Distance education in schools – differences in school attendance – Coronavirus –

In Vienna, according to initial surveys, about 22 percent of children were present in primary schools, about six in secondary schools, and about 3.5 percent in lower secondary schools. Calculated across all schools, it came in at nearly 14 percent. In some schools, only one child per class came to be cared for, in others, much more than half were present.

Some schools have not yet reported, said from the direction of education. But these would not change the picture much. The figures in Tyrol are nearly identical: about 23 percent went to elementary schools, eight percent went to middle schools, and three percent went to AHS, or 15 percent of all students. “I was expecting more,” said Education Minister Beate Palfrader (ÖVP), positively surprised. The request to care for the children at home, if possible, apparently got approved.

A similar picture emerged in the federal state of Salzburg: about 15 percent of the 73,000 students came to their educational institutions for care. “That’s about three times more than the first lockdown,” education director Rudolf Mair told the APA. According to records, weekend attendance drops to around 12 percent, “that should also be related to part-time jobs,” he suspects.

At 16 percent, Carinthia was also quite on average. According to education director Robert Klinglmair, 30 to 40 percent of the students were present in the urban area. In elementary schools 23.5 percent of children were present, in new middle schools 10.9 percent, and in lower AHS grades 4.3 percent. Vorarlberg reached a value of 13 percent, the fewest students were in school in Burgenland and Styria: in Burgenland elementary schools it was 18 percent, in secondary schools four and in the lower grades of AHS, but There were also fluctuations here with attendance rates in small locations of up to around 80 percent. According to the Ministry of Education, Styria had an attendance rate of around eight percent.

Significantly higher numbers of pupils were served in schools in Lower Austria and Upper Austria: calculated across all schools, the figure was 25 per cent each, also here, more frequently in primary schools. “Schools have adapted well to the new situation,” Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP) said in a broadcast. “I know this requires a high degree of flexibility. My thanks to all the school partners who understand the situation.”

In some cases, the need for care indicated by the parents did not match the actual use. “I did not do the additional count now. But there are generally fewer children in the classes than were registered,” said an APA director. Although that is difficult for planning, you also understand it. “The deadline for the announcement was very short. When in doubt, I probably would have checked ‘My child needs attention.’ At least the groups are smaller now.

There were also big differences in distance learning itself: AHS, in particular, used to use video conferencing on the first day. In elementary schools, on the other hand, work packages predominated with assignments that were emailed, delivered in analog form on Monday, or could be picked up at schools. In some cases, video conferencing is also planned here, according to a director. However, on the first day, due to the declared need for care, many teachers were brought to the school. Video conferencing should also be less about learning material than keeping in touch with children and questions about work packages.

Initial comments from kindergartens suggest that childcare is used much more frequently than in schools. This is demonstrated by the largest private kindergarten providers in Vienna, of which almost three-quarters of the kindergartens in the federal capital operate: about three-quarters of the kindergarten children, who run 155 houses in Vienna, appeared in the kindergarten on Tuesday. According to a spokeswoman, between 50 and 70 percent occupancy is expected at the approximately 90 Sankt Nikolausstiftung locations. In Vienna’s municipal kindergartens, the figure is 43 percent.

On Tuesday, an average of 50 percent of registered children were taken to the urban locations of Styria’s early care and education facilities, the state told the APA. In rural areas it was an average of 35 percent of registered children. It is reported from Linz that 36 per cent of kindergarten children (1,722 children) and 57 per cent of kindergarten children (530) arrived at the facility on Tuesday.

younion _ Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the union called for “clear safety measures and uniform regulations” for kindergartens across the country. She refers to an online survey conducted before the second shutdown, in which a quarter of the approximately 2,600 respondents reported at least one infection at their location. According to the Union of Private Employees, Printing, Journalism, Paper (GPA-djp), a new guideline for kindergartens has just caused “great discontent” among those who work there: According to this, kindergarten employees apply in case of COVID-19 If you no longer fall ill in the group as a close contact person (K1) but as a K2 contact person and would have to continue doing your job without testing, refer to an information letter from the authorities educational institutions.