Presence according to the school traffic light on the basis of a written declaration of being asymptomatic is valid for kindergartens; primary; secondary and art schools or grammar schools; canteens. Presence with restriction: universities up to 20 people or up to 40 people with OTP; or 120 people fully vaccinated. Dormitories are available only for pupils and students with full-time teaching with strongly recommended OTP; 25/11/2021: limited full-time teaching for primary; secondary and tertiary school students; 29/11/2021: Basic art schools; leisure centres; language schools and extracurricular activities take part in distance learning; 10/01/2022:kindergartens and special kindergartens; primary schools and special primary schools; secondary schools (including 8-year grammar schools) and special secondary schools; practical schools; vocational schools and boarding schools will operate according to the SCHOOL SEMAFOR. Language schools; primary art schools; leisure centres; educational and prevention school facilities may resume full-time teaching and operation from 10 January; 14/03/2022: all operations; in addition to operating in base mode; can be open without capacity or opening hours restrictions.

From 12/10/2020 until 15/11/2020 High school education and the second level of primary school education moved to distance mode; as well as lessons in language schools. Provision of educational activities; accommodation and meals in school dormitories for secondary school pupils is interrupted.; 16/11/2020 School education in secondary special schools; vocational schools and practical schools as well as in primary and secondary schools in small groups for pupils from socially disadvantaged backgrounds has been resumed. Provision of educational activities; accommodation and meals in school dormitories for secondary school pupils has resumed. Update 08/02/2021: re-opening of primary schools linked to the four levels of the 'COVID automat'. Fourth warning level (worst): schools remain closed; lessons takes place only in a distance form. Third warning level: nurseries are open; as well as primary schools if the regional public health authorities approve; pupils don't need to present negative test. Second warning level: nurseries are open; as well as primary schools and first level of secondary schools if the regional public health authorities approve; pupils of secondary schools and their guardians need a negative test not older than 7 days. First warning level: all educational institutions are open without restrictions. Teachers and employees of school facilities must have a negative result of RT-PCR or antigen test not older than 7 days; the test is not needed when a person has overcome COVID-19 and has a proof not older than three months; or if this person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 with a second dose of vaccine and at least 14 days have passed since this vaccination; or a person whose medical condition or contraindication does not allow a COVID-19 test to be performed - valid from 8.2.2021 (exception is 4th level where schools are closed).

Higher education institutions can partially re-open; however distance learning methods in those subjects for which it is possible is recommended. Update 08/02/2021: re-opening of primary schools linked to the four levels of the 'COVID automat'. Fourth warning level (worst): schools remain closed; lessons takes place only in a distance form. Third warning level: nurseries are open; as well as primary schools if the regional public health authorities approve; pupils don't need to present negative test. Second warning level: nurseries are open; as well as primary schools and first level of secondary schools if the regional public health authorities approve; pupils of secondary schools and their guardians need a negative test not older than 7 days. First warning level: all educational institutions are open without restrictions. Teachers and employees of school facilities must have a negative result of RT-PCR or antigen test not older than 7 days; the test is not needed when a person has overcome COVID-19 and has a proof not older than three months; or if this person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 with a second dose of vaccine and at least 14 days have passed since this vaccination; or a person whose medical condition or contraindication does not allow a COVID-19 test to be performed - valid from 8.2.2021 (exception is 4th level where schools are closed).

School education in secondary special schools; vocational schools and practical schools as well as in primary and secondary schools in small groups for pupils from socially disadvantaged backgrounds has been resumed. Provision of educational activities; accommodation and meals in school dormitories for secondary school pupils has resumed. Update 7/12/2020: Operation of school facilities can be renewed if pupils have negative results of the test for COVID-19 not older than 2 weeks. 08/02/2021: re-opening of primary schools linked to the four levels of the 'COVID automat'. Fourth warning level (worst): schools remain closed; lessons takes place only in a distance form. Third warning level: nurseries are open; as well as primary schools if the regional public health authorities approve; pupils don't need to present negative test. Second warning level: nurseries are open; as well as primary schools and first level of secondary schools if the regional public health authorities approve; pupils of secondary schools and their guardians need a negative test not older than 7 days. First warning level: all educational institutions are open without restrictions. Teachers and employees of school facilities must have a negative result of RT-PCR or antigen test not older than 7 days; the test is not needed when a person has overcome COVID-19 and has a proof not older than three months; or if this person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 with a second dose of vaccine and at least 14 days have passed since this vaccination; or a person whose medical condition or contraindication does not allow a COVID-19 test to be performed - valid from 8.2.2021 (exception is 4th level where schools are closed). From 01/06/2021; secondary or language schools may be open to a limited extent. Reasons when these schools can be opened: commission exams; examinations for completion of education; language exams; entrance exams; state language exams. Temporary opening of these schools will be possible under the condition of compliance with anti-epidemiological measures of the National Public Health Institute of the Slovak Republic. ; 02/09/2021 all schools are now open.

Schools/Univ. closure: Partially closed

Restrictive measures mandatory between 26 October 2020 to 27 November 2020

Update of 23 October: all school closed except of first grade and maternity schools Update of 12 October: Secondary schools closed, all after school activities banned Update of 14 August: Obligatory face masks for all students from second grade onward. Parents will be requested to provide auto-certification stating that since 17 August children did not leave the country or participate in mass gathering. Update of 22 June: some communes in norther part of Slovakia temporarily closing schools Parents can still decide to keep the children at home.