High school admission 2024. More than 98% of students were assigned to high schools

The Ministry of Education published the summary of the results recorded in the stage of computerized distribution in the state high school education of the graduates of the 8th grade in the school year 2024 – 2025.

The computerized distribution took place on Wednesday, July 24. Photo source: archive

The Ministry of Education published on Wednesday, July 24, on the admitere.edu.ro website, the results of the computerized distribution in high school of the 8th grade graduates who took the 2024 National Assessment.

The upward trend in the number of students assigned by computer in state high school education is maintained this year as well. Thus, from the total number of students (113,567) with completed options, 111,960 students (98.58%) were assigned by computer, a number that reflects the increase, compared to similar stages in the last three years: 111,128 students – 2023, 110,035 students – 2022, respectively 89,983 students – 2021.

57,081 candidates for admission, i.e. more than 50% (+3% compared to the year 2023) of the candidates with completed options, were admitted to the first option (52,896 in the year 2023).

In total, 2,526,517 options were completed, resulting in an average of 22.25 options/student.

In the stages prior to the computerized distribution, the following were admitted to high school education:

  • 13,454 students in vocational specializations;
  • 816 students in military education;
  • 2,907 students on special places, reserved for candidates of Roma ethnicity;
  • 1,519 students admitted to places reserved for children with special educational needs (CES).

Another 20,615 secondary school graduates enrolled in vocational education.

High school enrollment calendar. What comes after computerized assignment

According to the high school admissions calendar, between July 25 and 30, candidates will send/submit their enrollment files to the secretariats of the high schools where they were admitted.

Between July 31 and August 2, the county admission commissions/ISMB commission will solve the special situations that arose after the computerized distribution stage (special medical situations, student exchanges, redistribution of twin candidates, distribution or redistribution to vacant places, for proximity to home etc.).

1,607 students will be assigned to the next stage (1.42%). For this purpose, sufficient places are available in each county – over 31,000 at the national level (of which 6,961 places in high school and 24,688 places in vocational education).