Registration for the 2026/27 school year
Registration for the 2026/27 school year
1) Online registration (from 4 Nov 2025)
Please select the school type that suits you at the link above.
HLW - Higher College for Business Education (5 years - school-leaving and diploma examination)
HLS - Higher College for Business Education, specialising in Social Management (5 years - school-leaving and diploma examination)
EFW - Vocational School for Business Professions (1 year - replaces the 9th school year)
FSW - Vocational School for Business Education (3 years - final examination)
ALW - Add-on Course for Business Professions (3 years - school-leaving and diploma examination)
Requirement: passed final examination of the three-year Vocational School for Business Professions
2) Submission of documents - first allocation round
9 February 2026 to 20 February 2026
A parent or legal guardian must be present at registration.
3) Key dates
Mon, 23 March 2026 - provisional offer of a school place, first allocation round
Registration for the second allocation round: Tue, 24 March 2026 to Wed, 22 April 2026
Submission of the original confirmation of school progress in person
Thu, 25 June 2026 to Mon, 29 June 2026 (08:00 to 14:30)
The confirmation of school progress serves as proof that the admission criteria have been met. Please submit it even if the result was negative.
If all criteria are met, you will receive the school documents for the start of the school year straight away.
Information on admission criteria: https://bildung.bmbwf.gv.at/schulen/bw/bbs/bmhs_aufnahme.html
If a student has not met the admission criteria, they may sit an examination at our school.
Entrance examinations
Date for the written entrance examinations: Tue, 30 June 2026
Date for the oral entrance examinations: Wed, 1 July 2026
you will be told the exact times when you submit the confirmation of school progress
Definitive offer of a school place, first and second allocation round: Fri, 3 July 2026 - notification by e-mail: Tue, 7 July 2026
We are happy to answer any questions: +43 1 320 21 81 or office@hlw19.at
Registration for the Add-on Course for Business Professions
Requirement: passed final examination of the three-year Vocational School for Business Professions
Submission of documents from Mon, 24 February to Fri, 3 July 2026. Please book an appointment via this link.
(in person as originals, daily until Fri, 3 July 2026 at the latest, 08:20 to 11:40; by post as copies or by e-mail: office@hlw19.at)
The following documents must be submitted as originals or as copies (by post or e-mail).
Definitive offer of a school place: Wed, 8 July 2026 for ALW - by e-mail
Submission and presentation of the original certificates: Mon, 7 September 2026
(Applicants who sent their documents by post or e-mail should show the originals to their class teacher at the start of the school year.
We are happy to answer any questions: +43 1 320 21 81 or office@hlw19.at