Student numbers rise again: Migration brings new impetus in schools!

Student numbers rise again: Migration brings new impetus in schools!

A striking increase in the number of students at elementary schools is emerging, which has been due to migration movements since 2015. In the school year 2023/24, around 369,000 children attended elementary schools, which corresponds to an increase of over 9,000 and 2.5 percent compared to the previous year. This development means that almost a quarter of the students now have foreign roots at the middle schools. According to Kleine Zeitung are a total of 84,000 elementary students without Austrian citizenship within ten years and illustrates the role of migration in school development.

teacher numbers are also increasing

is also remarkable, the increase in teachers, which is 1.8 percent above the student increase. While many complain about a lack of teachers, the data show that the number of educators has grown constantly in recent years. This development, like the Kleine Zeitung , emphasizes not only to the growth of students, but also to the introduction of new subjects such as digital basic education and ethics demand. New teachers are also necessary for German support classes and other special teaching forms, which further increases the dynamic requirements for schools.

In a broader context, knowledge of percentage calculation helps to better understand such growth. Percent means "from a hundred" and is a basic method to quantify changes. For example, if a € 50 shoes are more expensive by € 10, this is an increase of 20 percent, since the price is now € 60. These principles are important not only in mathematics, but also to understand everyday economic changes, as shown in the article by Helpster . Parents should use simple explanations and everyday examples to support children in using these concepts.