Family and Childcare

• Family allowance for children, independent of a parent’s employment or income
• Childcare benefits either as a flat-rate allowance or earnings-related
• Employment ban for a period of at least 8 weeks before and after child birth (mother protection leave) in most companies
• Maximum parental leave can be taken up to the child’s 2^nd birthday
• Babies and toddlers are cared for in nurseries and children between the age of 3 and 6 are looked after at kindergarten; smaller groups of toddlers can also be cared for by day carers
• Compulsory kindergarten year for children before they start school (half-day kindergarten is free of charge in Styria)
• Compulsory education for children aged 6 for a period of nine years. 4 years Primary School, then either New Secondary or Grammar School, followed by a secondary academic school or technical and vocational school (secondary school leaving examinations (A-levels) are taken at 18 or 19 years of age)
• Bilingual schools and school classes in Graz
• Tax deductibility of continuing education costs

• The Austrian educational system – according to age
• Compact overview of Austrian educational system 

• Financial support for parents and children – Maternity benefit, Family allowance, Childcare allowance, Study grant
• Parental leave – commencement, duration, notification, extension (in German)

Student Union TU Graz

offers advice on all you need to know as a student with a child
Please email us for an appointment: studierenmitkindnoSpam@htu.tugraz.at

Kinderdrehscheibe

information and advice centre for parents looking for childcare options in Styria
Karmeliterplatz 2
8010 Graz
Phone.: +43 316 374044
kinderdrehscheibenoSpam@stmk.volkshilfe.at
https://www.kinderdrehscheibe.net/

City of Graz, Department of Education and Integration

all you need to know about education (in German)
Website

Local Styrian Government

Department 6 – Societal Matters, Section for Adult Education and Women
ZWEI UND MEHR (TWO AND MORE): Family Pass of the Province of Styria (in German)
Karmeliterplatz 2
8010 Graz
Phone: +43 316 877 3927
familienoSpam@stmk.gv.at