Please refer to the application form for a list of documents that must be submitted with the application.

Only complete applications with all necessary documents and signatures will be processed for admissions.

Don't delay your application! Applications submitted up until two weeks before the deadline will be notified if documents are missing or incomplete. However, applications submitted shortly before the deadline may not be notified and will not be given an extension to submit missing information.

Only applications submitted digitally will be processed. Please send the scanned documents attached as (preferably one) PDF file.

The Entrance Class year is a probationary year.

If your child is admitted to attend the Entrance Class at JFKS, you are required by law to register your child at your local school (Einzugsschule) in October. 

If you have questions about other schools or your local Einzugsschule, please contact the Schulamt in the district of Berlin where you reside.

The 95 free spots in the Entrance Class are split into 47/48 American spots and 48/47 German spots, in order to admit in roughly equal numbers. Priority applicants are sorted into contingents based on dominant language and nationality. After priority admissions, the remaining free spots are filled in a lottery drawing.

We are unable to tell you what your child’s chances of admission are, as these depend entirely on the number of applications in the various contingents in any given year.

After the lottery in April, all families will be informed of their personal results by email in a timely manner. 

The admission guidelines include, among other things, regulations with regard to

• Residence requirement
• Priority applications
• Lotteries for free spaces after priority applications are processed
• Reserve lists
• Twins taking part in the lottery

The Administration does not deviate from the JFKS Admissions Regulations for any reason. The German language version of the JFKS Admissions Regulations is legally-binding. The English translation is only provided for your convenience.