How to apply?

To enroll your child in a public school in Armenia, follow these steps:

1. Check your personal details

• visit stugum.emis.am (use the browser's translation tool to view the English version).
• Enter the required details to verify the accuracy of your personal information.

Use the available guide to help complete the process (use the browser's translation tool to view the English version of the guide).

2. Submit your application

• visit hayt.emis.am (use the browser's translation tool to view the English version).

• Select your region and administrative district.

• Click "View schools."

• Choose a school and click "Add Application."

• Enter the child's and parent's details, then click "Apply."

Specific dates are set each year for verifying the data and then registering the child online for school. The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports announces these dates in advance.

Who can apply?

Parents or guardians of the child, whether Armenian or foreign citizens, can apply to enroll their child in a state public school if the child turns 6 by 31 December of the given year.

Children under 6 cannot be admitted to public schools.

Attention:
Some children may be given priority if they:

• Have a sibling already studying at the school.
• Are from a vulnerable family living nearby, are under guardianship, have disabilities, or have parents with disabilities (send your application and supporting documents from the Unified Social Service to [email protected]).
• Are children of government employees relocated within Armenia for at least 6 months.
• Have a parent working at the school.

Admission rules

• Public schools cannot test a child’s knowledge as part of the admission process.

• Children with special educational needs are admitted on the same basis as other children.

Delivery period and procedure

You will receive confirmation of your child's admission by email and phone within 10 working days.

Reference to legislation

• The RA Law on Public Education

• Government Order No. 132-N (25 October 2010)

The legal acts can be found on arlis.am.