School enrollment examination

Please allow at least 90 minutes for the examination.

The school enrolment examination is carried out to assess your child's physical, emotional and mental development.

Focal points of the examination

• Testing the sensory organs (visual acuity and hearing)
• Measurement of height and body weight
• Physical examination
• Assessment of physical motor skills and speech
• Assessment of other areas of development relevant to school
• Observation of social maturity and behavior
• assessment of vaccination status and vaccination advice

As a result of the examination, the pediatric and adolescent medical service will discuss recommendations with you that are important for your child's successful school attendance, formulate them for forwarding to the school and, with your consent, inform the school.

Dates for children starting school in 2026/2027

For all children who are due to start school in 2026, appointments can be bookedin our online calendar until the end of April 2026 . These appointments can be rebooked independently if you are unable to attend, for example due to illness.

Until May 15, 2026, you can only make an appointment by telephone on 0049 3641 49-3282 (Monday to Thursday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.) or by e-mail to einschulungsuntersuchung@jena.de (with a callback number) .

Cancellation of appointments on the day

Please call 0049 3641 49-3282 or 0049 3641 49-3136 to cancelappointments on the day .

Information for children starting school in 2027/2028

The school enrolment examinations are expected to begin in December 2026. You will receive information on this website, in the press and on social media from November 2026.

Downloads

We have provided the following documents for you under Downloads:

• Invitation with information on the examination date
• General information about the examination
• Forms - please print out all questionnaires, fill them in and bring them with you to the appointment
• Template drawing of a person - your child draws a person (e.g. themselves) on this sheet at home and completes the sample edge. Please also bring this picture to the appointment.

Note: If you do not have a printer, the forms are also available for you on site.

Please also bring the following documents

• Child's vaccination card (presentation is mandatory)
• Booklet to document the early detection examinations ("yellow booklet" - submission is voluntary)

Parent survey on child health 2026 - voluntary and anonymous

We also ask you to complete a parent survey on child health. All information is voluntary. It is important to the Health Department to gain an overall picture of the health situation of children in Jena. You can find the parent survey on child health 2026 under -> Links.

• § Section 18 of the Thuringian School Act (ThürSchulG)
• §§ 55/57 Thuringian School Act (ThürSchulG) of 30.04.2003 (in the current version) in conjunction with §§ 1-4 Thuringian School Health Care Ordinance (ThürSchulgespflVO) of 26.09.2002 (in the current version)
• §§ Sections 119/120 of the Thuringian School Regulations (ThürSchulO) of 20.01.1994 (in the current version)
• Art. 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR)
• § Section 34 para. 11 Infection Protection Act (IfSG) in conjunction with Section 8 para. 2 sentence 2 Thuringian School Health Care Ordinance (ThürSchulgespflVO) in conjunction with Section 57 Thuringian School Act (ThürSchulG) in the respective current version
• § Section 20 (8) and (9) of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG)