Admission to a Secondary School with a Talent Examination

Main information

After completing primary school, pupils with artistic or athletic talent have the opportunity to continue their education at a secondary school that requires a talent examination. Art schools include, for example, schools of applied arts, schools focused on graphic design, visual arts, design, or crafts. In the first and second rounds of the admissions process, applicants may submit two applications to programmes requiring a talent exam, and an additional three applications to programmes that do not require a talent exam. All fields of study are listed on one application form, in order of priority (i.e. importance to the applicant). Only applicants to the field of study “grammar school with a sports focus” must also take the standardised entrance examination in addition to the talent examination.

This applies to you if

You are eligible if you wish to continue your education after completing compulsory schooling (or after obtaining primary education before the end of compulsory schooling) at a secondary school with an artistic focus or at a sports grammar school.

When to use this service

You can use this service in the full-time form of study after completing compulsory schooling or obtaining primary education and after being accepted to the relevant secondary school. For evening, distance, online, or combined study formats, you can use the service at any time. The deadlines and requirements for the admissions process for these formats are generally similar.

Service settlement

What you need if you are using this service

You must submit the application form, including all required attachments, using the prescribed form.

Where and how to solve this service

You can submit the application with attachments by post, via a data box, or in person – each application must be submitted separately to each school. In the first and second rounds, all submitted applications are identical. From the third round onwards, each application is specific to one school.

Additional information

What is the benefit of this service

The benefit is admission to a secondary education programme with a talent examination, where you can obtain a secondary education in one of many artistic or sports-oriented fields. These schools prepare students primarily for study at art universities (e.g. UMPRUM) but also for standard higher education institutions.

Appeal options

The appeal against the decision not to admit an applicant is decided by the Regional Authority or the Prague City Authority, depending on the location of the school. Appeals must be submitted through the headteacher of the secondary school to which the applicant applied.