Until recently, registering a child in first grade was akin to entering a higher educational institution. After all, getting into a school located right next to the house was quite problematic. Now the situation has changed. Regulation of a set in the 1st class happens centrally. Parents need to know in advance which school belongs to the address of their child’s residence or registration.
New school admissions rules
Literally only in the last few years a new law has been enacted, according to which the free right of parents to choose an educational institution for their child has been approved. But it is necessary to rely on the lists of territories assigned to the school. The reason for the approval of new regulations was a difficult and very aggravated situation for the admission of children to school. The problems consisted in an artificially created competition in one, more prestigious, general educational institutions and a shortage in others. In order to change the situation in any way, I had to determine the exact addresses related to schools. This means that the primary right to be admitted to an institution close to the child’s place of residence exists only if the fact of registration (temporary or permanent) at the place of residence or stay in the territory indicated on the school lists is documented. Where can I find out which school belongs to the address? What features and rules do parents need to know before submitting documents? You will find answers to these and other questions in this article.
How and where to find out which school belongs to the address of residence?
For information of interest, you can contact the institution or parent body supervising the territory directly. Also, all information about the procedure and progress of admission should be reflected on the school website. It is the latter access option that is more preferable, since the online mode provides for constant updating of not only regulatory, but also current documentation: admission plan, deadlines, list of required documents, admission orders, etc. In addition, parents can familiarize themselves with the site The charter, rules of conduct, regime and many other useful data governing the organization.
Who is eligible for priority enrollment?
According to the rules, admission to the 1st grade for the new school year begins on April 1. But only persons with registration are entitled to register at such an early date. So, having determined which school the address of the child’s registration belongs to, you can safely go submit documents. The presence of a certificate of registration at the place of residence or stay and a birth certificate of a child is a guarantee of admission to an educational institution subject to the availability of free places. If you want to send your child to study in another, for example, located closer to home or a more prestigious school, you will have to submit documents at a later date.
Lack of registration - the risk of not getting into the lists of children enrolled in school
In 2014, the acceptance of documents to the 1st grade from parents of children who do not have registration at this address of residence was postponed a month earlier. You can contact the school for registration from June 1, and not from July 1, as it was in 2013. But at the same time, the reception can be "frozen." The reason is the lack of free places. This means that the enrollment lists are fully compiled, and they include children who are permanently or temporarily registered in the territory assigned to this school. Therefore, many parents, before their child reaches school age, change the official place of residence of the child, namely, register him with grandmothers and relatives. But you should know that such a measure is possible only with the simultaneous re-registration of the registration of one of the parents, since the children are “attached” to them with documents. So, instead of the competition, prestigious schools spread the process of fictitious change of residence. After all, the presence of official registration is a guarantee of admission to the desired institution, which, in turn, has lists of children assigned to it with a residence permit.
Can I apply to two schools at once?
It turns out that you can submit documents to two educational institutions at the same time, if the child does not live in the place where he is officially registered, and it does not matter which school belongs to the address. This is exactly what caring parents do, who are not quite satisfied with the existing range of institutions near their homes. If the regulated school cannot be reached due to lack of places, the rightful place on the approved lists is always in stock, until September 1, so a year or two before the planned date of your child’s first grade, you need to find out which school attached to the address of permanent residence. And there you have the choice: to study where it should be, that is, close to home, or in a more attractive school, but at a certain distance.