“We are a little stressed about the admissions, it is the first time we have such a big exam, but we hope we will succeed. It will affect a large part of our life. We are ready for it, we have been studying since October,” two of the applicants who will try for admission to the Na Vítězné plani grammar school today describe to Denik.
Source: Diary/Radek Cihla
Administration here started at half past eight in the morning. The identity of the students was also checked so that they were seated one at a time. The atmosphere was calm. Applicants for admission were advised on the spot by current students of the gymnasium, showing them the way to the classrooms on the third floor where the exam was held. Some classrooms were fully occupied, in others there were only a few pupils, due to a special approach, which applies to foreigners or applicants, who by law have more time for the exam.
Current students are heading to the cinema or on study leave
Due to admissions several classes are occupied, so the question arises for schools about what to do with existing students. The substitute program is different at the schools. At the Na Vítězné plani gymnasium, only high school graduates who have a study leave have and vacate space in the school.
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Already European gymnasium in Prague 6, students head for culture. “Every time there is a unified entrance exam, students go to the substitute program so that it makes sense. We have a lot of artists here, so they go to the exhibition on Friday. On Monday, I specifically wanted them to go to the cinema to see One Life about Nicholas Winton,” Pavel Žďárský, director of the Evropská gymnasium, told Deník. The second date of entrance exams for the four-year study program takes place on Monday, April 15, i.e. right after the weekend.
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According to the Prague municipality, it is pressure on four-year gymnasiums lower this year than last year. “In Prague, we have 12,500 pupils in the ninth grade. In total, we have approximately 19,500 places here. Compared to last year, the capacity was increased by 1,200. At the grammar schools and lyceums established by Prague, we increased the capacity by 450 places,” education councilor Antonín Klecanda (STAN) said when asked by Deník. According to him, it is not possible to find out the exact number of applications from other regions. “But it looks like there are over 10,500, which is a huge number. We organized Cermat for the exact number, so far without an answer,” he added.
Source: Diary/Radek Cihla
The secretary of STAN, Klára Neumannová, stated that the digitization of admission procedures has a positive effect on the entire process. “We firmly believe that the result will be positive, especially for students and parents, but also for the schools themselves,” she specified. Since demography shows that there will be an increase in pupils in Prague and Central Bohemia, according to the municipality, it is necessary for the state to issue subsidies for new capacities.
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– As part of this year’s secondary school admissions procedure (all of the Czech Republic), more than 157,000 applicants submitted almost 420,000 applications in the 1st round, of which less than 152,000 applicants applied for full-time study.
– In Prague, in summary, approx. 59% of all applications submitted to local secondary schools (for full-time study, without extensions, fields of higher vocational education in conservatories and multi-year gymnasiums) came from applicants who have a permanent residence directly in the capital city of Prague. Another 13% of applications were from applicants from the Prague-west district and 10% from applicants from the Prague-east district.
– According to the municipality, the number of ninth graders in Prague will increase by approximately 3,000 within five years
– A total of 86,926 applications came to schools in Prague this year. There are 22,977 applications for four-year courses and conservatories, namely 12,528 applicants from Prague and 10,449 from other regions.
– Grammar school applications: 3,866 places, 10,717 applications, 4,171 in first place, 3,663 in second and 2,727 in third place.
Source: Ministry of Education and Culture
Development of the number of ninth graders in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region:
School year
Capital City of Prague
Central Bohemian Region
In total
2023/2024
12 528
15 529
28 057
2024/2025
13 142
15 961
29 103
2025/2026
12 879
15 786
28 665
2026/2027
14 289
16 649
30 938
2027/2028
13 852
16 440
30 292
2028/2029
14 017
16 999
31 016
2029/2030
13 859
16 758
30 617
2030/2031
14 657
17 732
32 389
2031/2032
15 500
18 000
33 500
Source: Czech Statistical Office
