Seven school locations across , , and are set to close or merge for the 2026/27 school year. In Styria, municipalities applied to close Mittelschule Weiz I, Volksschule Modriach, and Volksschule Bärnbach-Afling to streamline operations.
Upper Austria will close three Innviertel schools previously serving 124 students, while Salzburg shuts down the Polytechnische Schule in Neumarkt. Additionally, school clusters are expanding in Styria, Burgenland, Carinthia, and Lower Austria this year.
These changes follow Statistics Austria data showing 45 schools with ten or fewer students. While Tyrol and Vorarlberg report no new clusters, Salzburg is merging HAK I and II, reflecting a broader national trend of consolidating smaller educational sites.