Problems with online system for applying to Czech secondary schools

The online application system for Czech secondary schools, which was supposed to open to applicants on Thursday shortly after midnight, was not working on Thursday morning. Miroslav Krejčí, the head of the Centre for Assessing Education Results (Cermat), which created the online system, said on Czech Television that the system will continue to be tested and will probably be launched on Friday. Education Minister Mikuláš Bek apologised for the delay on social media site X, but said that the security of users' data and the whole system has to take priority over adhering to an announced launch date.