Turkey's LGS 2026 Selection and Placement Calendar Announced

Official Start of the LGS 2026 Selection Period After weeks of anticipation, the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MEB) has finally released the official selection and placement calendar for the High School Entrance Exam (LGS) for the 2026-2027 academic year. According to the announcement, students who participated in the national exam can visit the e-Okul system starting July 6, 2026, to register their priority lists for entering Turkey's top high schools [1]. This stage, known as the "selection marathon," determines the educational path for teenagers for the next four years.

Scheduling Details and Key Dates Based on the timeline announced by the government, the selection process begins on July 6 and will continue until 23:59 on July 16, 2026 [2]. It is crucial for students and their parents to carefully review capacities and base scores during this 10-day window. Final placement results and the names of those admitted to public and private high schools will be announced on July 27, 2026, via the Ministry's official website [3].

Selection Structure: Central and Local Placement The selection process in the LGS system is divided into two main parts. First, all students are required to register their choices in the "Local Placement" (Yerel Yerleştirme) section, which is based on residence and academic records. After that, those who took the LGS exam can select up to 10 schools in the "Central Placement" (Merkezi Yerleştirme) section based on their exam scores [1]. These schools include Science High Schools (Fen Liseleri), Anatolian High Schools, and top Vocational and Technical schools.

Vital Tips for Parents and Students Educational experts recommend that candidates should not rely solely on the total score; instead, the "Percentile" (Yüzdelik Dilim) is a much more accurate criterion for school selection [2]. Additionally, final approval of the selection form by the middle school administration is mandatory; this means that online registration alone is not sufficient and must be confirmed by the student's current school to be included in the final system [3].

Post-Result Stages Following the announcement of results on July 27, two "Supplemental Placement" or transfer periods (Nakil Dönemi) are scheduled for August for students who were not admitted to their top priorities or wish to change schools. Precise details of these transfer stages will be published simultaneously with the initial results to ensure no student is left without a school [1].