1st grade PYP IB admission

PYP IB Year 1 Admission for 2026/2027 School Year

We are pleased to inform you that the admission process to PYP form 1 will begin on March 6th 2026. The admission process consists of two stages: the submission of documentation to verify eligibility within the target group, followed by an assessment of learning readiness and language proficiency.

Stage 1 - Eligibility and Documentation

The Ministry of Education and Research has defined the target group for admission to IB curriculum study places in accordance with ANNEX 1 of the administrative agreement. Admission is open to children who meet one of the following criteria:
1) children of foreign nationals whose parent is part of the dispatched personnel of a foreign diplomatic mission or consular post in Estonia;
2) children of foreign nationals whose parent is employed under a fixed-term contract in national defense, at a public university, or at an accredited research institution in Estonia;
3) children of foreign nationals whose parent works under a fixed-term contract at a representative office of an international organization, an international organization itself, or another institution established by an international agreement, as listed on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website;
4) children of Estonian citizens whose parent works in the field of national defense and who have studied for at least two years at an IB school or an international school abroad at the same educational level, or within an IB programme, due to their parent’s employment abroad;
5) children of Estonian citizens whose parent is an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and who have studied for at least two years at an IB school, an international school, or a local school abroad due to their parent’s employment at an Estonian foreign mission.

Only children who will turn 7 by October 1st 2026 at the latest can apply for admission to the Form 1.

Submission of documents for PYP form 1 begins March 6th 2026 at 4PM at https://algus.tik.edu.ee/.

Parents or guardians are asked to enter their contact details, their child´s name, and their employer´s officially signed confirmation letter of employment into the school´s electronic admission information system.

Please upload a current, official confirmation letter of employment from your employer, not an employment contract.

Submission of documents ends March 20th 2026 at 4PM.

All submitted documents will be reviewed. Families will be informed by March 27th 2026 at 4PM whether their child is eligible to proceed to the assessment of learning readiness.

After reviewing all the submitted documentation the school can determine if there will be vacant study places remaining after admitting students candidates from the target group. If there are vacant study places after admitting student candidates from the target group, then the school is allowed to invite the student candidates, who have registered but would not be eligible under the target group, to take part in the learning readiness assessment. This information will be shared with all the candidates by March 27th at 4PM as well.

Stage 2 - Learning Readiness Assessment

The learning readiness assessment will take place at school on April 13th according to the timeslot the applicant´s parent has chosen.

Children will be asked to bring a pencil and an eraser to the assessment.

Results will be published in the admission system here Use the password you received during registration and the e-mail address provided to log in.

For additional information regarding the selection and allocation of schools based on place of residence, please refer to the Education Department´s website. Tallinn English College is a citywide admissions school (i.e., not assigned based on place of residence), and its admissions process is completed before the Education Department´s application process begins.

Submitting an application to the Education Department is required only for parents and students who are not enrolling in a school with citywide admissions.