Act No. 239 / 2025 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 561 / 2004 Coll., on pre-school, primary, secondary, higher vocational and other education (Education Act), as amended, and Act No. 563 / 2004 Coll., on pedagogy workers and on the amendment of certain laws, as amended
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THE LAW
of 25 June 2025
amending Act No. 561 / 2004 Coll., on pre-school, primary, secondary, higher vocational and other education (Education Act), as amended, and Act No. 563 / 2004 Coll., on pedagogy workers and amending certain laws, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Amendment of the Education Act
Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act.
1. In Article 27 (3), the words "and children in preparatory classes (Article 47) 'and the words" and children in preparatory classes' are deleted.
2. In Article 27 (6), the words "preparatory classes of primary schools," are deleted.
3. In Paragraph 34 (2), "2 May to 16 May 'is replaced by" 15 March to 15 April'.
4. in Article 34a (5) (b), the words "in the primary school preparation class and" and the words "47 a" shall be deleted;
5. In Paragraph 34b, at the end of paragraph 3, the sentence "The verification of a parent school shall be completed by registration."
6. Paragraph 36 (4) reads as follows:
"(4) The legal representative shall register the child for compulsory education, from 15 January to 15 February of the calendar year in which the child is to start compulsory education. The legal representative shall indicate in the application for admission, in addition to the general requirements laid down in the administrative rules:
(a) a parent school in which the child is educated or is individually educated;
(b) the primary school in which the child is educated in the preparatory class or stage;
(c) a foreign school in the territory of the Czech Republic, in which the child is educated and in which the Ministry has authorised the compulsory schooling provided for in Article 38a; or
(d) an indication that the child is not covered by compulsory pre-school education if the child is not trained at any school under points (a) to (c). "
7. In Paragraph 36 (4) (b), the words "whose preparatory class or class' are replaced by the words" whose class'.
8. After Paragraph 36, the following Section 36a is inserted:
Transmission of information at the start of compulsory education
(1) The school director, who has decided to accept the child by 31 March or 14 days after the decision to accept the child, shall ask the school director in accordance with § 36 (4) (a) to (c) to transmit the results of the educational diagnosis.
(2) The Director shall transmit the information to the School Director within 30 days of receipt of the request pursuant to § 36 (4) (a) to (c). Where the child is individually trained in accordance with § 34b, the principal of the parent school shall transmit the minutes of the verification in accordance with § 34b (3).
(3) The Ministry shall determine by decree the scope, manner and form of transmission of the data referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. ';
9.
Deferred compulsory education
(1) If a legal representative of a child so requests in writing at the time of the entry into compulsory education provided for by the school director in accordance with Paragraph 46 (1), the school director shall postpone the start of compulsory education by 1 year, provided that the child's medical condition does not permit his or her participation in teaching in the long term and this is demonstrated by a recommendation
(a) a physician, with the exception of a physician with specialised competence in the field of children and adolescents or in the field of pediatrics, or a clinical psychologist; and
(b) a educational advisory establishment which shall take into account the assessment referred to in (a).
(2) The start of compulsory education may be postponed only once.
(3) At the same time as the recommended assessment referred to in paragraph 1, a school advisory establishment must also issue a recommendation for a support measure consisting in the education of a child at a nursery school or in the primary school preparatory class according to an individual training plan. The first sentence does not apply to the recommendation for the assessment of a child who has been recommended to be assigned to the preparatory stage of the primary school by the educational institution.
(4) The requirements of the recommendation referred to in paragraph 1 (b) are laid down by the Ministerial Order.
(5) If the school director decides to defer compulsory schooling, he shall inform the legal representative of the obligation to pre-school the child and the means of fulfilling it. ';
10. In Paragraph 37 (3), the words "or in the primary school preparatory class' are deleted.
11. in Paragraph 46, the following paragraph 4 is added:
"(4) In a class in which at least 15 pupils of the first year of primary education are enrolled, direct pedagogical activities in addition to the teacher are also performed by an assistant educator in accordance with § 20 (1) of the Law on pedagogical staff. The first sentence shall not apply if it is a class or primary school set up under Paragraph 16 (9), a special primary school, a primary school in a school establishment for the performance of constitutional or protective education or a primary school in a medical establishment. ';
12. Article 47 shall be deleted, including the title.
13. In Paragraph 51, the following paragraph 5 is added:
"(5) The results of the pupil's education in the first and second years are evaluated verbally."
14. in Paragraph 52 (1):
"(1) Graduate student
(a) which, at the end of the second semester, benefited from all compulsory subjects provided for in the school curriculum, with the exception of those provided for in the framework training programme and those from which it was released, unless it was allowed to repeat the year referred to in paragraph 6, third sentence;
(b) the first stage of the primary school, which has already been in the first stage of the year, and the second stage of the primary school, which has already been in the second stage of the year, irrespective of the benefit of that pupil; or
(c) the first year, irrespective of the benefit of the pupil. ';
15. in Paragraph 52 (6), the words "and the first-year pupil, with the exception laid down in paragraph 7," shall be inserted after the words "allow the pupil," and the words "professional" shall be deleted;
16. In Paragraph 52, the following paragraph 7 is added:
"(7) If a legal representative so requests, the school director may authorise the pupil to repeat the first year if the application is accompanied by an equivalent recommendation assessment pursuant to § 37 (1) (a) and (b). ';
17. In Paragraph 56, the words "the basic content of education and the conditions under which training in preparatory classes may be carried out 'are deleted.
18. In Paragraph 122 (2), the words ", the primary school preparatory classes' are deleted.
19. in § 123 (2), the words "in the preparatory class of primary school and" shall be deleted;
20. in Article 161c (2) (c), the words "in the preparatory classes of primary school and" shall be deleted;
21. in § 165 (2) (b), the words "the inclusion of a child in the primary school preparatory class referred to in § 47," shall be deleted;
Transitional provisions
1. For the postponement of compulsory schooling following a request from the legal representative of a child submitted at the time of the entry into compulsory schooling in 2026, children born not earlier than 1 April 2020 shall be treated in accordance with Act No. 561 / 2004 Coll., as effective until 31 August 2025.
2. In the case of postponement of compulsory education following a request by the legal representative of the child submitted at the time of the entry into compulsory education in 2027, children born not earlier than 1 July 2021 shall be treated in accordance with Act No. 561 / 2004 Coll., as effective until 31 August 2025.
3. The second year of primary school evaluation for the school year 2027 / 2028 shall be carried out in accordance with Act No. 561 / 2024 Coll., as effective until 31 August 2027.
Amendment of the Education Workers Act
Act No. 563 / 2004 Coll., on pedagogical workers and amending certain laws, as amended by Act No. 383 / 2005 Coll., Act No. 179 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 264 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 189 / 2008 Coll., Act No. 384 / 2008 Coll., Act No. 223 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 227 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 422 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 159 / 2010 Coll., Act No. 82 / 2011 Coll., Act No. 199 / 2015 Coll., Act No. 183 / 2023 Coll., Act No. 196 / 2014 Coll., Act No. 332 / 2014 Coll., Act No. 82 / 2015 Coll., Act No. 379 / 2015 Coll., Act No. 379 / 2015 Coll.
(1) Paragraph 8a, including footnote 16, is deleted.
2. In Paragraph 20 (1), the words "or pupils of the first year of primary education 'shall be inserted after the word" needs18'.
(3) footnotes 18 and 19 are deleted.
EFFECTIVE
This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 2025, with the exception of:
(a) points (11), (14) to (16) of Article I and points (2) and (3) of Article III, which shall take effect on 1 September 2026;
(b) Article I (13), which shall take effect on 1 September 2027; and
(c) Article I (1), (2), (4), (7), (10), (12), (17) to (21) and (1), which shall take effect on 1 September 2029.
Pekarová Adamová v. r.
Pavel v. r.
Fiala v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 239 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 561 / 2004 Coll., on pre-school, primary, secondary, higher vocational and other education (Education Act), as amended, and Act No. 563 / 2004 Coll., on pedagogy workers and on the amendment of certain laws, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 15.07.2025 |
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| Effective from | 01.09.2025 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Parliamentary Paper:
Paper No. 793
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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