• If you live in the City of Bern, you can register your child for kindergarten and public school (1st to 9th grade) at the Schulamt (DE).
• The Canton of Bern has more information on this topic at Hallo-bern.ch.

• The Canton of Bern has more information on this topic in various languages.
• Information about the City of Bern's school system can be found on the Schulamt's website (DE).
• The cantonal curriculum is summarised on the Canton of Bern's website (DE).

• The programme «Learning German before Kindergarten» is a support programme from the City of Bern aimed at young children who speak little to no German. You can find more information on the Primano website (DE).
• The City of Bern offers intensive language courses for children and teenagers who speak little or no German (DE).
• The Canton of Bern offers «Regional Intensive Courses PLUS» for young people aged 13 to 17. You can find more information on the Amt für Kindergarten, Volksschule und Beratung AKVB website (DE, FR).

• Children and young people who speak languages in addition to German can attend «Lessons in native language and culture» (HSK). You can find more information on the cantonal website of the Amt für Kindergarten, Volksschule und Beratung (DE, FR).

• You can find more information on the school system, childcare during the school year and vacations, German courses for parents and children and more on the Schulamt website (DE).
• You can find more information about school and education from the Canton of Bern at Hallo-bern.ch.
• More information about social work in schools is available at the City of Bern's Schulamt website.

• After compulsory schooling, young people have various educational options. If your child is new to Switzerland and older than 14, they can, for example, attend a bridge programme to find an internship or apprenticeship. Bridge programmes are interim solutions for young people who have not found an apprenticeship after completing compulsory education.
• Young people aged 14-17 can also attend a Regional Intensive Course PLUS (RIK+). These are affiliated with the compulsory school system. Further information can be found on the Amt für Kindergarten, Volksschule und Beratung (AKVB) website of the Canton of Bern (DE, FR).
• For general information on bridge programmes, please visit the City of Bern website (DE) or the website of the Canton of Bern (DE, FR).
• The Canton of Bern has more information on this topic at Hallo-bern.ch.

If you still have questions on this topic, please contact a counselling centre such as the Fachstelle für Migrations- und Rassismusfragen of the City of Bern or isa Bern.

• Case Management Berufsbildung (CMBB) has an overview of bridge programmes and supports young people throughout the process. You can find more information on the cantonal Berufsberatungs- und Informationszentren (BIZ) website (DE, FR).

• The Canton of Bern has more information on this topic at Hallo-bern.ch.
• The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) also has information about institutes of higher education in Switzerland (EN, DE, FR, IT).

The Perspectives – Studies website has information for refugees who wish to study in Switzerland.

Scholarships provide financial support for people who want to pursue an education. They are only granted to those who are studying at university for the first time. EU citizens can apply for a scholarship when they are Swiss residents; those from outside Switzerland and the EU can apply for a scholarship after five years of residence.

• You can find more information on this topic at the Cantonal Bildungs- und Kulturdirektion (DE, FR).
• The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) has more information about scholarships and grants.

• The Canton of Bern has more information on this topic at Hallo-bern.ch.
• The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) website explains the process in the recognition of foreign qualifications (EN, DE, FR, IT).