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Margareten Faces Sharp Rise in Language ChallengesWithin five years, 76.6% of school starters in Margareten lacked sufficient German skills, marking the highest district increase.
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- Margareten shows the highest share of school beginners struggling with German, increasing by 18.6 percentage points to 76.6%.
- Around half of the children affected were born in Austria, indicating factors beyond refugee influx influence the trend.
- The ÖVP calls for mandatory kindergarten attendance of at least 30 hours weekly for children needing language support from age three.
- Despite staffing shortages, the city plans to expand language support staff and triple summer German course offerings for new pupils.
Our time is running out. In the current scope, today's exceptional school entrants will be tomorrow's welfare recipients.— Harald Zierfuß (ÖVP), opposition club chief in the Vienna City Council; referring to the figures and calling for consequences.
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