Permission to repeat a year of secondary school

Main information

A pupil who has completed compulsory schooling (i.e. all pupils in four-year secondary education) and does not benefit at the end of the second semester ceases to be a pupil of the school on the last day of the relevant school year (31.8.), unless authorised by the headmaster of the school to repeat the year.

This also applies to a pupil who did not have enough marks in a specific subject for evaluation (mostly due to prolonged or repeated absence from school) and could not be evaluated even on an alternative date. 

A pupil will not benefit in the relevant year even if he/she does not benefit in the first semester from subjects that are taught only in the first semester. 

A student who does not benefit from a maximum of two subjects at the end of the second semester has the right to take a corrective examination of these subjects. The corrective examination must be held for the second semester by 31 August of the school year in which the pupil failed.

A year cannot be repeated by a student who has benefited.

There is no legal right to repeat the year. If the school principal does not allow the pupil to repeat the year, the pupil of the school until the day following the date on which the decision of the school principal not to allow the repetition of the year becomes final. If the school principal allows the pupil to repeat the year, the pupil is a continuous pupil of the school.

This applies to you if

1. You have failed (forfeited) a course taught in the second semester or the first semester in a course taught only in the first semester.
2. You have not passed a corrective exam.
3. You want to continue your education in secondary school.

When to use this service

You can solve the service if you do not benefit at the end of any year of high school.

If you have failed/forfeited more than two subjects, you must submit your application by the time you are a school pupil, i.e. by the end of the school year (31.8.).

If you are taking a corrective exam after 31 August, you must submit an application on the day on which the corrective exam is not taken, as the following day you are no longer a school pupil and the application can only be submitted by a person who is a school pupil.

Until the decision of the school headmaster to allow or not to allow the repetition of the year becomes final, you remain a pupil of the school.

Vyřízení služby - osobně

What you need if you are using this service

You must apply to the school principal for a repeat year as long as you are a pupil of the school.

There is no central form, sometimes schools have their own forms on their websites.

In the case of a minor pupil, the application is submitted by his/her legal representative.

No reasons need to be given in the request, but it is appropriate to indicate the circumstances in favour of the request. 

Where and how to solve this service

The service is solved in the secondary school of the pupil.

The application can be submitted in person or by post.

Vyřízení služby - elektronicky

What you need if you are using this service

You must apply to the school principal for a repeat year as long as you are a pupil of the school.

There is no central form, sometimes schools have their own forms on their websites.

In the case of a minor pupil, the application is submitted by his/her legal representative.

No reasons need to be given in the request, but it is appropriate to indicate the circumstances in favour of the request. 

Where and how to solve this service

The service is solved in the school of the pupil.

The application can be submitted via:

• the school data box or
• an electronic document with an electronic signature.

Additional information

What is the benefit of this service

You can continue your education by repeating the year you graduated unsuccessfully.

Appeal options

The appeal against the rejection of the application for the repetition of the year is decided by the regional authority or the City of Prague competent according to the seat of the secondary school.

The appeal is filed through the headmaster of the school, who did not allow the pupil to repeat the year.