Pre-WWII Austrian Catholic Girls School Report Card

Interesting matched pair of original 1930s Austrian school report cards issued to the same student, Stephanie Loengauer, while attending a Catholic girls’ secondary school in Linz, Austria.

Both documents are titled “Jahreszeugnis”, meaning Annual School Certificate/Report Card, and contain handwritten grades, attendance information, official school stamps, signatures, and original Austrian fiscal/revenue stamps.

Stephanie Loengauer is recorded as having been born January 30, 1922, in Ried in der Riedmark, Upper Austria, and is listed as Roman Catholic.

1933/34 Annual School Certificate

The earlier certificate covers the 1933–1934 school year and records Stephanie as a student in the second class of the Realgymnasium.

Features include:

• Dated July 7, 1934
• Handwritten grades in numerous subjects
• Conduct rated “sehr gut” – very good
• Original 25 Groschen Austrian revenue stamp
• Official school ink seal
• Signatures of school officials
• Attractive printed Austrian eagle design
• Issued in Linz, Austria

Subjects include religion, German language, English, history, geography, natural history, mathematics, drawing, handicrafts, singing and physical education.

1936/37 Annual School Certificate

The second certificate covers the 1936–1937 school year and was issued by the:

Katholische Mädchen-Mittelschulen der Kreuzschwestern in Linz
Catholic Girls’ Secondary School of the Sisters of the Cross, Linz.

Stephanie is shown as a fourth-class Realgymnasium student.

Features include:

• Dated July 3, 1937
• Handwritten grades and school information
• Conduct rated “sehr gut” – very good
• Original 40 Groschen Austrian revenue stamp
• Official Catholic school seal
• Original signatures of school officials
• Large decorative Austrian eagle background

Historical Interest

This is an especially nice grouping because both certificates belonged to the same student, allowing a collector to follow part of her education over several years.

They were issued only a few years before the 1938 Anschluss, when Austria was annexed into Nazi Germany. As such, these documents provide an interesting look at Austrian Catholic education during the final years before that major political change.

The Catholic school connection, original Austrian fiscal stamps, handwritten grades, period signatures and matching student identification make this set more desirable than a single loose school certificate.

Condition

Both documents show honest age and use, including:

• Original period fold lines
• Age toning
• Light edge and corner wear
• Scattered spotting/discoloration
• Minor creasing and handling wear

The printed designs, handwritten entries, revenue stamps, signatures and school seals remain well preserved and clearly visible.

Please examine all photographs carefully as they are part of the description.

Highlights

• Matched pair belonging to the same student
• Original 1933/34 and 1936/37 Austrian documents
• Catholic Girls’ School in Linz, Austria
• Named student: Stephanie Loengauer
• Original Austrian 25 and 40 Groschen revenue stamps
• Official school seals
• Hand-signed by school officials
• Attractive Austrian eagle designs
• Pre-WWII / Pre-Anschluss historical material
• Excellent Austrian, educational, genealogy or European history collectible