School with a special educational focus

School with a special educational focus on types of school
Country	Austria
Type of school (general)	School with a special educational goal
ISCED level	various
within the framework of school autonomy

School with special educational focus in general schools with autonomous focus or with special consideration or in vocational schools with training focus , is called in the education system in Austria schools under the school autonomy one deviates from the fundamental type of school curriculum with special educational content and educational objectives have.

School trials, school focuses, school types

These focal points are generally first worked out in the form of a school trial, successful concepts then develop into independent school forms - today, for example, the Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium is a completely independent school form alongside the Realgymnasium and the (general) grammar school .

School types with special educational focuses

The focus is on:

• Elementary school : no special curriculum, but as a term for example music elementary school
• Secondary school with a focus on autonomy / with special consideration:
  • Foreign languages ;
  • Scientific - technical area;
  • Information technologies ;
  • Promotion of interests and talents ;
  • Integration and intercultural learning ;
  • Methods of learning / independent work ;
  • Social learning ;
  • Music-creative area / music education (main music school ) ;
  • Sports and health / sports education ( secondary sports school )
• Gymnasium  (G) / Realgymnasium  (RG) / Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium  (WRG) with a school-independent focus / with special consideration / Upper secondary school  (ORG) with special training:
  • Foreign languages (G / RG / WRG / ORG, modern high school );
  • Mathematics (5th - 8th grade G);
  • Mathematics , natural sciences (5th – 8th grade WRG);
  • natural history - technical focus (1st – 4th class G / WRG);
  • technical focus (5th - 9th grade ORG)
  • Descriptive Geometry (5th – 8th grade RG / ORG);
  • Computer science (1st – 4th grade) / Information and communication technology (5th – 8th grade, both G / RG / WRG / at ORG 5th – 9th grade)
  • ecological focus (G / RG / WRG / ORG), additional classes in biology and environmental science (ORG)
  • with supplementary classes in biology and environmental science , physics and chemistry (5th – 8th grade RG);
  • humanistic focus (5th – 8th grade G / WRG / ORG, humanistic grammar school );
  • social and economic focus / economy (G / RG / WRG);
  • intercultural focus (1st – 4th grade G / WRG);
  • artistic-creative focus / music education (G / RG / WRG / ORG), also with instrumental lessons or artistic design and handicraft education (ORG, all forms of music school );
  • Health and nutrition (1st – 4th class G / WRG);
  • movement-oriented focus / sport / sporting education (G / RG / WRG / ORG, also ORG for competitive athletes , sports high school ); specifically also ORG for ski sportsmen / inside ( skiing school )
  • other autonomous focus
• The focus of the vocational schools (such as HTL , commercial academy and others) corresponds to the occupational classification and their subject areas or special professional qualifications
• In addition, there are many of the basic types of school with special consideration of the minority languages ​​in Austria (bilingual teaching).

Web links

Countries:

• Salzburg: School focus , salzburg.gv.at

See also

• List of school types in Austria - an overview
• Profile School (Liechtenstein)
• School profile , in general (disambiguation)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Austrian school systematics , status 2011/12