Request for early admission to primary school (Austria)
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The parents' written request to the head of an Austrian primary school (Volksschule) to admit a child not yet of compulsory-school age to the first year early — for children who turn six by 1 March of the following calendar year (§ 7 of the Compulsory Schooling Act, SchPflG, the same in every Land). It is made within the enrolment period; the school checks readiness for school and social skills by meeting the child and through a school doctor's report. With a choice on a school psychologist's report. Enrolment itself is in person; if the school has its own form, use that. In German.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Parent
- Parent's address
- Phone
- School
- School's postal address
- City
- Date
- School year
- Child
- Child's date of birth
- School psychologist's report
- Notes
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Common questions
- Which children can start primary school early in Austria?
- Children not yet of compulsory-school age who turn six by 1 March of the following calendar year — that is, children who turn six in the autumn or winter after the school year starts. They must be admitted if they are ready for school and have the social skills school requires (§ 7 SchPflG). The rule is federal and the same in every Land; compulsory schooling itself begins on the 1 September after the sixth birthday (§ 2 SchPflG).
- When and where is early school entry applied for in Austria?
- In writing, within the enrolment period, to the head of the primary school the child is to attend (§ 7 SchPflG). Each Land sets the enrolment dates. Enrolment itself is in person with the child; hand this request in then or before, and have its receipt confirmed on a copy. If the school has its own form, use that instead.
- How does an Austrian primary school assess readiness for early admission?
- The head meets the child in person and obtains a school doctor's report. A school psychologist's report is added if you ask for one, or if one seems necessary and you agree; you choose which applies on the form. The head decides in writing without undue delay, giving reasons and the available remedy if the request is refused (§ 7 SchPflG).
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