents are offered 2 options:
- Identify the child in school at the place of residence. In this case, crediting takes place in priority order.
- You can choose another school to your liking. In this embodiment, parents are given only “empty seats”.
Admission to the first class at the place of registration or place of residence
The City Education Department (GORONO) issues an order or administrative act on the consolidation of schools, gymnasiums or lyceums for the territorial areas of a city or settlement.
Such an order can be found on the websites of schools. From the order, parents will be able to find out which school their home "belongs" to, and even then apply to the school in first grade.
After determining the number of the school for which the place of residence is assigned, applicants are required to submit an application together with documents from February 1 to June 30. The necessary list of documents in this case will be as follows:
- Application for admission to school.
- A certificate or any other document proving the residence of the future student.
- Passport or identity document of the applicant.
- The original birth certificate of the future first grader.
The application is officially registered by the school administration, and already 7 days after the filing of the documents, an order is issued to enroll the child in school in first grade.
The administration of the institution does not allow the collection of any additional information about parents: for example, a salary certificate from the place of work, a certificate of place of residence, etc.
The school refused to enroll in first grade at the place of registration ...
According to the law, the school is obliged to accept all first-graders living in the area assigned to it. When assigning territories to schools, the approximate number of future students is taken into account.
But it can also happen that the number of applicants who applied to the school in first grade will be greater than the number of places in this educational institution. Then, priority will be given to those children whose parents filed the application before everyone else, that is, the date the application was submitted matters. And if there are no free places, the school has the right to refuse admission to study. In this case, parents or representatives can contact the local education authorities to help them identify the child in another school.
Admission to school for free places
If parents, say, chose another school for teaching their child that was not fixed at their place of residence, then for this category there is a procedure for admission to available places. Empty seats are places left after class configuration. In this case, the application to the school principal is accepted by the administration from July 1 until the start of training, but no later than September 5. In some cases, schools begin accepting applications for vacancies earlier than July 1 - the corresponding announcement can be found on the school's website.
The list of documents submitted by the applicant will be the same as when enrolling at the place of residence. But the document on the registration of the child is not needed.
If parents really want their son to go to this school, you can look like preparatory courses there, and then convince the principal that the child is very used to school and teachers and will be very worried when they part.
Competitive selection and testing for empty seats
When a child enters the first grade, the school does not have the right to conduct any competitive tests or tests - testing is carried out only by specialized educational institutions that have permission to do so. But in the best and most prestigious schools with kids at admission, they can conduct an interview in which parents can attend. The duration of the interview should not exceed more than 30 minutes.
The nuances of admission to school of foreign citizens
Persons with citizenship of another state, or stateless persons who currently reside in Russia and want to enroll their children in first grade, have the full right to free general education. In this case, they must be provided with the following documents:
- Apply to school in first grade.
- Provide an identity document of the applicant (passport or passport).
- The birth certificate (original) of the son or daughter, you can provide a certified copy.
- A document allowing the applicant to stay in Russia.
- A document that confirms the family ties of the applicant and the child.
We are writing an application for school when enrolling in first grade
How to write an application to school? An application or appeal to the head of the school is an official legal document of unlimited duration, when writing which you must adhere to some generally accepted basic rules:
- The text of the application should be written only by hand with a ballpoint pen. Template printed text is not allowed - in case of disputes, parents will be able to refuse to voluntarily submit an application written not by their hand.
- It is necessary to observe the margins and indents of the text, as well as monitor the absence of grammatical errors.
- The text is written beautifully, legibly and contains meaning.
- The application must include all information about the future student and his parent.
- And at the end of the statement must be present a signature and a date under which the director’s signature and seal are put on.
Rules or nuances of the application
The application form for the school or the template can be taken directly at the school or gymnasium, as well as ask a question on the spot.
When drawing up an application for admission of a child to first grade, some rules should be taken into account:
- The appeal is written in the name of the director, you should not forget to also write the name of the educational institution and its address where it is located.
- The text must include all information about the parent submitting the application - full initials, date and year of birth, address of residence and telephone number by which you can contact the applicant.
- Next, in the middle of the line, the word "statement" is written.
- The text of the statement itself begins with a red line. It indicates all the complete information about the child - name, surname, patronymic, date of birth and age, place of residence, pre-school education, medical contraindications, etc.
- At the end should be a signature and a date.
Do I have to pay money
Schools do not pay tuition. But when enrolling children for study, parents are asked to make a contribution to the needs of the class or school. Usually parents do not mind “voluntary donations”. But if the fees for some are excessive, they can go to the prosecutor.
The school does not have the right to offer to make an entrance fee before enrollment, as this will already be considered a bribe.
If the school insists on paying for some optional or additional classes, parents have the right to demand an agreement on paid services. But you need to remember that applying to school is in no way connected with money.