Request for a certificate of school attendance (Austria)
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The written request to an Austrian school's office for a certificate of attendance (Schulbesuchsbestätigung) — for instance for the family allowance (Familienbeihilfe) of an adult child still in education, for which the Finanzamt Österreich asks for proof, or for an office abroad. It gives the pupil's name and date of birth, class and school year, who the certificate is for, the number of copies and the date it is needed by. For parents of pupils under 18 and for adult pupils themselves, for use in every Land. In German, ready to print, sign and hand in.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Sender
- Sender's address
- Phone
- School
- School's postal address
- City
- Date
- Pupil
- Date of birth
- Class
- School year
- Office it is to be shown to
- Number of copies
- Needed by
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Common questions
- What is a certificate of school attendance used for in Austria?
- Above all for the family allowance: for an adult child still at school the Finanzamt Österreich asks for proof of education, and the certificate of attendance is that proof. Other bodies, such as an insurer or an authority abroad, sometimes ask for one too. State on the form who the certificate is for, so that the school includes what is needed.
- Who may ask an Austrian school for a certificate of attendance?
- For pupils under 18 the parents or other legal guardians; adult pupils ask for it themselves. Since personal data is involved, write with your name and address and give the pupil's date of birth so that the school can identify the pupil clearly. No copy of an ID document is needed for this; if you collect the certificate in person, the office may want to see one.
- How is a request for a certificate of attendance handed to a school in Austria?
- Hand it in at the school office or send it by post; ask there whether the school accepts a scanned, signed copy by e-mail. If you need the certificate by a certain date — for the Finanzamt Österreich, say — give the date on the form and follow up if it does not arrive. For university studies, the university, not a school, issues a confirmation of enrolment (Studienbestätigung).
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