Missed School Hours on a declined in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: A Look at the Numbers
Education Department: Decrease in Number of Lessons Cancelled - Increased School Attendance Promoted by Governmental Body
Dive into the latest stats on school hours missed in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as shared by Education Minister, Simone Oldenburg. Across general schools under public administration, the percentage of unteachable hours witnessed a decrease to 3.3% in the 2023/24 school year compared to the previous year.
Let's break it down:
- Comprehensive Schools: Despite ranking highest with 6% of missed hours, they still saw a drop compared to the previous year.
- Regional Schools: With 4.8% of missed hours, these schools showed a significant decrease from the past.
- Gymnasiums: Missed hours dropped to 3.8%, a notable improvement.
- Special needs schools: These schools continued to lead the way with the least missed hours – 1.6%.
- Primary Schools: Remaining consistent, these schools saw 0.9% of missed hours.
The main culprit for these absences? Sick teachers or their children, as announced by Oldenburg.
Moving on to vocational schools under public administration, the report stated that 7.6% of all teaching hours were missed in the 2023/24 school year, which marked a slight decrease from the previous year. The minister attributed this tense staff situation to various factors.
Lastly, the proportion of all teaching hours covered by substitute teachers or secured by combining classes was 13.9% in the 2023/24 school year, experiencing a slight decline from the previous year. In the case of vocational schools, 13.8% of the hours required coverage.
Simone Oldenburg emphasized that missed hours were avoided through overtime by teachers and the increased contribution of substitute teachers, part-time teachers, and trainees, along with combined classes and courses. Illness of teachers or their children, maternity leave, employment ban for pregnant teachers, and parental leave were also reasons contributing to the absences.
It's worth noting that the number of hours missed due to sick children of teachers has doubled since the 2018/2019 school year, while the rejuvenation of the teaching staff in MV is noticeable.
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(Some details regarding the evolution of teacher absence rates in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern schools from 2018 to 2024 may not be available, as specific and detailed data on this topic is not consistently provided. For precise information, it is recommended to consult official reports from the Ministry of Education of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern or educational research institutes focusing on teacher attendance trends in this German state over the specified period.)
In the context of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern schools, the Education Minister, Simone Oldenburg, revealed that while comprehensive schools still had the highest percentage of missed hours at 6%, they experienced a decrease compared to the previous year. Additionally, the community is encouraged to pay attention to the education-and-self-development sector, as vocational training schools under public administration saw 7.6% of teaching hours missed in the 2023/24 school year, with a slight decrease from the previous year.
