# Austria Retains School Grades in Matura Exams

October 7, 2026 at 09:15 AM

> Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr confirms school grades will stay in Matura assessments as laptop distribution shifts to 6th grade.

Education Minister [Christoph Wiederkehr](<https://austriareport.com/entity/christoph-wiederkehr-q22570073>) announced that school report grades will remain part of the overall [Matura](<https://austriareport.com/entity/matura-q694222>) assessment. Students must achieve a minimum performance of 30 percent in both written and oral exams, with voluntary theses still offered.

The [Council of Ministers](<https://austriareport.com/entity/government-of-austria-q695599>) decided to shift the distribution of low-cost laptops from the fifth to the sixth grade. Digitalization State Secretary [Alexander Pröll](<https://austriareport.com/entity/alexander-proll-q110246120>) noted this delay supports an initiative aimed at providing children with an analog childhood.

New measures to combat violence against women require higher education institutions to include protection concepts in their statutes. Science Minister [Eva-Maria Holzleitner](<https://austriareport.com/entity/eva-maria-holzleitner-q42295399>) emphasized that universities now have victim support and sanctioning options.


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