Subsidized meals Secondary school

What

All basic schools in the Czech Republic are equipped with school canteens established by the state, the region, the municipality or the voluntary union of municipalities to provide lunch to the school pupils. In the case of boarding schools all means of the day are provided (breakfast, snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner).

How

The meals for the school canteens are prepared by school dinner factories seated in the schools or, in exceptional cases, the meal preparation is outsourced and the meals are delivered. The meals must meet the criteria for children meals at school defined by the decree.

When

The meals are dispensed in the usual lunch time – for example between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm.

Good to know

Boarders with restrictive diet prescribed for their health condition by their attending general practitioner in paediatrics may be provided special meals corresponding to their diet (“dietary meals”), in the case of a school dinner factory according to its internal rules and in the case of outsourced meal provider according to the contract for the meal provision executed with it.

Where

Meals are served in school canteens, usually situated in the school building.