Admission and transfer / school careers
Pupils repeatedly experience changes during their school career. This includes the admission procedure from elementary school to a type of lower secondary school. Transfers within school types are also possible later on under certain conditions. It is also possible to transfer from a private school or foreign school to a public 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 type of secondary school is best suited to 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 be neither under-challenged nor over-challenged, their talents and inclinations should be encouraged and they should be supported in overcoming any school difficulties. The class teacher can assess the child's likely further academic development on the basis of the various assessments. Based on the observations and assessments in learning, work and social behavior as well as the regular learning assessments in individual subjects and the performance level thus determined, the teacher recommends the child for a particular type of school. The parents inform the teacher of their allocation preference.
Decision in the admission procedure
If the parents and teacher agree, they jointly submit the statement drawn up in the allocation meeting to the Office of Education. If parents and teachers cannot agree on the allocation, the child can take a transfer exam. The Office of Education ultimately decides on all assignments.
Admission test (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 options at secondary level
Children and young people develop at different speeds, and it can always happen that individuals feel under or overtaxed. In this case, it is possible to benefit from the numerous transfer options and the permeability across all levels. It is important that learners feel comfortable and that they can be challenged and supported according to their own learning abilities.
The provisions on promotion and transfer at lower secondary level are set out in the Verordnung über die Aufnahme in die sowie die Promotion und den Übertritt auf der Sekundarstufe I, LGBl. 2001 Nr. 140 included. Articles 9 to 23 and 32 in particular are relevant for pupil assessment and the school report.
Transfer examination from secondary school to secondary modern school (contents)
1. Klasse Oberschule => 1. Klasse Realschule
1st and 2nd grade Oberschule => 2nd grade Realschule
Detailed information on transferring from Realschule to Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium can be found here:
Transfer from Realschule to Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium - INFORMATION SHEET
Transfer examination from secondary school to grammar school (contents)
1st grade Realschule => 2nd grade Gymnasium
3. Transfers from a domestic private school or a foreign school to lower secondary level
Admissions to secondary school are generally examination-free.
Only those pupils may be admitted to Gymnasium and Realschule who
a) fulfill the admission requirements in accordance with the Ordinance on Admission to, Promotion and Transfer at Secondary Level I or 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 deemed equivalent by the Office of Education. In particular, admission procedures from foreign countries with comparable school systems are deemed equivalent.
Pupils who do not meet these requirements must take a written entrance examination in German, mathematics, English and a maximum of one other promotional subject upon request. A single written examination lasts 60 to a maximum of 120 minutes per subject.
Admission examinations (contents)
Aufnahmeprüfung in die 6. School level (Here you will find the application form for the 6th level.)
Enrolment form for the 7th level
For questions about the admission procedure, please contact your child's teacher or the local school management. The inspectorates of the upper and secondary schools can provide you with information on transfers,