During the summer months, the issue of transferring a child to another school becomes urgent for many families. In this article we will look at the cases in which it is possible to transfer a student to another school.

At the legislative level, this issue is regulated by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated March 12, 2014 No. 177, according to which the Procedure was approved.

Reasons for transferring a child to another school

According to clause 1 of the Order, the reason for transferring a child to another school for education may be:

1. Initiative of the parents (legal representatives) of a minor child

2. Initiative of a student who has reached the age of majority

3. When the original institution ceased operations

• suspension or revocation of an organization's license
• suspension or deprivation of state accreditation of a license for the relevant educational program or when the state accreditation for the relevant educational program has expired

To transfer your child to another school, you have to go through two stages: first, expulsion from one educational institution, and then transfer to another. You have the right to transfer your child to any secondary school of your choice, but do not forget that this will be possible if the school has free places, taking into account the priority enrollment of citizens living in the territory assigned to a particular school. This is stated in paragraph 4 of the Procedure approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated January 22, 2014 No. 32.

Confirmation from the host school

The next step is to make a request to the administration of the selected new school to confirm the fact that it will accept the child to study.

To avoid possible difficulties associated with transferring a student to a new educational institution, before expelling the child from the previous school, arrange an appointment with the head of the receiving school. In order to confirm this point, for example, you can receive a letter about the possibility of admitting a child to study after he is expelled from the previous school with the seal of the institution and the signature of the director.

Applying for dismissal from school

The application can be submitted by the student himself, who has already reached the age of majority, or by the parents (legal representatives) of a student who is under 18 years of age. The application is written to the director of the school where the child is studying. It should contain the following information:

1. Student's name
2. Class and training profile, if available
3. Date of Birth
4. The name of the school that accepts the student. If the family moves to another place, only the locality, subject of the Russian Federation is indicated

Important! In addition to the application, the school may require a document confirming that the student has been accepted into another school. In this situation, you can submit a letter signed by the director of another school institution, in which they confirmed their readiness to accept the child to study at this school. Based on the specified application, the school from which the child is expelled, within 3 days, will have to issue an administrative act on the expulsion of the student by transfer, indicating the school that accepts him for further education (see clause 7 of the Procedure).

What documents do you need to pick up when changing schools?

It is necessary to pick up documents from the school from which the student is expelled (clause 7 of the Procedure). Among them:

• Student's personal file
• Papers containing information regarding the student’s performance in the current academic year (you must request an extract from the class register with current grades and results of interim certification)

Documents must be certified by the seal of the school and signed by its director (or a person authorized to exercise his functions).

What documents must be provided to the new school?

A student who has reached the age of majority or the parents of a student who has not yet reached the age of majority should submit the following package of documents to the receiving school (according to clause 10 of the Procedure):

• Application for enrollment of a student in a school that accepts a child as a transfer from a previous school. The paper is written addressed to the director of the school to which the child will be transferred
• A package of documents that was received from the school from which the student was expelled
• Original documents of a student who has reached the age of majority or a parent (legal representative) of a student who has not yet reached the age of majority

Important! According to clause 9, as a basis for enrolling a student in a host school in connection with the transfer of a child from a previous school, management is prohibited from requiring the provision of other documents.

Carefully study the order of the head of the school (regulatory act of the educational institution) stating that the child is admitted to school.

The director of the school that accepts the child issues an administrative act within three working days after the application and package of documents indicating the class and date of enrollment have been accepted.