Registration at the responsible public Grundschule (primary school) or Gemeinschaftsschule (community school)
Anmeldung an der zuständigen öffentlichen Grundschule oder Gemeinschaftsschule
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Registration period: 05.10. to 16.10.2026
You must register your child at the responsible school from 05.10. to 16.10.2026.
• Your child is subject to compulsory schooling
Your child was born between 01.10.2020 and 30.09.2021 and is therefore subject to compulsory schooling from 01.08.2027. Please register your child, who is subject to compulsory schooling, between 05.10. and 16.10.2026 at the Grundschule (primary school) responsible for you, which will be communicated to you by the Bezirksschulamt (district school authority).
• Early enrolment of younger children
Your child was born between 01.10.2021 and 31.03.2022 and can be enrolled early in the 2027/2028 school year. Early enrolment is possible if your child has no need for language support. Please bring proof of language development for the application, for example a QuaSta form or the language development assessment from the BeoKiz process. Your application is decided by the Schulaufsicht (school inspectorate) of your district. Your child can then be enrolled early in the 2027/2028 school year.
• In-person school registration at the responsible school
You must register your child at the school in person.
Documents you need
• Parents' identity documents
Please bring your identity card (Personalausweis) or passport together with a current Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate).
• Child's birth certificate
Please bring your child's birth certificate.
• Support documents for the child
Please bring, if applicable, any documents helpful for the support of your child.
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Schulgesetz für das Land Berlin (SchulG) [School Act for the State of Berlin] § 42 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=SchulG_BE_!_42
• Schuldatenverordnung (SchuldatenV) [School Data Ordinance] gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=SchulG_!5aV_BE_Inhaltsverzeichnis
• Verwaltungsvorschrift Schule Nr. 09/2026 [Administrative Regulation for Schools No. 09/2026] on school enrollment for the 2027/2028 school year www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/schule/rechtsvorschriften/vv09_26-
Further information
• Information on Schulanmeldung (school registration) in Berlin (Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family) www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/schule/bildungswege/grundschule/an
• Registration at another public primary school or Gemeinschaftsschule (community school) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329781/
Who is responsible
The district Schulämter (school authorities) are responsible for all public general education schools in their respective districts (Bezirke).
For centrally administered schools, the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie (Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family) is responsible.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Bezirksamt Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
- Bezirksamt Lichtenberg
- Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Bezirksamt Mitte
- Bezirksamt Neukölln
- Bezirksamt Pankow
- Bezirksamt Reinickendorf
- Bezirksamt Spandau
- Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick
- Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie
- Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie
Original
Service number 350804 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350804/