A school decision is bigger than a brand comparison for a child. It changes mornings, friendships, learning rhythm, collection, costs, and the next education route. This dossier makes the decisive points individually checkable.
SalzburgTeen is operated by ZukunftBilden GmbH. Momo Feichtinger leads the further development of Freie Schule Salzburg. That relationship matters. The text therefore provides no independent assessment and does not place the school in a league table. It separates official sources, statements from the school, planning points for 2026/27, and points that remain publicly open.
Four evidence levels instead of promotional language
| Level | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| Officially confirmed | A public authority, statute, or court documents the point. |
| School statement | Free School Salzburg describes the point on its own pages or documents. |
| Planned for 2026/27 | The point belongs to the published planning state, but is not evidence of every later day. |
| Publicly open | The information is not concrete enough in public and belongs on the question list. |
The most promotional statement is not automatically the strongest evidence. What matters is whether a claim fits your child and stays checkable in writing.
What a child would actually notice
The child's view starts in the morning, long before any educational concept. A child needs to know where to arrive, who can help, how much guidance exists, when they work with others, and what is expected at the end of the day. A teenager may also ask: Can I work on a project of my own? Do I get feedback when I am stuck? How visible is progress? How are conflicts handled?
The school describes learning as a combination of independence, community, and responsibility. That can help a child who finds little access in a rigid rhythm. It can also be demanding when self-organisation, group agreements, or open tasks currently take a lot of energy. Free does not mean without guidance. A free learning frame still needs clear adults, rules, feedback, and boundaries.
Families also have to make the logistics work: who brings the child, when the adults' workday starts, who takes over at 13:30 when the school says the day ends, and what happens during illness or an individually agreed time change. These are not side questions. They decide whether a learning model works for the family.
The published school day, minute by minute
The school calls 8:00 to 13:30 its fixed school hours. It publishes the following structure for 2026/27.
| Time | Published school model |
|---|---|
| 8:00 | Arrival. |
| 8:30 | Morning circle. |
| 8:50 | Morning movement, breathing, or meditation. |
| 8:55 | Daily focus in the mentor group. |
| 9:00 to 10:20 | AHA time: reading and maths daily; language and writing, general knowledge, and English rotate. |
| 10:20 to 10:50 | Shared break. |
| 10:50 to 13:00 | Day window: research round, sport, clubs, project time, or practice day depending on the weekday. |
| 13:00 to 13:20 | Reflection in the mentor group. |
| 13:30 | End of the day. |
What the fixed time frame promises
The time frame is fixed according to the school. The detailed structure is also part of its published 2026/27 build. The school website describes this as the first year of the new structure and calls the page both a plan and a promise. Families should therefore take both points seriously: the clear statement about hours and the need to observe the detailed structure during a trial day in normal school life.
How the weekdays differ
The difference between these blocks matters to a child. AHA time is meant to secure core learning and provide different levels of guidance by age. The day window opens longer formats afterwards: individual conversations and a research round on Monday, sport on Tuesday, clubs on Wednesday, project time on Thursday, and a practice day on Friday. One important question is how reading, maths, feedback, and support work before project time.
School years, roles, and internships
Free School Salzburg states school years 1 to 9 on its own website. It distinguishes Primaria 1, Primaria 2, and Sekundaria. Internships are described from school year 8 onwards. For this check, the age range is roughly 6 to 16, not an automatic promise for every age.
Those labels do not fully explain how a group works. Publicly open questions include the concrete group size, the number of educational staff per school year, the parts of the weekly plan that run regularly, and what support is possible when learning or mental-health needs differ widely. Those points belong in the conversation before a decision.
Working cost figures from 18 May 2026
The following figures are a working state, not a final agreement:
- 600 euros per month for twelve months
- 5 euros per month for each legal guardian for twelve months
- a one-off 600 euros for admission and materials
- a 1,200 euro deposit
- sibling rule in the working figures: second child minus 30 percent, third child minus 70 percent
Here, legal guardians means parents or other people who hold legal responsibility for the child.
The calculation below is deliberately labelled as a calculation from that working state. Without a sibling discount, the published items total the following for the first contract year:
- 7,200 euros in annual fees plus 60 euros for one fee-paying legal guardian plus 600 euros one-off plus 1,200 euros deposit = 9,060 euros.
- With two fee-paying legal guardians, 7,200 euros plus 120 euros plus 600 euros plus 1,200 euros = 9,120 euros.
Both totals include the 1,200 euro deposit. Whether, when, and under which conditions it is repaid is publicly open. The final agreement must also state how sibling discounts apply, the notice periods, catch-up rules, and any additional material or care positions. The calculation is a budgeting aid, not a payment request.
The legal frame without false certainty
The school states that it has public-law status for the duration of compliance with the legal conditions, starting in the 2025/26 school year. That is a school statement tied to statutory requirements. Four central provisions of the Private Schools Act have different functions:
- Section 13 PrivSchG governs the legal effects. The school may issue certificates with the evidentiary force of public documents and the same legal effects as certificates from equivalent public schools.
- Section 14 PrivSchG governs the requirements for granting that status. For a school without an equivalent public-school type, these include its approved organisational statute, curriculum, facilities, staff qualifications, and demonstrated educational outcomes.
- Section 15 PrivSchG governs the duration of the grant.
- Section 16 PrivSchG governs withdrawal and expiry if requirements are no longer met or the school closes.
Public-law status is not a school-leaving qualification. The school's official questions page states this explicitly. The school describes itself as a statutory private school and explains that a pupil seeking a qualification from a legally regulated school type needs the corresponding external examination. Depending on the applicable rules, an apprenticeship or further school may still be possible without that examination. A general statement therefore never replaces checking the concrete next step. If a child may later move to a specific public or private school, the family should ask that target school in writing about the school year, curriculum, classification, and documents required.
Name, provider, and official check point
The public name is Free School Salzburg. The website says that the administrative renaming is still open and names Kreativwerkstatt Salzburg until then. Its legal notice lists Verein Kreativwerkstatt Salzburg with registration number ZVR 1717339274 as the provider.
The Salzburg Directorate of Education school search entry for school number 501321 is an official check point. It confirms that the school is listed there. It does not independently confirm every statement about the scope of school years 1 to 9, group sizes, or a later transfer. That distinction is more useful to a family than a broad promise.
The location can also be checked separately: the school publishes Strubergasse 26 as its address. The City of Salzburg identifies Robert-Jungk-Platz at Strubergasse 26 as part of Stadtwerk Lehen. This is a location reference, not evidence about educational practice.
Confirmed, school-stated, planned, or still open
The overview separates commitments, planning points, and open questions.
| Point | Evidence level | What families should do |
|---|---|---|
| Public name and provider | Official check point plus legal-notice statement | Compare the name, contracting party, and invoice recipient in the contract. |
| School years 1 to 9 | School statement | Clarify the school year, age, group assignment, and admission of your child in writing. |
| School hours from 8:00 to 13:30 | Described as fixed by the school | Check them against the family's travel, collection, and working hours. |
| AHA time and day window | Published 2026/27 build | Observe how guidance, transitions, and help work by age group. |
| Primaria 1, Primaria 2, Sekundaria | School statement | Ask how transitions, feedback, and records work. |
| Internships from school year 8 | School statement | Ask which placements, supervision, and documentation are actually planned. |
| 600 euro monthly fee and other positions | Working figures from 18 May 2026 | Ask for the final agreement, due dates, notice terms, and deposit terms in writing. |
| Public-law status since 2025/26 | School statement subject to legal conditions | Clarify the route with the specific target school in writing. |
| Group size and staff per school year | Publicly open | Ask for current figures and responsibilities at the appointment. |
| Holiday calendar, time changes, and care outside school hours | Not fully collected in public | Ask for the details that affect your family in writing. |
| Support boundaries | Publicly open | Ask what the team can support and where external help would be needed. |
More likely to fit, or check critically?
The school may fit better when your child benefits from projects, manageable groups, responsibility, and a combination of guidance and independence. It is also a reasonable check when the family wants to experience school life before applying and follow up on open points in writing.
Check critically when your child currently needs a very tightly guided and predictable frame, when collection and working hours do not fit, or when an acute crisis is being mistaken for a school-choice question. A school change is not crisis support. Acute mental-health strain needs the right support and stabilisation first. For a wider check of youth offers, see How parents recognize strong youth offers in Salzburg. For acute school strain, When school drains you marks the more appropriate boundary.
Seven questions for an information evening or trial day
- How large is my child's actual group, and how many educational staff are regularly assigned to that school year?
- Which parts of the published day model run in the current weekly plan, and what changes by project?
- How are tasks explained, feedback recorded, and conflicts between children or teenagers handled?
- Is any care available before 8:00 or after 13:30, how are time changes agreed, and where is the holiday calendar published?
- What do the final contract, notice period, deposit, repayment terms, and any further costs say?
- Which admission requirements and exact next route apply if we later move to a specific target school?
- What are the support limits for learning difficulties, disability, mental-health strain, or high care needs?
Take note of the answers and of how the questions are handled. One open question is not a problem. A lasting lack of clarity about responsibility, contract, or limits is a problem.
WORKSHEET
Decision worksheet for the next visit
This is not a test or a fit score: note what you want to check and discuss together afterwards.
Conclusion
Free School Salzburg becomes checkable when school life, costs, law, and family logistics are not collapsed into one impression. The published structure shows a clear 8:00 to 13:30 rhythm. The calculation shows a high cash outflow in the first contract year, including a 1,200 euro deposit. The legal frame requires a concrete look at the later route. Group size, staff, the contract, and support limits remain questions for the appointment.
If you want to take the next concrete step, request the current trial day directly through the Free School Salzburg admissions page. Then ask for the answers in writing before deciding.
Sources & Links
- Free School Salzburg: home
- Free School Salzburg: admissions and trial day
- Free School Salzburg: approach
- Free School Salzburg: questions
- Free School Salzburg: costs
- Free School Salzburg: documents
- Free School Salzburg: legal notice
- Free School Salzburg: The triad
- Free School Salzburg: public-law status explained
- Salzburg Directorate of Education: school search, school number 501321
- RIS: Private Schools Act section 13
- RIS: Private Schools Act section 14
- RIS: Private Schools Act section 15
- RIS: Private Schools Act section 16
- City of Salzburg: Stadtwerk Lehen at Strubergasse 26
Sources checked: 21 August 2026. Calculations are labelled as calculations from the 18 May 2026 working figures.