Admission and transfer / school careers
Pupils experience changes again and again during their school career. This includes the admission process from elementary school to a type of lower secondary school. Transfers within the school types are also possible later on under certain conditions. There is also the possibility of transferring from a private school or foreign school to the public schools.
1. The admission procedure from primary to secondary school
1. The admission procedure from elementary school to secondary school
Information evening about secondary schools on August 27, 2020:
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/bsmaqF6TaAI
Comprehensive and holistic assessment
In the fifth grade, teachers and parents are faced with the question of which secondary school type best suits the individual child. Parents receive information about secondary schools at an information evening and are informed about the admissions process at a parents' evening at the school.
The child should neither be underchallenged nor overchallenged, his/her talents and inclinations should be encouraged, and he/she should be supported in overcoming any school difficulties. The class teacher can assess the child's probable further academic development on the basis of the various assessments. Based on the observations and assessments in learning, working and social behavior as well as the regular learning checks in individual subjects and the level of performance thus determined, the teacher recommends the child for a particular type of school. The parents inform the teacher of their wish for assignment.
Decision in the admission procedure
If parents and teacher agree, they jointly submit the opinion developed in the assignment meeting for the attention of the school board. If parents and teacher do not reach an agreement on the assignment, the child may take a transfer examination. The school board makes the final decision on all assignments
Admission examination (contents)
5th grade primary school in Sekundarstufe I
Brochure "The Admission Procedure"
Further information on the admission procedure can be found here.
Brochure "The Secondary Schools"
Detailed information on secondary schools can be found here.
2. Transfer opportunities at the secondary level
2. Transition opportunities at the secondary level
Children and adolescents develop at different rates, and there are always times when individuals may feel under- or over-achieved. When this happens, there is an opportunity to take advantage of the many transfer options and permeability across all levels. The important thing is that learners feel comfortable and that they can be challenged and encouraged according to their own learning abilities.
The provisions for promotion and transfer at the lower secondary level are set out in the Ordinance on Admission to and Promotion and Transfer at Lower Secondary Level, LGBl. 2001 No. 140 contain. Relevant for the pupil evaluation and/or the report are there in particular the art. 9 to 23 and 32.
Transfer examination from high school to junior high school (contents)
1st grade high school => 1st grade Realschule
1st and 2nd grade high school => 2nd grade Realschule
Detailed information on transferring from Realschule to Liechtenstein Gymnasium can be found here:
Transfer from Realschule to Liechtenstein Gymnasium - INFORMATIONSBLATT
Transfer examination from Realschule to Gymnasium (contents)
1st grade Realschule => 2nd grade Gymnasium
3. Transfers from a domestic private school or a foreign school to lower secondary education
3. Transfers from a domestic private school or a foreign school to lower secondary school
Admissions to secondary school are generally made examination-free.
In the Gymnasium and in the Realschule may only be admitted students who
a) meet the admission requirements according to the Ordinance on Admission to and Promotion and Transfer at the Lower Secondary Level or according to the Ordinance on the Curriculum, Promotion and Matura at the Upper Secondary Level of the Liechtenstein Gymnasium; or
b) have successfully completed another admission procedure judged by the School Board to be equivalent. In particular, admission procedures of foreign countries with comparable school systems shall be deemed equivalent.
Pupils who do not meet these conditions must, upon request, take a written entrance examination in German, mathematics, English, and at most one other promotional subject. A single written examination lasts 60 to a maximum of 120 minutes per subject.
Admission examinations (contents)
Entrance examination to the 6th grade. School Level (Here you can find the Application Form for 6th Level.)
For questions about the admission process, please contact your child's teacher or the local school administration. The inspectorates of the upper and lower secondary schools can provide you with information on transfers