!!!Privatschulen

Private Schools, schools which may be established by any citizen, 
territorial corporation, other corporation under public law and 
especially by churches and religious communities recognized by law on 
condition that certain requirements (stipulated by law since 1850, 
Private School Act of 1962) are met. As a rule, the name of the 
private school must indicate the individual or institution responsible 
for it. Private schools under Public Law may issue certificates which 
have the same legal effect as the corresponding public school.

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Private schools have been very important for the development of the 
Austrian educational system. It is mainly due to private initiatives 
that the vocational school system was set up and appropriate 
educational opportunities for girls ( Vocational Schools for Women) 
were established during the 19%%sup th/%  century. Now 7 % 
of all Austrian schools are private, especially those established by 
the Roman Catholic church and its orders (1993/1994: 314 schools 
with 63,499 pupils). Since 1972, the public authorities have, by way 
of subsidies, assumed responsibility for the payment of salaries for 
all regular teachers in denominational schools (from 1962 subsidies 
had accounted for 60% of teachers´ salaries).


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