1. Austria - France

2.  Duration:4 years  Age:6 – 10 years In this school you learn to write, to read and to solve some easy mathematical tasks.

3.  Pupils can go on to „High School“ (4 years)  Or to „Grammar School“ (4 years) standards in this school are sometimes higher. They also offer other language courses, such as Latin, French, Italian…

4. Students can now choose between:  Polytechnical school (1 year)  Grammar school (another 4 years)  Business school (5 years)  Higher Technical school (5 years)

5.  It last for one year only and here you get prepared for your job.  You can choose between several different fields (commercial, technical, …) depending on what job you will do after school

6.  …you start working in a job as an apprentice. This usually last for 3-4 years.  each year you visit a vocational school for 6 weeks with special courses for your specific job.

7.  Grammar school (from 14 – 18) it concentrates on languages, sciences, general education..  Business School (from 14 – 19) it concentrates on commercial subjects…  Higher Technical School (from 14 – 19) there are different branches with concentrate on technical topics (mechanical engineering, electronics, construction, management…)

8. It offers 3 branches: mechanical engineering industrial engineering facility management

9.  We get grades from 1 to 5: 1….very good 2….good 3….satisfactory 4….sufficient 5….insufficient

10.  We have tests or exams in nearly every subject.  If you get a bad grade, you can ask your teacher for an oral exam.  Cooperation in class is also very important