Schools
Education is compulsory for all children permanently living in Austria from the age of six. Schooling is compulsory for nine years in Austria (from six to fifteen years of age); public schools are tuition-free.
After children have successfully completed their first four years of compulsory primary school (Volksschule/Grundschule), they may attend: a main general secondary school (Hauptschule/Gymnasium) that offers upper levels as well, a new secondary school (Neue Mittelschule) which does not incorporate upper levels, or a secondary academic school (Unterstufe der Allgemeinbildenden Höheren Schule).
For their ninth year of schooling, children may attend a pre-vocational course (Polytechnische Schule), a vocational intermediate school (weiterführende berufsbildende Schule), the upper level of a secondary academic school, or the upper level of a secondary grammar school (Oberstufengymnasium). The pre-vocational course (Polytechnische Schule) prepares the student for vocational placements and professional theory training for apprenticeships and/or vocational schools.
Following completion of their ninth year of schooling, young people have the option of professional training in the form of an apprenticeship (vocational school and apprenticeship – dual training system), continuing their education at a secondary school, or entering the workforce.
Graduation from an academic secondary school or intermediate-level secondary technical/vocational school and passing the corresponding Matura examination entitles students to enroll in educational colleges, universities of applied sciences, academies, colleges, universities, etc. *
Cost: free (public school)
After school care in the afternoon (Hort): EUR 169,28/month
Food fee: EUR 65,35/month
Study help: courses for free: https://www.vhs.at/de/k/gratis-lernhilfe