Key dates of the secondary school admission procedure

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  • By 20 February 2026 – submission of application forms to the primary school headteacher (for all secondary schools)
  • 18 March 2026 – Testing 9 mathematics + Hungarian language and literature
  • 19 March 2026 – Testing 9 Slovak language and literature
  • 23 March 2026 (if necessary 24, 25) – talent examinations at secondary schools, 1st term
  • 30 March 2026 (if necessary 31 March, 1 April) – talent examinations at secondary schools, 2nd term
  • 1 April 2026 – Testing 9 (substitute term at a venue designated by the self‑governing region) mathematics + Hungarian language and literature
  • 8 April 2026 – Testing 9 (substitute term at a venue designated by the self‑governing region) Slovak language and literature
  • 15 April 2026 – the secondary school headteacher publishes the results of the admission procedure (where talent examinations were held)
  • By 20 April 2026 – enrolment at secondary schools (where a talent examination took place)
  • 4 May 2026 (if necessary 5 May) – entrance examinations – 1st term
  • 11 May 2026 (if necessary 12 May) – entrance examinations – 2nd term
  • 15 May 2026 – the secondary school headteacher publishes the results of the admission procedure
  • By 20 May 2026 – enrolment at secondary schools
  • 16 June 2026 – entrance examinations – additional term (in schools where the intake capacity has not been filled)