General compulsory school

General compulsory school (APS) school division
Country	Austria
Type of school (general)	Schools for the completion of compulsory schooling (compulsory teaching) , without secondary schools and statutory schools
ISCED level	1 + 2 + 3C
Classification (national)	General education school  (1.1)
requirement	no
Duration	9 years Levels : 1st – 9th School level Standard age 6–15
Graduation	Compulsory education
School types	Elementary school  (VS, 11.1), secondary school  (HS, 11.2), polytechnic school  (PS / PTS, 11.3), special school  (SS, 11.4)
number	4,730 -  (2011/12)
student	552,318 -  (2011/12)
Special regulations for compulsory pre-school and early admission Hauptschule will be replaced by the New Middle School  (NMS, 12.1) by 2015/18

General compulsory school is called in the education system in Austria , the school division of all schools for completion of compulsory education are least necessary.

In contrast to the general education, the compulsory vocational school (vocational school) is not compulsory for the fulfillment of the teaching obligation , but the school attendance requirement in the teaching profession within the framework of the dual vocational training / training.

School types of general compulsory schools

• Primary school (VS, elementary school; 1st to 4th  grade , normal age 6th to 9th  year , ISCED 1; special forms also with elementary school and upper grade 1st to 8th grade)
• Hauptschule (HS, 5th to 8th grade, 10th to 14th year of age, ISCED 2)
• New middle school (NMS, model tests of the substitute form for the HS with AHS curriculum, 5th to 8th grade, 10th to 14th year of age, ISCED 2)
• Polytechnic school (PS / PTS, 9th grade, 14-15 years of age, ISCED 3C)
• Special school (SS, grade 1–9, age 6–15, ISCED 1–3)

This class of school types and forms represents the public or private schools for the minimum educational path to fulfill the compulsory education. It is also possible:

• Entry into a lower level of the general secondary school  (AHS)
• Visiting a statute school , so a school with its own curriculum (public or private)
• Integration of pupils with special educational needs in a compulsory school or lower level AHS

A model experiment of the younger years is the cooperative middle school (KMS), not a school type, but a school type of a HS and / or AHS lower level.

Compulsory schools and compulsory education

Education is compulsory for every child who stays in Austria permanently, i.e. for longer than one semester (one assessment period), regardless of their citizenship : In Austria there is no compulsory education; Children can also be taught at home or privately, individually or in organized groups . However, these types of lessons must meet the legal requirements of the educational goals of compulsory schools. Austrian children who are abroad are also subject to compulsory education. This can be done by attending an Austrian school abroad (school with an Austrian curriculum) or by attending a foreign school and also in home / private lessons.

As a rule, lessons are compulsory from 6 to 15 years of age. Attendance at compulsory schools must take place during this time. Is in Einschulalter a lack of school readiness detected (on the part of school authorities ) is to visit a nursery (or pre-school along with the other school levels if there is no separate preschool, elementary I) obligatory ( preschool fee ) . The pre-school year is counted towards fulfilling the statutory compulsory education if the 9th year of school in compulsory school or AHS is successfully completed. If a child enters compulsory school before the age of 6 (completion on March 1st of the coming calendar year), this is referred to as early admission . Early school attendance is included in the duration of general compulsory schooling. If, during the first year of school, it turns out that there is a lack of school readiness, the child can be deregistered (on the part of the school principal or the parents) or the year can be counted as pre-school. There are various school trials at compulsory schools in both cases .

The choice in the intermediate level from the age of 10/4. School level between compulsory school and lower level AHS (secondary education) only applies to the legal guardian , unless otherwise required. In the 1st semester of the 4th grade, however, a verifiable recommendation is made by the school.

From the day following the completion of the 15th year of life before the start of the summer vacation, there is no longer any obligation to teach.

Overview: compulsory schools and school age

Breakdown of the types of compulsory school according to age and ISCED

Level	age	school year	mandatory school	Alternatives
ISCED 1	06-10	1st - 4th	Elementary school, special school	Statutory school, home / private lessons
ISCED 2	11-14	5th-8th	Secondary school, elementary school, special school	General secondary school, statutory school, home / private lessons
	15th	9.	Polytechnic school, continuing to attend an elementary, secondary or special school	Attendance / further attendance at a middle or higher school, home / private tuition

Compulsory schooling in a European comparison

A compulsory school leaving certificate without a further qualification is considered to be a low qualification , i.e. a drop-out rate from the educational system - in terms of educational statistics, it does not record internal training ( on-the-job training ) or self-employed persons who are qualified in the job description .

Structure of formal education of the 25- to 64-year-old resident population in selected European countries, in% (according to ISCED level )

country	ISCED 1–3 without assignment	ISCED 3B, 3C  long , 4	ISCED 3A	ISCED 5B	ISCED 5A, 6
	(formally low-skilled )	( Professional qualification )	( general education A. )	( Professional qualification ) (1)	( University graduation )
Belgium	35	10	24	17th	13
Denmark	18th	45	05	08th	20th
Germany	16	56	02	10	15th
France	35	31	10	10	14th
Finland	23	00	43	17th	17th
Ireland	37	10	24	11	17th
Italy	52	09	28	-	11
Luxembourg	37	24	15th	09	13
Netherlands	29	20th	22nd	02	26th
Norway	11	44	12	02	30th
Austria	20th	56	06th	09	09
Poland	50	04th	31	-	16
Portugal	75	01	12	-	13
Switzerland	17th	48	06th	10	18th
Slovakia	16	36	36	01	12
Spain	55	06th	12	07th	19th
Sweden	17th	00	48	15th	19th
Czech Republic	11	43	33	-	12
United Kgr.	35	21st	15th	09	20th

Source: OECD, as of 2004.

⁽¹⁾ tertiary, non-university education

Such ISCED assessments of vocational qualifications do not include persons who receive further training within the profession ( on-the-job training ) ; they only represent the role of the school system in educational qualifications.

See also

• List of types of schools in Austria - an overview

Web links

• Educational pathways in Austria: General compulsory schools , Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture (bmukk), accessed March 4, 2012
• General compulsory schooling , help.gv.at , accessed March 4, 2012
• Federal Law on Compulsory Education (Compulsory Education Act 1985) . StF: Federal Law Gazette No. 76/1985 (WV), idgFris.bka

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Austrian school systematics , status 2011/12.
2. ↑ Schools in the school year 2010/11 by type of school , Statistics Austria
3. ↑ Schoolchildren 2010/11 by detailed type of education and gender ( Memento from May 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Statistics Austria (pdf)
4. ↑ See page no longer available , search in web archives: Absent from lessons , familie.at (pdf).
5. ↑ Since school year 2010/11 there is also compulsory kindergarten in the 5th year of life
6. ↑ method for determining school readiness , help.gv accessed 4 March 2012 found.
7. ↑ ^{a b c} visit to the pre-school level in the absence of school readiness , March help.gv retrieved 4, 2012; and school readiness ( memento of June 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), noe.arbeiterkammer.at, accessed March 4, 2012.
8. ↑ Early admission , help.gv, accessed March 4, 2012.
9. ↑ Transfer to a secondary school , help.gv, accessed March 4, 2012.
10. ↑ quoted from Arthur Schneeberger: Qualification development and research for vocational training - EQF as a transparency instrument and experience of comparative statistical educational research . Ed .: ibw - Austrian Institute for Economic Research in Education (=  Vocational and Economic Education - online . No. 11 ). November 2006, ISSN  1618-8543 , Table 1 ( online [accessed March 8, 2012]).