Registration for primary school

For children who are not yet six years old on the cut-off date (30 September), parents have the option of applying for their child to start school early. For all children born after 31 December of the reference year, a school psychologist's report is required for early enrolment. The decision on admission is made by the school management in all cases.

If, due to physical or mental development, it is to be expected that a child who is actually required to attend school will not be able to participate successfully in lessons, they can be deferred from primary school for one school year. The deferral should be decided before the start of school. However, it is still possible until the end of November if it only becomes apparent within this period that the child cannot successfully participate in lessons. Deferral is only permitted once. The decision is made by the school management. The school management must hear the parents/guardians before making the decision.

Children may also be deferred if it is established during the school enrolment process that they do not have the necessary knowledge of German. These children may be required to attend a day care centre (i.e. a kindergarten or a house for children) with an integrated "German pre-course".

There are various options for all-day childcare at Munich primary schools. You can use the Sprengelschule search to find the primary school where you can enrol your child. Here you can also see which all-day programmes your Sprengelschule offers.

Registration depending on the type of childcare

• All-day class: on the day of school enrolment
• Place in co-operative all-day education: on the day of school enrolment
• Place in the day care centre: on the day of school enrolment or via kitafinder+
• After-school care place: via kitafinder+
• Lunchtime supervision: contact via the Sprengelschule