Acronyms and abbreviations
Allgemein bildende höhere Schule – Oberstufe – Academic Secondary School, Upper Level
Allgemein bildende höhere Schule – Unterstufe – Academic Secondary School, Lower Level
Allgemeinbildende Pflichtschulen – General Compulsory School
Sonderschule – Special Needs School
Berufsbildene höhere Schule – Colleges for Higher Vocational Education
Bundesinstitut für Bildungsforschung, Innovation & Entwicklung des österreichischen Schulwesens – Federal Institute for Educational Research, Innovation and Development of the Austrian School System
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen – Austrian Ministry of Education and Women’s Affairs
Berufsbildene mittlere Schule – Secondary Technical and Vocational School
Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur – Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture
Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft – Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy (previously BMWF)
Berufsschule – Part-time Vocational School
Country Background Report
European Commission
Economic, Social and Cultural Status
European Union
Gross Domestic Product
Hauptschule – General Secondary School
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
International Standard Classification of Education
Neue Mittelschule – New Secondary School
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Pädagogische Hochschule – University College of Teacher Education
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
Purchasing Power Parity
Polytechnische Schule – Pre-vocational School
QualitätInitiative BerufsBildung – Quality Initiative for Vocational Education and Training
Qualitätssicherungsrat für Pädagoginnen- und Pädagogenbildung – Quality Assurance Council
Schulentwicklungsprogramm – School Development Programme for Federal Schools
Special Educational Needs
Schulqualität Allgemeinbildung – School Quality in General Education Initiative
OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Volksschule – Primary School