Schools

School attendance is compulsory for all children permanently resident in Austria, and lasts for nine years. Compulsory schooling starts on the first of September following the child's sixth birthday and is generally fulfilled by attendance of four years of primary (elementary school), plus levels 5 to 8 at a secondary modern school or the lower stages of an AHS (academic secondary school providing general education) and the pre-vocational year, or attendance of an intermediate or higher-level school.

Acceptance to class one of an elementary school requires registration (the registration period, usually in November, is announced publicly). Parents with children of compulsory school age receive a letter from the Vienna School Board requesting them to have their children registered at the school nearest to their place of residence. Should you wish to send your child to a different location the school inspector of the relevant district will decide on your child's acceptance. This applies to publicly maintained schools only.
For registration at a private school we recommend you contact the relevant principal at your earliest convenience.

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