Public Defender Investigates Electronic School Application System Following Complaints

Slovakia's Public Defender of Rights has received a complaint regarding the ePrihlášky electronic school application system used for student admissions. The complaint centers on concerns that private and evangelical schools do not have access to the system's algorithm or understand the procedures for handling system errors. The Public Defender of Rights is an independent institution that investigates complaints about public administration and protects citizens' rights when dealing with government services. The ePrihlášky system is used to manage student applications and admissions to schools across Slovakia, but transparency issues have emerged regarding how the automated system operates and how technical problems are resolved when they affect the admission process.