Sachsen-Anhalt
Parents have the choice between a public school or a private school. For enrolment, the children must be registered at the primary school responsible in the school district where the child is resident. Under certain conditions, a child may, upon application, visit another school, which is located outside the catchment area where the child is resident (https://www.bildung-lsa.de/schule/schulrecht/ausgewaehlte_gesetze__verordnungen_und_erlasse/aufnahme_von_schuelern_in_eine_jeweilige_schulform_.html?ju_id=417#art10543).
Parents in Sachsen-Anhalt receive a school career recommendation for their child with the mid-year report in class 4. Based on this recommendation, the parents decide on the further school education of their child. They can choose a school form from the regionally existing school forms (https://www.bildung-lsa.de/schule/schulrecht/ausgewaehlte_gesetze__verordnungen_und_erlasse/aufnahme_von_schuelern_in_eine_jeweilige_schulform_.html#ivz7