Enrollment in Governmental Schools

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Service Description

  • This service allows Kuwaiti, non-Kuwaiti and exceptional student categories to obtain an approval for their enrollment in governmental schools

Eligibility or Criteria

  • New Kuwaiti student registration at schools is confined to the following stages:
  • Kindergarten stage
  • Primary stage - first year primary only (for new students who did not join Kindergarten; whether governmental or private ones)
  • Note: The father has to register his son in person. Other parties are not allowed to register any student unless they have a power of attorney or a judgment
  • The following categories must be registered in the educational zone:
  • Kuwaiti students of a deceased father or a divorced mother
  • Students who are in the custody of a Kuwaiti family or living in social care houses
  • Kuwaiti students in the second year primary or older
  • Exceptional non-Kuwaiti student categories stated in the resolution issued by the Ministry of Education, including:
  • Children of a Kuwaiti mother married to a non-Kuwaiti
  • Children of the citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states
  • Children of diplomats
  • Children of non-Kuwaiti prisoners of war and martyrs
  • Children of the Yemeni community
  • Children of laboratory technicians and librarians working for governmental schools
  • Children of the teaching staff and employees working for the Arab Open University (AOU)
  • Children of the technical supervisors and teachers working for the Ministry of Education
  • Children of the teaching staff working for Kuwait University
  • Children of the teaching staff working for the technical institutes of the Ministry of Higher Education
  • Children of student social specialists working for governmental schools
  • Children of the teaching staff working for the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
  • Children of the researchers working for Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
  • Children of the teaching staff working for Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences
  • The following exceptional student categories are allowed to enroll in the Kindergarten stage:
  • Children of diplomats
  • Children of the teachers from the Gulf states
  • Children of researchers, librarians and technical supervisors from the Gulf states
  • Note: Students belonging to these categories are registered at the educational zone
  • Children of the following ages are allowed to enroll in the Kindergarten stage:
  • First Stage: For children of at least three years and six months of age at the beginning of the school year
  • Second Stage: For children not less than four years and six months of age at the beginning of the school year
  • Registration of Down Syndrome children in Kindergarten is allowed from four years and a half to seven years of age as per Decree No. (1568) of 13/9/1997
  • Students of the following ages are allowed to enroll in all stages of education from the first year primary till the twelfth year:
  • First year primary: From (6) six years to (9) nine years
  • Second year primary: From (7) seven years to (10) ten years
  • Third year primary: From (8) eight years to (11) eleven years
  • Fourth year primary: From (9) nine years to (12) twelve years
  • Fifth year primary: From (10) ten years to (13) thirteen years
  • Sixth year (Intermediate): From (11) eleven years to (14) fourteen years
  • Seventh year (Intermediate): From (12) twelve years to (15) fifteen years
  • Eighth year (Intermediate): From (13) thirteen years to (16) fifteen years
  • Ninth year (Intermediate): From (14) fourteen years to (17) fifteen years
  • Tenth year (Secondary): From (15) fifteen years to (18) eighteen years
  • Eleventh year (Secondary): From (16) sixteen years to (19) nineteen years
  • Twelfth year (Secondary): From (17) seventeen years to (20) twenty years
  • Note: New students are accepted in the primary stage, if they reached five years and half
  • New and re-enrolling students, who are six months younger at most than the specified age, are allowed to enroll in intermediate and secondary stages
  • Students transferred from private schools to public schools, who are six months and fifteen days younger at most than the specified age, are allowed to enroll in the intermediate and secondary stages
  • Each official document must be of two copies. Each copy of the document must be stamped by the school seal and include the phrase "true copy", then signed by the school director or the student affairs registrar
  • While registering, the birth date and the conformity between the numbers and the letters must be confirmed to avoid any mistakes. The conformity between the father's name as stated in the birth certificate and his name as stated in the nationality certificate must be confirmed. Moreover, the student's name must be written in full as per the birth certificate, even if his/her name exceeded ten names
  • The photo attached to the school application form must be sealed (half of the seal on the photo and the other on the application)

Required Documents

  • Original nationality certificate of the father, civil ID and two copies of
  • Original birth certificate of the student and two copies
  • Four (4) personal photos for the student (6 × 4)
  • Original civil ID of the student and two copies
  • Health card (including the student's checkup results proving his/her health fitness)
  • Documents required for Down Syndrome children to enroll in the Kindergarten stage
  • Medical report from Kuwait Medical Genetics Centre proving that the child suffers Down Syndrome stating the child's health condition and intelligence degree
  • Results of school health procedures
  • Eight (8) personal photos for the child
  • Original birth certificate of the child and two copies
  • Original civil ID of the child and the father and two copies

Procedures

Visit the Exam control and Student Affairs of the Ministry of Education in the Educational Zone the student refers to and submit the required documents
Fill the service application form

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(0) KD Fixed Fees
 

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