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these three are private institutions, a tuition
fee must be paid for the studies.
Parents may freely choose a school for a
child if there are vacant places in the selected
school.
A school is required to ensure educational
opportunities for each child who resides in
the school’s catchment area. some schools
do not have a catchment area and may accept
pupils on the basis of admission tests
or other requirements. A child should be
registered at a school by the 1st of June, for
schools with admission tests earlier, and for
that parents should submit to the school
an application for admission together with
a copy of the child’s personal identification
document or birth certificate. In the event
that your child has already attended school,
documents certifying education obtained
abroad or in another school in Estonia must
also be presented.
After satisfactory completion of basic education,
pupils obtain the Basic school Certificate
at the end of grade 9, and are entitled to
continue their education at upper secondary
schools or vocational education institutions.
An upper secondary school (gümnaasium) is
a school that provides opportunities to acquire
general secondary education. An upper
secondary school covers grades 10–12. Most
schools offer all levels of general education:
FAMILY
elementary, basic and secondary level, i.e.
grades 1–12.
Admission to upper secondary school takes
place on the basis of admission tests and results
from basic school. In most schools, admission
tests to upper secondary level take
place in March or April; the local education
board can give you the exact dates.