Deutsche Schule#

Deutsche Schule (German School, Early New High German. "teutsche schuel"), type of school which developed in Austria in the 15th century and catered for the needs of the townspeople employed in trade and industry (reading and writing in German, arithmetic, knowledge of monetary units as well as weights and measures). The Deutsche Schule were run like commercial enterprises by the heads of school (payment of school fees) and are considered the secular forerunner of the Volksschule.