Metropolitan School Readiness Test

How ready is your child for school in terms of mental, emotional, social and physical development?

The Ministry of National Education (MEB) considers every child who has completed 69 months eligible to start education. A child's readiness for school is determined not only by age but also by adequate development in mental, social and physical (motor skills) areas. We call a child's mental, physical, emotional and social readiness to start first grade "school readiness". To assess whether children are ready to start first grade, we administer the Metropolitan School Readiness Test and examine whether they are sufficient in all areas.

The Metropolitan School Readiness Test measures whether students about to start first grade are ready for school. It consists of 6 subtests — Word Meaning, Sentences, General Knowledge, Matching, Numbers and Copying — with a total of 100 items.

What Does the Metropolitan School Readiness Test Measure?

• Vocabulary,

• Word Knowledge

• Auditory and Visual Attention

• Following Instructions,

• Establishing Cause and Effect,

• Logic,

• Number Knowledge,

• Fine Motor Skills,

• Hand–Eye Coordination are assessed.

Based on the test results, we provide counselling on your child's school readiness and on how they should be supported according to their potential.

If your child is not ready for school — for example, unable to write because motor skills have not developed — this will affect their self-confidence, peer relationships and academic success. A child who cannot cope with this may not want to go to school. To spare your child this negative experience, you should find out in advance how ready they are for school and guide them accordingly.