For the enrolment of children starting school in the 2027/2028 academic year, parents now have the option of using a digital process for the first time, in addition to in-person enrolment. This service is provided by the Saxon State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs and is aimed at parents whose children were born between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021 and will therefore be of school age for the 2027/2028 school year.
Online enrolment is available from 1 August to 15 September 2026 via www.chemnitz.de/digitale-grundschulanmeldung.
Use of the digital service is subject to certain conditions. Among other things, both parents and the child must be resident in Saxony; the child’s registered address must match the registered address of at least one parent; and the registration must be made for the relevant state primary school. Excluded are, amongst other things, enrolments at special schools, enrolments at state primary schools outside the relevant school catchment area, and cases where the child has been granted a deferral.
During the online enrolment process, the relevant school catchment area is automatically determined based on the child’s home address. In shared school catchment areas, the preferred primary school can be selected from a predefined list; a second and third choice of school may also be specified.
The digital primary school enrolment process replaces only the enrolment procedure itself. For the subsequent admission procedure in accordance with Section 4 of the Primary Schools Regulations, personal contact with the school is generally still required.
Questions regarding digital primary school enrolment can be sent by email to digitale-schulanmeldung(at)lasub.smk.sachsen.de.
The previously announced in-person enrolment appointments at Chemnitz’s primary schools in August remain in place (see press release 390). On Thursday 20 August 2026 and Tuesday 25 August 2026, from 2 pm to 6 pm on both days, primary school enrolment will be possible at the chosen local primary school within the relevant school catchment area. Parents can therefore choose between in-person enrolment at the relevant primary school and – provided the requirements are met – digital enrolment.
www.chemnitz.de/schulanmeldung
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