A secondary school in Vienna also organizes its classes according to religious beliefs. The backgrounds.
Which school should my child go to after primary school? What will the classification be like? Many parents in Vienna ask themselves this question. So is the M. family from Donaustadt. What she didn’t expect, however, is that the compilation also has something to do with religion.
High administrative effort
“We have heard rumors in advance that this is crucial,” says Krone’s mother. However, she didn’t really want to believe that, so they confronted the principal of the high school at the Maria-Trapp-Platz on the open day. The lower classes are run there as a pilot project “WienerMittelSchule”.
According to the parents, the director has confirmed the procedure. There is practically no other way, because the religion teachers teach at different schools and the children who have withdrawn from the religion classes also need care. The administrative effort is too high.
mixing necessary
“I don’t think that’s right. A social, linguistic and religious mix in a class is important,” says M. And further: “It cannot be the case that the only course from which you can deregister determines the composition of a class.”
Directorate of Education confirms procedure
The family then contacted the Director of Education, who informed them that, in addition to other criteria (including the ratio of girls to boys, first languages), religion also played a role in drawing up the schedule. But: That does not mean that there would be a strict separation or discrimination of a religion.
Source: Krone
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