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The Czech school system, explained
Admissions, exams and the choices international families face in the Czech Republic. Written from our practice with families who moved here.
25 September 2026
Nostrification: getting a foreign school certificate recognised in Czechia
A regional authority decides, not the ministry. The fee is CZK 3,000, the deadline is 30 days, and in some cases the office sets your child an exam. What the process involves, and what comes after it.
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21 September 2026
One point short: how an appeal works in Czech admissions
Results come out in May and a child can miss a place by a single point. You then have three working days to appeal. Here is what the appeal is, what belongs in it and what else you can do at the same time.
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20 September 2026
How secondary school admissions work in the Czech Republic
One exam set by the state, up to three applications, two attempts and a scoring system nobody explains to newcomers. Here is the whole process in the order it happens.
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19 September 2026
Can my child skip the Czech exam? The waiver explained
Children schooled abroad can have the Czech language test waived. The maths test stays. Here is who qualifies, how to ask for it and what replaces the test.
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18 September 2026
Your child speaks Czech, you do not. How preparation works then
Many children in international families are fluent in Czech while their parents are not. That is not a reason to give up the Czech path, it only changes who speaks which language.
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17 September 2026
Czech gymnázium or an international school: how to choose
Both paths lead to good universities. They differ in language, in what the admission tests and in what the family pays, in money and in effort.
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