Timeline (Year 2025)

1. Admission information（From 1 January onwards）

• Parents visit the “Central Registration for Children Entering Kindergarten for the First Time” webpage or go to “A Guide to School Admission” on the DSEDJ website at www.dsedj.gov.mo to consult the admission information of schools in Macao.
• The admission regulations of different schools can be consulted through the links provided on the DSEDJ website.

Consult the Admission information

2. Central Registration（Between 6 and 16 January）

Central Registration allows parents to choose and register online for the schools of their choice. Parents can process online registration through their children's “Macao One Account” or select “General Log in” on the webpage of “Central Registration for Children Entering Kindergarten for the First Time” on the DSEDJ website（www.dsedj.gov.mo）. If they choose “General Log in”, they will receive an SMS verification code after entering the information according to the instructions. Registration process is as follows:

* Prepare the child's recent digital photo with correct specification before registration.

Children who are Macao residents

Parents can register online

Central Registration

Consult registration information

1 Input the “basic information” according to that on the identity documents and upload the child's recent photo which meets the requirements.

2 A maximum of 6 schools in Macao and 1“school for Macao children” in Hengqin can be selected. Parents should learn about the characteristics, admission regulations, interview date of different schools before registering.

3 Input the “supplementary information” as requested by the selected school(s). Then, click the button “Confirm and Submit”.

4 A confirmation SMS will be sent to the registered mobile phone within 24 hours after submission of the information.

If they need assistance, they should bring the following documents to the DSEDJ counters to process registration.
Documents:
− 1 recent photo of the child, which meets the requirements
− ID originals and photocopies of the child and of his/her father/ mother/ guardian

Children who are non-Macao residents

Consult registration information

Parents should bring the following documents to the DSEDJ counters to process registration.
Documents:
− 1 recent photo of the child, which meets the requirements
− ID originals and photocopies of the child and of his/her father/ mother/ guardian
− The “Slip of Authorisation to Stay” issued by the competent entity of the Macao SAR or supporting document(s) of the child's application for a stay or residence permit from the competent entity

Guidance notes for registration:

3. Schools announce the interview date and time (Between 19 and 21 February)

• Parents should first check the interview time and interview means from the admission information on the DSEDJ website, and cooperate with the schools and accept the arranged interview time and date.
• In exceptional circumstances, parents can change the interview schedule with the school's consent. The school can reschedule the interview in accordance with the actual situation.

4. School admission interviews (Between 1 and 25 March)

• Parents should read the interview requirements in advance, and bring all the required documents to schools to attend interview.
• After completion of Central Registration, parents can login to the Central Registration webpage again to obtain the “Interview QR Code”. At the time of the interview, parents should show the screenshot of such QR code on their phone to the school staff. The QR code screenshot can be reused.

5. Schools release the admission list and parents confirm online which school to enrol their child in (Between 7 and 9 April)

Release the admission list on the DSEDJ website and at schools on 7 April

Parents who have completed Central Registration have to log in to their “Macao One Account”/ go to the DSEDJ website to do the following things: Check the admission status of their child Confirm which school to enrol their child in Obtain the “First-time Enrolment QR code” and take a screenshot of it.

• Parents of admitted students are obliged to go the DSEDJ website to confirm one school to enrol their child in within the designated period; otherwise the school place will not be reserved.
• Parents can change their online confirmation option by 9 April 2025.

6. Schools announce the students admitted from the waiting list (From 10 April onwards)

• Parents should take note of the ways their registered schools will release the admission list.
• Upon receipt of admission notification, parents of students admitted from the waiting list have to confirm in which school to enrol their child in within the designated period informed by the school(s).

7. Parents go to school in person to process enrolment / school transfer procedures (From 11 April onwards)

• Parents of admitted students are obliged to complete enrolment at school by 14 April.
• Within the designated period informed by schools, parents of accepted students (students on the admission list and students admitted from the waiting list) have to bring the screenshot of their children's “First-time Enrolment QR code” to the schools to process enrolment/school transfer.
• If a parent wants to transfer their child to another school, the parent can, within the designated period informed by the school, generate a new “First-time Enrolment QR code” of the child and take the screenshot of it, then go to the school to complete the school transfer process. After successful enrolment, the parent will receive a confirmation SMS if he/she has provided a valid Macao mobile phone number. Meanwhile, the school in which the child was originally enrolled will receive a message about the cancellation of the child's enrolment.
• “School place reservation fee” for all new students should not be submitted before 11 April.

8. Enrolment in other schools (From 15 April onwards)

• If a child has not yet been admitted to any school by 15 April, or the parents want to enrol their child in another school, parents can visit the DSEDJ website to check the availability of K1 places at different schools, and go to the schools that still accept enrolment for enquiries and enrolment.
• In order to ensure school-age children's right to education, parents in need can apply for the service “consultation and arrangement of school places for students” provided by the DSEDJ. Please enquire by phone or go to the DSEDJ headquarters to apply for the service during office hours.

Other notes

• If a parent needs to authorise another person to complete Central Registration at the DSEDJ counters, he/ she is obliged to fill in the letter of authorisation in advance (a sample letter of authorisation can be collected at the DSEDJ counter or downloaded from the DSEDJ website). The authorised person should take the completed letter of authorisation, his/ her original identity documents, ID originals and photocopies of the child, the father/ mother /guardian to the DSEDJ counters to complete the registration process.
• In accordance with the provision of Clause 3 of Article 7 of Law No. 9/2006 “Fundamental Law of Non-tertiary Education System”, “Unless requested by the parent(s), students at infant education level should not be required to repeat a grade”.
• In view of the characteristics of physical and mental development of children and the features of their age, parents should not arrange for grade repetition for their children unless for very special reasons, such as health problems.
• If parents want to apply for grade repetition for their child at infant education level, they can make an application to the school from 1 March onwards. The school will evaluate the student's need for grade repetition in accordance with the actual situation and based on the application letter and evidential documents.
• Admission application to different grades at primary and secondary education levels and for non-first time kindergarten students will start from 1 March onwards, parents can go to the schools and apply admission for their children.
• Children under 6 years old who apply admission to special education schools have to undertake the educational placement assessment arranged by the Children Comprehensive Assessment Centre. If a child is suspected of having inclusive or special educational needs, please contact 28770233 or scan the QR code for relevant information.

Information about inclusive and special education