Graz schools debut security system and career prep
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In Graz, Austria, schools began the new academic year with new career preparation classes and a security system at four pilot locations.
Following a 2025 tragedy where a school shooting killed ten people, city officials launched a project to improve school safety. The new system includes access control with chips and a dedicated alarm system. The city of Graz also introduced career preparation schools at five locations.
MS Puntigam, MS/PTS Webling, PTS Hergottwiesgasse, MS Viktor Kaplan, and MS Smart City, where students can begin preparing for professional life in the ninth grade. These schools will offer focused learning in fields like health, tourism, electrical engineering, and digital media to help students identify their strengths. Additionally, MS Algersdorf moved into a new 36 million euro building on Waagner-Biro-Straße, completing a campus that now includes primary, middle, and vocational schools.
Workers spent the summer renovating 25 schools, updating floors, lights, and furniture, and adding new outdoor activity areas to two primary schools.
