Answers to the questions most often asked about studying at Rīgas 1. Tālmācības vidusskola (R1TV), a distance-learning school in Riga. If your question is not here, write to [email protected] or call +371 20 21 22 00 (9:00–17:00). Key facts: R1TV at a glance.
The tuition fee for all programmes (grades 7–9 and 10–12) is €650 per year, i.e. per grade. It can be paid in 10 instalments of €65. See tuition fees.
No. No interest is charged when the fee is paid in instalments.
Tests, study materials, video lectures, MS Office software, Uzdevumi.lv PROF status, in-person and online consultations, taking the centralised exams and the graduation ceremony. The fee may be reduced after previous grades are recognised and an individual study plan is approved.
Yes, if the student is a declared resident of one of these municipalities: Ādaži €42 per month, Mārupe €42, Ķekava €70, Ropaži €42, Ogre €42. Each municipality has its own conditions.
Yes. Discounts of up to 100 % are available to various social groups and in certain application periods – not for everyone and not always. Ask about the discounts that apply to you when you apply.
The registration fee is €30. If you complete and submit the application fully online, the registration fee can be €0.
Yes. You can try and use eSkola free of charge for 30 days – your eSkola profile is kept for 30 days. There is also a 30-day money-back guarantee: if, after starting, you find that distance learning is not right for you, you can get your money back.
Yes. Rīgas 1. Tālmācības vidusskola is accredited (accreditation sheet No. AI_1451) until 5 June 2028. Both programmes are accredited too: basic education (AP_1958) and secondary education (AP_1960).
After grade 9 a graduate receives a certificate of basic education, and after grade 12 a certificate of general secondary education.
The second-stage basic education programme (grades 7–9) and the general secondary education programme (grades 10–12) with a mathematics, medicine or humanities direction.
No. Rīgas 1. Tālmācības vidusskola (R1TV) is not affiliated with Rīgas Tālmācības vidusskola or Eiropas Tālmācības vidusskola (ETV), and it is not Rīgas 1. vidusskola either – these are different institutions. R1TV was founded by SIA "V.V. mācību centrs" and is located at Latgales iela 257b, Riga.
Any time – you can apply and start studying all year round, there is no need to wait for 1 September. If you start after the school year has begun, you get an individual plan with deadlines for the missed material and tests.
A document of previous education (school report, transcript or certificate; for grade 10 – the certificate of basic education and transcript), a passport or ID card, a medical certificate from your family doctor and an application for admission, which can be signed in person, with an e-signature or Smart-ID. Full list: required documents.
For minors, a birth certificate and one parent's passport are needed, as well as medical record form No. 026/u. You can fill in the application together with a parent – we will help with the next steps.
The school can request the documents from your previous school. Once they arrive, your grades are recognised and you only need to pass the missing subjects.
Yes. You need a transcript of subjects and grades from the foreign school; the grades are recognised based on the evaluation of the Academic Information Centre (aic.lv).
Yes. Distance learning is open to everyone regardless of age, education, occupation or place of residence. It suits working people and young parents whose duties do not allow them to attend a day school.
It depends on what you have already completed. Grades from your previous school are recognised and you only study the missing subjects. For example, if you were expelled from grade 11, you are admitted to grade 11 and only need to improve the failed grades.
If your previous school issued you a certificate of vocational education, R1TV admits you to grade 12.
Yes. When enrolling, you can agree on an individual study plan and apply to combine school years. The school's pedagogical council decides on moving you to the next grade.
After signing the agreement you get access to the eSkola learning platform with study materials, video lectures and tests. Each month you study a few subjects and pass one test in each.
You plan it yourself – study when and where it suits you. What matters is covering the planned subjects each month and passing the tests on time.
Tests are taken online in eSkola, usually within 90–180 minutes. A task that is easier to solve on paper can be photographed or scanned and attached. The teacher grades the test within 10 working days. When all tests of a grade are passed, you move to the next grade.
Yes. There are online group consultations (attendance is voluntary), and in each subject you can arrange an individual consultation with the teacher at a time that suits you.
Yes. All study materials and tests are online in eSkola. Exams, however, are taken in person: you must come to Latvia for the grade 9 state exams, and the centralised exams are taken in person in Riga, on the school premises.
Not for everyday studies – they take place in eSkola. An individual consultation can also be arranged in person if needed. The grade 9 state exams (in Latvia) and the centralised exams (in Riga, on the school premises) take place in person.
Support is available 24/7. Write to [email protected] or use the chat on the website.
No. The certificate number and year of the passed exam are stated when the certificate of secondary education is issued.
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