Regulation on School Hours

The hour quota is a capital of lesson hours specifically assigned for research, innovation, and experimentation activities.

1 Credits for the financing of the hourly quotas are allocated in the budget by the Canton, respectively by the municipalities and associations.

2 The amounts allocated by the municipalities and associations are entirely borne by them.

For the cantonal schools, the teaching hour allocation is quantified as follows

a) the equivalent of 14 and ¼ weekly teaching hours for each school institution (cantonal hour allocation) assigned to the Department of Education, Culture and Sport; [1]

b) one weekly teaching hour for every 50 full-time students, or 100 students in dual-track education, and any fraction thereof, but with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 teaching hours (institution hour allocation) assigned to each institution. The institution for continuing education is assigned the minimum institution hour allocation.

[1] Letter amended by R 7.1.2025; in force from 1.7.2025 - BU 2025, 2.

1 The cantonal hour quota is utilized by the School Division and the Professional Training Division based on a plan decided by the Department.

2 At the end of each school year, the Divisions submit to the Department, which informs the Council of State thereof, the final report on the activities financed with the cantonal hour quota.

1 The use of the institutional hours quota is decided by the teachers' council (as per Art. 37 of the School Law of February 1, 1990) in favor of research activities related to pedagogical and didactic issues, as well as innovations and experiments concerning school organization, curricula, and teaching methods and techniques.

2 For cantonal schools, the list of proposed activities to be submitted for decision by the teachers' council must be approved by the relevant education or training section. The use of the institutional hours quota for activities other than those referred to in paragraph 1 is only possible with the consent of the Department.

3 All research, innovation, and experimentation activities promoted by the institution must utilize the assigned hours quota, including any external consultancies for the setup and implementation of projects.

4 At the end of each school year, the institutional management shall submit to the Department, or respectively to the municipality or consortium with a copy to the inspectorate, an account of the activities financed by the institutional hours quota. This account shall also be included in the annual report on the institution's performance.

1 The School Division and the Vocational Education and Training Division carry out coordination and information activities with regard to cantonal institutions that implement projects using their own institutional hour quotas; in particular, they coordinate the implementation of similar projects presented by multiple institutions, taking into account projects already planned or underway.

2 The Divisions may transfer unused resources from one institutional hour quota to another.

The institutional hour allocation is assigned based on parameters established by the municipal authorities.

1 For every lesson-hour used within the allocated teaching hours, a commitment in actual hours is required, calculated according to the provisions of Art. 22 of the school law regulations of May 19, 1992.

2 The teaching and training sections and the institute directorates supervise the correct use of the allocated teaching hours by the teachers who benefit from them.

This regulation repeals the regulation on the amount and procedures for allocating the hourly workload of January 15, 2002.

This Regulation shall be published in the Official Bulletin of Laws and shall enter into force on August 1, 2019.

Published in OB 2019, 96.