Matura school

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A Matura school in Austria is a private educational institution without public rights to obtain the Matura . The individual exams are held at a public school by a state examination committee.

history

As early as the late 19th century, the “Maturaschule Vrtl”, the “Freie Lyzeum” and the “Neue Maturaschule” held their first private courses to prepare for public exams. One of the most famous high school graduation schools in Austria today is the graduation school Dr. Roland in Vienna , the Humboldt Matura School and the Maturaschule - Institut Dr. Rampitsch with locations all over Austria. In addition, there is also the Maturaschule Learn 8 and the LUV Montessori Dalton School in Vienna.

Legal basis

The traditional core task of a Matura school is to prepare for the external AHS Matura. Since the Berufsreifeprüfungsgesetz ( Berufsreifeprüfungsgesetz ), which came into force in 1997, preparation for the professional maturity examination (BRP) has also become very important as a field of activity of a high school graduation school. Attending preparatory courses for the external AHS Matura is not required by law. The Education Directorate , the responsible school authority, will admit all those interested who have successfully completed at least 8th grade and are 15 years of age. Positive grades from the past are partially or completely credited depending on the type of school started. Before candidates are allowed to graduate from high school, so-called admission examinations must be taken for the entire upper school material, which cannot be waived due to previous performance. This results in exams in up to 13 subjects over a scope of up to four school years each. Only after passing these comprehensive admission exams are candidates admitted to the actual Matura, which also takes place at an external examination committee. The Berufsreifeprüfung (BRP) is another route to the Matura, which is becoming increasingly popular due to its short duration (e.g. one school year in the day course, three semesters in the evening course or four semesters in the Saturday courses). The BRP is partially funded in many cases, depending on the training institute, federal state and the personal situation of the learner. The prerequisite is the completion of an apprenticeship , a vocational middle school (BMS) or another training specified in the law and the completed 19 year of life before the last partial examination. The BRP comprises partial exams in the subjects German, English, applied mathematics as well as in a subject area that is related to the occupation learned or practiced. The application for admission is made to an external examination board. All partial exams must be taken at the respective examination committee. In the case of the BRP, it would also be legally permissible to prepare for the exams yourself.

Organization and structure

In contrast to private schools , which often have public rights and are usually in direct competition with public schools due to the type of school in question, Matura schools are free of formal requirements and the obligation or possibility to check. The focus is therefore entirely on successful exam preparation. Financing is provided by school fees, which can reach € 3,000 or more per year, whereby high school schools can strive to obtain a state education certificate, whereby the learners can apply for funding under certain conditions.

With regard to the preparation for the BRP, Matura schools are in direct competition with the recognized adult education institutions , although their attendance is also not free. With regard to preparation for the “external AHS Matura”, Matura schools are in direct competition with evening grammar schools , which, apart from low fees, are free to attend. In Austria, however, there is only one evening grammar school per metropolitan area, e.g. B. one in the Vienna area with a limited number of places. As private educational institutions without public rights, Matura schools also have a competitive advantage over evening grammar schools in terms of the flexibility of their concepts, which can be individually adapted to the interests of the learners. You are not bound by formal guidelines, including sanctions for absences.

The preparation for the external AHS Matura at a Matura school offers advantages for learners who prefer to prepare at their own pace and with the greatest possible flexibility. The main target group for the external AHS Matura are school dropouts . A few exceptions are people who have completed a Waldorf school. The target group for the BRP are people who have completed or are about to complete vocational training

literature

  • G. Halasz: The imparting of a higher general education to adults with special consideration of the private high school , dissertation at the philosophical faculty of the University of Vienna 1950.
  • Hans Lobitzer: Absenteeism in the Matura school - general causes and concrete possibilities of counteracting taking into account the circumstances of a Matura school , master's thesis at the TU Kaiserslautern 2019, link to kluedo.ub.uni-kl.de

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ G. Halasz: Diss. 1950, p. 224.
  2. ↑ Website Dr. Roland
  3. ^ Website of the Humboldt Maturaschule
  4. ↑ Website of the Maturaschule Institut Dr. Rampitsch
  5. ^ Maturaschule Learn 8 - Society for complementary teaching GesmbH in Vienna. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  6. ↑ LUV private school. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Austrian External Examination Ordinance 2019: §3, §4, §5, §9.
  8. ↑ see Dr. Rampitsch 2019
  9. ↑ see website of the Vienna Workers' Promotion Fund (WAFF)
  10. ↑ Berufsreifeprüfungsgesetz 2019: §1, §4.
  11. ↑ Berufsreifeprüfungsgesetz 2019: §1, §3, §4.
  12. ↑ How can I catch up with the Matura? - Matura / evening school. In: Förderportal.at. May 8, 2018, accessed on March 29, 2020 (German).
  13. ↑ see website Ö-Cert
  14. ↑ z. B. WIFI website
  15. ^ Vienna Xtra
  16. ↑ z. B. Matura School Institute Dr. Rampitsch
  17. ↑ H. Lobitzer, Absenteeism in the Maturaschule, 2019.