The legal guardians decide freely at which school form and at which school location they register their child. The online search directory helps to find the right school (https://www.laiv-mv.de/Statistik/Zahlen-und-Fakten/Gesellschaft-&-Staat/Bildung-und-Kultur/Schulstandorte/).
Pupils aged 12-16 who come to Germany from another country should seek advice on which type of school is suitable for them. The state school boards (https://www.bildung-mv.de/schueler/schule-und-unterricht/schulaemter/) help with consultation.
When registering, the following information and documents should be available:
• identity papers
• last attended school
• certificates from the last two years of schooling
• where applicable, obtained school graduation
• information about foreign languages
• requirement for special support
• special skills, interests and inclinations