School and school facilities - frequently asked questions and answers

Schools and School Facilities Established as of 1 January 2026

• They may exist only as separate legal entities with their own Company Identification Number (IČO).
• The National Agency for Network and Electronic Services (hereinafter also referred to as “NASES”) registers them as public authorities on the basis of:

1. A paper applicationOpens in a new window, which must bear a signature officially certified by the head of the public authority (the founder or the school principal's signature is accepted) and must be sent to the following address:

National Agency for Network and Electronic Services
Tower 115
Pribinova 25
811 09 Bratislava
Slovakia

2. An electronic applicationOpens in a new window, which must be signed with a valid qualified electronic signature of the head of the public authority (the founder or the school principal's signature is accepted).

• NASES verifies the information against the Register of Schools and School Facilities. If a school or school facility was established after 1 January 2026 and is not listed in the Register of Schools and School Facilities (hereinafter also referred to as the “Register”), does not have legal personality, or does not have all the information required in the Register for the establishment of an electronic mailbox, NASES will reject the application.

Schools and School Facilities Established by 31 December 2025

The establishment procedure is governed by the rules previously in force:

• If information is received confirming that a school or school facility is an entity with legal personality, NASES will register it as a separate public authority (OVM).
• In the case of schools and school facilities without legal personality, NASES will register them as an organisational unit of a public authority (OVM), by adding a suffix to the Company Identification Number (IČO).

Note:

The application must be authorised by the founder or the principal of the school or school facility. The person entitled to access the relevant electronic mailbox will be the person specified in the application under the section “Head of the Public Authority” (OVM).

• If the founder of a school without legal personality is a legal entity (e.g. a limited liability company (s.r.o.), a civic association, etc.), the school being established will be registered as a separate public authority (OVM), with an assigned suffix to distinguish its electronic mailbox from that of the legal entity. It will not be registered as an organisational unit of the legal entity.

Paper application for the establishment of an electronic mailbox for a public authority (OVM) – an officially certified signature is required. The application must be signed by the head of the public authority (the founder's or the relevant school's principal's signature is accepted).

Electronic application for the establishment of an electronic mailbox for a public authority (OVM) – a valid qualified electronic signature of the head of the public authority is required (the founder's or the relevant school's principal's signature is accepted).

Change in the Legal Form of a School or School Facility Established under the Legislation in Force until 31 December 2025

If a school or school facility established under the legislation in force until 31 December 2025 changes its legal form and applies to the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic for a new Company Identification Number (IČO) as a public authority (OVM):

• The newly established school/school facility must apply to NASES for the establishment of a new electronic mailbox as a public authority (OVM) and for the cancellation of its existing electronic mailbox.
• NASES will allow the last known principal to access the cancelled electronic mailbox for a period of three years from the date of its cancellation.

Procedure for Schools and School Facilities after the Expiry of the Transitional Provisions pursuant to Section 79(7) of Act No. 321/2025 Coll. on School Administration and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts

NASES will not make any changes to electronic mailboxes that have already been established. Any changes will be made exclusively on the basis of an application submitted by the new owner of the electronic mailbox.

Procedure for Schools and School Facilities That Fail to Complete Their Information during the Transitional Period pursuant to Section 79(7) of Act No. 321/2025 Coll. on School Administration and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts and Consequently Lose Their Status as Public Authorities for the Purposes of Issuing Mandate Certificates and Seals by the Slovak National Certification Authority (SNCA)

NASES will not make any changes to electronic mailboxes that have already been established. Any changes will be made exclusively on the basis of an application submitted by the new owner of the electronic mailbox.