Refused transfer to another school: where to go

If a student is refused a transfer from one school to another at his place of registration, then it is necessary to determine whether such a refusal was legal.

Does an educational institution have the right not to accept a child for education at the place of registration, is it possible to transfer a child to another school if the school year has already begun, and what to do if the director of the organization refuses to admit a student. You will find answers to these questions in our article.

Can a school refuse a transfer based on registration?
Conditions and procedure for transferring students
Can a school refuse to admit a student during the school year?
In what cases is it permissible to refuse to admit a child to school?
What to do and where to go if a student is denied a transfer from one school to another at his place of registration?

Can a school refuse a transfer based on registration?

Article 44 of the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation” No. 273-FZ provides for the right of parents to choose an educational institution for their children. At the same time, the legislation does not provide for any restrictions due to the lack of registration at the place of residence in the territory of a particular municipal entity or according to other criteria of the student.

Transfer to another school can be carried out for various reasons:

moving to another area or city;
lack of contact with classmates;
lack of mutual understanding with the teacher;
complaints about the quality of education in the previous school.

Law No. 273-FZ also establishes that an educational institution must accept all children whose place of residence is the territory assigned to the organization; they are subject to education and, according to their age, have the right to study in appropriate educational programs.

A refusal to admit a child living and registered in the area where an educational institution is located to school can be regarded as a violation of a citizen’s right to receive an education, as prescribed in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

For violation of the admission rules, the organization itself, as well as its employees, may be brought to administrative responsibility in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 19.30 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. This article for this violation provides for punishment in the form of penalties against a school employee in the amount of 10 to 30 thousand rubles, and against a legal entity - from 50 to 100 thousand rubles.

Where to find information about schools

Territorial affiliation with a school is not a new phenomenon. There has long been a practice of assigning one or another secondary educational institution to a number of apartment or private buildings. This is done to more evenly distribute students among educational institutions, so that one does not have a shortage, and another does not have an oversupply of students.

Such territorial affiliation with a particular school has existed for several decades and it serves to:

children received primary and secondary education in close proximity to their place of residence, without wasting time on tedious trips to the place of study;
to evenly distribute all students in the city among educational institutions, avoiding shortages or excessive overcrowding of schools;
provide optimal conditions for conducting the educational process for students and teachers.

Data on territorial divisions and the projected number of students must be prepared before March 1. They are published on websites on the Internet. At the same time, municipal authorities also ensure registration of school-age children living in each microdistrict.

Starting from April 1, parents can enroll their child in school at their place of registration. Until July 31, they have priority for enrollment. children from other areas can be taken to the institution with the same rights .

If only the proximity of the institution matters to parents, then it is enough for them to find out which school the house at the address where they live belongs to.
This is not difficult to do. It is only important to approach the issue seriously in order to avoid unpleasant surprises and have time to enroll your future first-grader.
How can I find out which school a student's address belongs to? There are several ways:

On the website of the educational institution

You can go to the website of the educational institution. As a rule, such information is available there. At the same time, you can find out what pros and cons the institution has, the composition of the teaching staff, additional opportunities for children, the list of documents required for admission, and so on. Since there are often situations when there are several institutions at one address, you should review all their pages.

The website of any school must contain information about the territorial reference of houses. If you cannot find this information, you can always call the phone numbers listed in the contacts of the educational institution.

Ask your neighbors

Living in a certain area, it does not happen that the children of your neighbors in the apartment, entrance, or other house do not go to school. You can find out from them at any time which school your territory is associated with.

Check with the district administration

You can visit in person and find out the information you are interested in from the district administration. Or you can go to the official website of this body and already there find out which streets belong to the educational institution or houses that are assigned to a specific place of study. There is definitely such information here and you shouldn’t have any problems.

Visit the school directly

You can personally come to the school that interests you and ask there about what houses are attached to this institution. Parents have every right to do this. Additionally, you can learn about admission rules, teachers, number of places and other important aspects.

Remember where you went to the polls

If you have ever voted, you can simply remember where you went to vote. It's simple and you don't need to have a great memory. Most often, during elections, polling stations are located in schools, which are located in the area where you live. Parents can simply repeat the trip to this building, but only with the goal of enrolling their child in first grade.

Conditions and procedure for transferring students

The procedure for transferring a child from one school to another is regulated by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated March 12, 2014 No. 177. In accordance with the order, the educational institution in which the child studied must be handed over to him or his legal representatives (parents, guardians, trustees) the student’s personal file, as well as a certificate containing information about the student’s grades and successes. The certificate must be certified by the seal of the school and signed by its head or other person having such authority.

Parents or guardians of a minor, in addition to the specified documents, also provide a document confirming the identity of the child (for children under 14 years of age - a birth certificate, over 14 years of age - a student’s passport), a medical card, a document about the place of registration of the child at the place of residence or place of stay, as well as an application addressed to the director for admission of the child to an educational institution, indicating the reasons for the transfer.

The educational institution accepting the student is obliged to register his/her enrollment on the basis of the submitted papers. The school does not have the right to require parents or the minor to provide additional information and certificates.

The child is enrolled in school on the basis of an order, which is issued within 3 days from the date of writing the application. The order indicates the class and start date of training.

How and where can I find out which school belongs to my residential address?

Parents are wondering: what school do we belong to by registration? There are several ways to find out.

Find websites of schools near your home or education department.
Almost all schools now have their own website, on which they post various information useful for students and their parents (list of documents for enrolling a child,
The charter of this institution, other regulatory documents), as well as on the binding of a minor to the place of registration. You can also find all the information you need on this issue on the Department of Education website.

How else can you find out which school your child will go to according to his registration?

Go to the registered school of interest or the education department in person.
The district administration can also help with obtaining information about educational institutions. You can call there or come in person.

Are there other ways to find out which school is registered?

Ask neighbors who have school-age children. This option is more suitable for residents of apartment buildings.
Try to remember where the last elections were held. They usually take place at a certain school for residents of houses geographically associated with it.

You can try to send your child to secondary education not according to registration, but only if there are free places there.

Territorial distribution among schools is necessary to regulate the flow of children to each of the nearby institutions.

Every year, the education department sets a start date for accepting documents for study, usually in January or February.

Parents of children registered at addresses assigned to the school have the right to submit documents until July 31, in accordance with current legislation.

All educational institutions are required to provide education to children living in the area assigned to them.

According to the law, enrollment in educational institutions is processed within seven days from submission of the application and documentation package. The Education Department has the right to allow a child to study at school if he is not yet 6.6 years old or is already more than eight years old. In addition, if your school refused to submit documentation due to a lack of places (according to clause 5 of Order No. 32 of the Ministry of Education, Article 67 of the Federal Law), then you have the right to choose another school of your choice.

There are many ways to obtain this information:

find an educational institution on the Internet, to do this you need to look at the websites of educational institutions in your city;
a direct visit to a nearby school will also give results; there, before admitting preschoolers, they post information on notice boards about which streets are adjacent to this educational institution;
if you live in an apartment building, you can ask your neighbors where their children go to study;
Remember which school you went to in previous elections to vote, because it often happens that polling stations are set up in educational institutions in your area.

Having studied the above information on how to find a school that belongs to your area, you can now choose the method you prefer and find an educational institution yourself. Another important thing: if your school is public, then the fees (entrance fees) that you may be asked to pay are not mandatory.

For information of interest, you can contact the institution or higher education authority supervising the territory directly. Also, all information about the procedure and progress of admission should be reflected on the school website. It is the latter access option that is more preferable, since the online mode provides for constant updating of not only regulatory, but also current documentation: admission plan, deadlines, list of required documents, enrollment orders, etc.

Can a school refuse to admit a student during the school year?

The legislation does not provide for restrictions on re-registration to another school depending on the period and timing of his studies. Typically, parents try to place their child in another organization before the start of the school year or in the middle of training. If the school year comes to an end, then parents try to provide the child with the opportunity to finish it at his previous place of study. However, a child can be transferred at any time during the school year and during the period of study in any class.

An educational institution to which parents decided to re-register a student when his studies have already begun at another school cannot refuse to enroll them. An exception may be cases when classes are already full and there is no possibility of accepting new students.

Children who are registered in an area served by a particular school have priority enrollment rights. Nevertheless, Order No. 32 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation states that there should be no restrictions on the enrollment of students in schools other than their place of residence.

List of required documents

Documents play an important role in the question of how to enroll a child in school without registration.

Therefore, it is necessary to familiarize yourself and prepare the entire list of papers in advance.

To register a child for first grade, parents will need the following documents:

birth certificate;
personal documents of parents;
relevant statement;
certificate 0-26/U;
extract from the place of registration;
medical card.

These papers (except for the application) can be provided in the form of copies. Many schools arrange interviews with a psychologist for children. If this is a gymnasium or lyceum, then it is possible that the child will take entrance tests.

In what cases is it permissible to refuse to admit a child to school?

The school chosen by the parents for the further education of the child may refuse admission only if there are two circumstances, and such refusal will be motivated:

Lack of places at school . Article 67 of Law No. 273-FZ provides for school overcrowding as a reason for refusing to admit a child to education, due to restrictions on class sizes. The decision on the further education of a minor in this case should be made by contacting regional or local authorities vested with powers in the field of education.
Negative test result . When enrolling a child in an educational institution for in-depth study of any subjects, the conditions for enrollment may provide for preliminary competitive or individual selection, which involves testing the child to assess his knowledge and compliance with established requirements. Unsatisfactory results of such tests give the educational institution the right to refuse to admit the child to study.

Other reasons for refusal, for example, such as the child’s lack of registration at his place of residence, or the presence of debt in subjects at his previous place of education, are illegal.

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The waiting period from the moment you submit your application until you are invited to apply (or receive a refusal) to the school depends on the stage. At the first invitation to the school, parents will have to receive no earlier than 30 working days from the start of admission, but no later than 45 days from the date of submission of the application. On the second - no earlier than 10 days from the start of admission, but no later than 45 days from the date of submission of the application.

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You can choose a school: we enroll in first grade: “at your place of residence” and for free places

The right to choose a school remains after admission

When entering a school by transfer, the requirements established by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated March 12, 2014 N 177 “On approval of the Procedure and conditions for the transfer of students from one organization carrying out educational activities according to educational programs of primary general, basic general and secondary general education to other organizations” apply. carrying out educational activities according to educational programs of the appropriate level and focus,” which also provide freedom of choice of schools. In fact, upon admission during the academic year, priority in admission for those living in the assigned territory ceases to apply, because they cannot refuse anyone.

Things to consider

Interest in prestigious educational institutions applies not only to universities, but also to secondary educational institutions. The advantages of a gymnasium or lyceum are obvious to many parents - the student receives deeper knowledge. In addition, their material and educational base is more significant.

When planning to enroll their children in an educational institution located in another area of the city, parents should take into account the negative consequences of such a decision. The main one is the transport problem. Not all fathers or mothers are ready to drive their child to first lesson every morning.

And if the student travels to school by public transport himself, it will be extremely inconvenient due to the loss of time. We should also not forget about a number of other dangers that may await children returning independently from school in another area. Children are at risk of getting into accidents or becoming victims of street crime.

In order not to be late for the first lesson, the student will be forced to wake up half an hour or even an hour earlier than when he studied at the nearest school. Fatigue, lack of sleep, nervous tension - all this can lead to completely different results than parents expect.

Thus, adults must carefully weigh the positive and negative aspects of studying at a lyceum or gymnasium located at a considerable distance from home.