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The Education System in Basel
0–4 years (or until school-age)
Day-centres and Family day-care providers
- Office for daycare-centres, Freie Strasse 35, Postfach, 4001 Basel
+41 61 267 46 14, www.kinderbetreuung.bs.ch, vermittlung.tagesbetreuung@bs.ch - Office for family day-care providers, Freie Strasse 35, Postfach, 4001 Basel
+41 61 260 20 60, www.tagesfamilien.org, info@tagesfamilien.org - Contact point day-care Riehen, Wettsteinstrasse 1, 4125 Riehen
+41 61 646 82 56, www.riehen.ch, tagesbetreuung@riehen.ch
2–4 years
Playgroups
- Contact Point for Playgroups Basel-Stadt
Freie Strasse 35, 4001 Basel
+41 61 690 26 96 (Monday to Wednesday afternoon)
www.fks-bs.ch, info@fks-bs.ch - Contact Point Day-care Riehen, Wettsteinstrasse 1, 4125 Riehen
+41 61 646 82 56, www.riehen.ch, tagesbetreuung@riehen.ch
4–6 years
Kindergarten including
after school care- Compulsory Schools (Volksschulen), Kohlenberg 27, 4001 Basel
+41 61 267 54 60, www.volksschulen.bs.ch, kindergaerten@bs.ch - Local Schools Bettingen and Riehen, Wettsteinstrasse 1, 4125 Riehen
+41 61 208 60 00, www.riehen.ch, gemeindeschulen@riehen.ch
6–12 years
Primary School including after school care
- Compulsory Schools (Volksschulen), Kohlenberg 27, 4001 Basel
+41 61 267 54 60, www.volksschulen.bs.ch, primarschulen@bs.ch - Local Schools Bettingen and Riehen, Wettsteinstrasse 1, 4125 Riehen
+41 61 208 60 00, www.riehen.ch, gemeindeschulen@riehen.ch
12–15 years
Secondary School including after school care
Compulsary Schools (Volksschulen), Kohlenberg 27, 4001 Basel
+41 61 267 54 60, www.volksschulen.bs.ch, sekundarschulen@bs.ch
Career Guidance (Berufsberatung), Rosentalstrasse 17, 4058 Basel
+41 61 267 86 82, www.berufsberatung.bs.ch, berufsberatung@bs.ch
From 15 years
Career Guidance (Berufsberatung)
- Rosentalstrasse 17, 4058 Basel
+41 61 267 86 82, www.berufsberatung.bs.ch, berufsberatung@bs.ch
Vocational Education (Berufsbildung)
- Mittelschulen und Berufsbildung, Leimenstrasse 1, 4001 Basel+41 61 267 84 07, www.berufsbildung.bs.ch, mb@bs.ch
Upper Secondary Specialised School Basel (FMS)
- Engelgasse 120, 4052 Basel, +41 61 208 60 80, www.fmsbasel.ch, fms@bs.ch
Baccalaureate Schools (Gymnasien)
- Mittelschulen und Berufsbildung, Leimenstrasse 1, 4001 Basel, +41 61 267 62 94, www.gymnasium.bs.ch, mb@bs.ch
Information events
Parents will be regularly invited to information events.
- Yearly information evenings about Kindergarten, Primary school, Secondary school and after school care
- Further one-off events according to the individual schools or years
- Information is often available in different languages
School registration for children newly moved to the area
- Kindergarten, Primary school and Secondary school:
Personal registration after making appointment by phone. Please contact the above-mentioned places. - FMS (Upper secondary specialised school) and Gymnasium (Baccalaureate schools):
Register directly at the school (telephone first for appointment)
Bring with you:
- Official identification document of the child and one parent
- Family book, if available
- Permanent residence permit or residence permit related to the parents and child
- School reports, if available