A preliminary screening is used to decide who can become a school principal, and teachers are trained in patriotic education.

In the new teacher training system starting in the 2025/2026 academic year, only those who complete the training provided by the Office of Education can apply for the position of school principal.

According to the new teacher training, they must participate in this type of training every five years.

From 2025, only those who complete centrally approved training organized by the Office of Education (OH) will be able to apply for the position of school principal in Hungary. The Office of Education (OH) ... ...

Only those teachers who are centrally authorized can apply for training as institutional leaders, Népszava noted. Patriotic education will play an important role in the further training of teachers.