Regulations on the Teaching Load of Faculty Members

This regulation defines the weekly teaching load (hereinafter "load") for full-time appointed, tenured, and substitute teachers, as well as additional duties. The load for part-time teachers is adjusted accordingly.

1 The workload for kindergarten teachers is 32 hours in sections with meal service and 25 hours and 10 minutes in sections without meal service. [1]

2 The workload for elementary school teachers is 32 teaching units for 26 hours and 10 minutes, applicable to both tenured teachers and special subject teachers.

3 Beyond this workload, all municipal teachers

a) must be present at the school premises at least fifteen minutes before the start of school activities or the entrance time for kindergarten;

b) are required to participate in institutional meetings and those organized by the inspectorate.

4 Furthermore, tenured teachers, beyond this workload

a) are required to participate in parent-teacher conferences organized by the school administration and/or requested by parents;

b) are required to participate in meetings concerning their evaluation;

c) are responsible for supervising the pupils in their section;

d) are required, as a rule for no more than half an hour per day, to participate in the supervision of pupils who, due to force majeure, arrive at school before the official entrance time or cannot return home immediately after the end of school activities, according to a plan organized by the school administration;

e) are required to supervise pupils at the departure of transportation for their return home at noon and in the evening according to the instructions of the school administration;

f) in municipalities where off-site school periods are established, are required to participate with their section, according to the calendar prepared by the school administration. Part-time teachers present for the entire stay must be compensated for time exceeding their teaching workload calculated based on the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2.

5 Tenured teachers are responsible for supervision during lessons taught by special teachers in accordance with Article 56 of the municipal school regulations of July 3, 1996.

6 Co-teachers of a section are required to have two hours of co-presence at the school, indicated in the weekly schedule, for the purpose of coordinating educational activities. Co-presence is full-time during the first week of the school year or half-time during the first two weeks, but in this second case, at least four days of meal service must be guaranteed for kindergarten. The choice must be communicated to the school administration in a timely manner. [2]

[1] Para. amended by R 27.1.2021; in force since 29.1.2021 - BU 2021, 63.

[2] Para. amended by R 12.1.2022; in force since 1.8.2022 - BU 2022, 19.

1 The teaching load for special school teachers is 32 teaching units for 26 hours and 10 minutes, applicable to both tenured teachers and special subject teachers.

2 Beyond this teaching load, all special school teachers

a) must be present at the school premises at least fifteen minutes before the start of school activities;

b) are required to participate in institutional meetings and those organized by the school administration;

c) are required to participate in meetings concerning their evaluation.

3 Furthermore, tenured teachers, also beyond this teaching load

a) are required to participate in the supervision of recess periods according to a plan organized by the school administration;

b) are required, as a rule for no more than half an hour per day, to participate in the supervision of students who, due to force majeure, arrive at school before the official entry time or cannot return home immediately after the end of school activities, according to a plan organized by the school administration;

c) are required to supervise students at the departure of transportation for their return home at midday and in the evening.

1 The teaching load for secondary school teachers is 25 lesson-hours in general, and 28 lesson-hours for teachers of food education, physical education, music education, visual education, plastic arts, as well as administration and information and communication technology.

2 Beyond this load, all secondary school teachers

a) are required to participate in meetings of the staff councils, class councils, and subject-specific groups;

b) are required to participate in mandatory meetings with subject experts;

c) are required to participate in interviews related to their evaluation;

d) are required to participate in parent-teacher conferences organized by class teachers and/or requested by interested parties;

e) are required to supervise students at the departure of transport vehicles for their return home, according to a plan organized by the school administration;

f) are optionally available for supervision in the school cafeteria.

3 Class teachers, furthermore, always beyond this load, maintain all necessary contacts for the performance of this function.

1. The teaching load for secondary school teachers is generally 24 teaching hours, and 27 teaching hours for teachers of physical education, visual arts, and instrumental music.

2. Beyond this load, all secondary school teachers

a) are required to participate in meetings of the teaching staff councils, class councils, and subject-specific groups;

b) are required to participate in mandatory meetings with subject matter experts;

c) are required to participate in interviews pertaining to their evaluation;

d) are required to prepare for, conduct, and attend examinations;

e) are required to participate in meetings with parents or adult students organized by the school administration and/or requested by the interested parties.

3. Class teachers, additionally, and still outside of this load, maintain all contacts necessary for the performance of this function.

1 The workload for teachers in upper secondary vocational schools is 25 lesson hours. Exceptions are made for

a) physical education teachers, teachers of special subjects, design, and integrated practical components, for whom the workload is 28 lesson hours;

b) teachers of practical work, laboratory work, and practical exercises, for whom the workload is 32 lesson hours, in addition to 8 hours of on-site preparation;

c) laboratory heads, for whom the workload is 42 lesson hours.

2 Beyond this workload, all teachers in upper secondary vocational schools

a) are required to participate in meetings of the teaching staff councils, class councils, and subject-specific groups;

b) are required to participate in mandatory meetings with subject experts;

c) are required to participate in interviews related to their performance evaluation;

d) collaborate in the preparation, conduct, and correction of qualification procedures for the trainees for whom they are responsible;

e) are required to participate in meetings with parents or adult trainees organized by the school management and/or requested by the interested parties.

3 Furthermore, class teachers, always beyond this workload, maintain all necessary contacts for the performance of this function.

1 The workload for teachers in higher vocational schools is 25 lesson-hours. Exceptions are

a) teachers of special subjects and design, for whom the workload is 28 lesson-hours;

b) teachers of practical work and laboratory, for whom the workload is 32 lesson-hours, in addition to 8 preparation hours on-site;

c) laboratory heads, for whom the workload is 42 lesson-hours.

2 Outside of this workload, all teachers in higher vocational schools

a) are required to participate in meetings of the teaching staff councils, class councils, and subject-specific groups;

b) are required to participate in mandatory meetings with subject experts;

c) are required to participate in interviews related to their evaluation;

d) collaborate in the preparation, conduct, and correction of qualification procedures for the trainees for whom they are responsible;

e) are required to participate in interviews with trainees organized by the institute's management and/or requested by the interested parties.

For teachers of religious instruction, the provisions of the Convention on the Organization of Religious Instruction and the Status of the Religion Teacher of April 20, 2017, shall apply.

[3] For the purposes of the hourly balance and salary, in the context of the appointment or assignment relationship, the hours attributed for non-teaching activities or for particular activities have the following single denominator referring to the full-time workload

Type of non-teaching activity or particular activities

[3] Art. amended by R 19.10.2022; in force from 1.8.2023 - BU 2022, 244; previous amendments: BU 2019, 93; BU 2020, 28.

1 For organizational needs of the school timetable, the timetable of appointed teachers may vary, as a rule, by a maximum of two hours, either exceeding or falling short of the appointment ratio.

2 The differences (hour balance) are to be compensated respectively to be recovered in the subsequent two-year period and, with the exception of what is provided for in Art. 11 Para. 2, are not paid.

1 At the termination of the employment relationship, the teacher's hourly balance is, as a rule, zero.

2 Should the balance be positive, the teacher is entitled to the corresponding payment.

3 Should the balance be negative, the teacher must compensate for it through financial reimbursement to the State or other arrangements to be agreed upon with the body designated by the Department. [4]

[4] Para. amended by R 11.2.2026; in force since 13.2.2026 - BU 2026, 46; previous amendment: BU 2025, 332.

1 Reimbursement of expenses requested from teachers who benefited from a reduction in teaching workload during the professional qualification process at the Federal University Institute for Vocational Education and Training, as provided for by Art. 22 of the Vocational Schools Act of October 2, 1996, corresponds to the number of modules completed.

2 A teacher who ceases teaching activity to continue their professional activity with another employer or as a self-employed person within the first 6 years after obtaining the professional qualification is obliged to reimburse the expenses incurred by the State for the qualification and for the salary they received to undertake the qualification, in the following proportions

– 90% after the first year of teaching;

– 70% after the second year of teaching;

– 50% after the third year of teaching;

– 40% after the fourth year of teaching;

– 30% after the fifth year of teaching;

– 20% after the sixth year of teaching.

3 If the teacher, through their own fault, does not complete the professional qualification, they are obliged to fully reimburse the expenses incurred by the State, as well as the salary they received during the qualification process.

The Regulation concerning the Teaching Load of Lecturers of August 20, 1997 is repealed.

This regulation is published in the Official Bulletin of Laws and enters into force on August 1, 2018.

Published in OB 2018, 183.