ibw-research brief Nr. 69

Kurt Schmid, Helmut Hafner

Reform Options for the Transition to Upper Secondary Level Education

International comparison of structure and necessary reforms from a company perspective

Against the background of only average student performance at the end of compulsory schooling (keyword PISA) despite the high amount of spending on education, and the often insufficient entry qualifications in apprenticeships, the large number of students who change their course of study as well as the high dropout rates in upper secondary level schools, and the reform of the 9th grade planned for in the current government program all raise the question as to the necessity for reforms in the Austrian school system.

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