SCHOOL SYSTEM IN vs Luxembourgish schools

LUNCHTIME CONFERENCE

Short Introduction into the system

Secretary-General Kari Kivinen

European Parliament, Luxembourg, 23.2.2016

1 European Schools in Luxembourg since 1953

2 14 SCHOOLS IN 7 COUNTRIES

School Country Year First BAC

Luxembourg 1 Luxembourg 1953 1959 Brussels 1 1958 1964 Mol Belgium 1960 1966 Varese 1960 1965 Karlsruhe 1962 1968 Bergen The 1963 1971

Brussels 2 Belgium 1974 1982 Munich Germany 1977 1984 Culham 1978 1982 Brussels 3 Belgium 1999 2001 Alicante 2002 2006 Frankfurt Germany 2002 2006 Luxembourg 2 Luxembourg 2004 2013 Brussels 4 Belgium 2007 2017 3 ES Kirchberg & ES Mamer- Bertange

4 Mission statement

The European Schools are official educational establishments controlled jointly by the governments of the Member States of the . In all these countries they are legally regarded as public institutions.

The mission of the European Schools is to provide a multilingual and multicultural education for nursery, primary and secondary level pupils.

Official website: www.eursc.eu 5

ACCREDITED EUROPEAN SCHOOLS

• Based on the recommendation of the European Parliament , the European Schools have opened up their curricula and since 2005 for national Schools. • Accredited European Schools are schools which provide European schooling, of the same type as that currently provided in the European Schools, but within the framework of the Member States’ national schools and hence outside the administrative and financial framework to which the European Schools are subject. • At present there are 12 Accredited European Schools and there are several new schools in pipeline for September 2016.

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ACCREDITED EUROPEAN SCHOOLS

Accredited European Schools Country Year Accreditation First Bac CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN SCHOOLING 2002 2007 DUNSHAUGHLIN SCUOLA PER L'EUROPA DI PARMA Italy 2004 2007 2009 SCHOOL OF EUROPEAN EDUCATION 2005 2008 2015 HERAKLION ECOLE EUROPEENNE DE STRASBOURG 2008 2009 2014 ECOLE INTERNATIONALE DE MANOSQUE France 2007 2011 2013 EUROPEAN SCHOOLING HELSINKI 2008 2009 2013 EUROPESE SCHOOL DEN HAAG Netherlands 2012 2013 EUROPAISCHE SCHULE RHEINMAIN Germany 2012 2013 2016 EUROPEAN SCHOOL 2013 2014 2017 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, COPENHAGEN 2014 UK EUROPA SCHOOL, CULHAM UK 2014 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, BRINDISI Italy 2015 DIFFERDANGE SCHOOL Luxembourg 2016 + many projects

7 EIDD.LU • The newest Accredited European School will open on the 1.9.2016 in Differdange • French and English sections from primary to EB

8 EIDD - CONCEPT

9 Educational principles of European Schools

• Basic instruction is given in the official languages of the European Union. This principle allows the primacy of the pupil’s mother tongue (L1) to be safeguarded. • Consequently, each school comprises several language sections. The curricula and syllabuses (except in the case of mother tongue) are the same in all sections. • The conscience and convictions of individuals are respected. Religious education or education in non-confessional ethics is an integral part of the curriculum. • To foster the unity of the school and encourage genuine multi- cultural education, there is a strong emphasis on the learning, understanding and use of foreign languages. This is developed in a variety of ways

10 European School – cycles

Cycle Classes Age Early education 1-2 4 and 5 Primary 1-5 6 -10 Secondary Observation cycle 1-3 11 -13 Pre-orientation cycle 4-5 14-15 Orientation cycle 6-7 16 - 18

11 Languages in the EE system - summary

• All the mother tongues of 28 countries + Maltese and Gaelic are taught • Schools have 3-16 language sections • Students without language sections= SWALS

• 3 vehicular languages: English, French, German – European Hours in primary and – History, Geography, Economy, Art, Music, Sport etc are taught in the vehicular languages in Secondary school cycle • L2 starts at 1st primary • L3 starts at 1st secondary • L4 starts at 4 secondary • L5 = Complementary course 6-7 • + Latin (s2-) and ancient Greek (s4-)

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LANGUAGE REFERENCE TABLE based on European Framework of Reference for Languages

BASIC PROFIENCY LEVEL IN DIFFERENT CYCLES Early education Primary Secondary 3 Secondary 5 Secondary 7 L2 0 A2 B1 B2 C1 L3 0 0 A1+ A2+ B1+ L4 0 0 0 A1 A2+ ONL A 1.1 oral A 1.2 A2 B1 B2

13 European Baccalaureate

• The secondary school course is validated by the European Baccalaureate examinations at the end of the seventh class. • The certificate awarded is fully recognised in all the countries of the European Union, as well as in a number of others. Those awarded the certificate have the same rights and benefits as other holders of school-leaving certificates in their countries, including the same right as nationals with equivalent qualifications to seek admission to any university or institution of higher education in the European Union.

14 Tables of equivalences with 28 Ministries of Education

15 Language sections & SWALS in Luxembourg 2015-2016

LUX 1 DE EN ES FI FR NL PL PT SV SWALS BG EO LE LT LT

LUX 2 CS DE DA EL EN FR HU IT SWALS CR MT RO SL SO

16 Pupil population in LUX 1 and LUX 2 in 2015-2016

LUX 1 LUX 2 DE 367 CS 67 EN 559 DE 262 ES 340 DA 218 FI 172 EL 188 FR 805 EN 453 NL 246 FR 754 PL 189 HU 58 PT 185 IT 348 SV 218 2348 3081

17 Enrolment Policy

The city of Luxembourg is divided into two catchment areas. 1. Pupils from the communes in the south-west of the city will go to the European School of Luxembourg 2. These communes are Merl, Belair, Belair- Nord/Rollingergrund, Hollerich, Cessange, Gasperich, Bonnevoie, Gare. Howald is considered as being attached to the city of Luxembourg. 2. Pupils from other communes will in principle go to Luxembourg 1, in function of places available

18 Applicants to the language sections DE, EN, FR who are considered ‘new residents’ LUX enrolments at the time of their application will be enrolled at Luxembourg 2.

Old residents: Applicants to the language sections DE, EN, FR who are not considered ‘new residents’ will be enrolled at either Luxembourg 1 or 2 in function of their place of residence.

On the map the N - S line shows the division of the country and the nearby region into two zones. 1.ZONE 1 (South-West) : pupils will be enrolled at Luxembourg 2. 2.ZONE 2 (North-East) : pupils will be enrolled at Luxembourg 1.

In the event of this allocation’s not allowing classes balanced in number, or if there are not enough places in the requested class the catchment zone North-East will be reduced to the lines X and Y so that only pupils residing within this limited area may be enrolled at Luxembourg 19 Enrolment information

• Enrolment period: 4.4.2016 – 13.5.2016 • Transfers deadline 29.4.2016 • Cat III – 500 euro admission fee • Unless specifically requested by the parents, grouping and regrouping of siblings are guaranteed. • ‘Grouping’ means the admission of siblings to the same school when their applications have been made simultaneously for the first time. • ‘Regrouping’ means the education in the same school of siblings who were enrolled in the school during the previous academic year.

20 Summary

• Importance of mother tongue/dominant language • – importance of second language • European dimension • European Baccalaureate • Respect for individual convictions • Steps are taken to facilitate admission of and provision for pupils with special educational needs (Educational Support). • Ongoing reform of the secondary cycle

21 More information:

More information: European school system www.eursc.eu European school system www.eursc.eu European School, LUX 1, Kirchberg www.euroschool.lu European School, LUX 1, Kirchberg www.euroschool.lu European School, LUX 2, Mamer-

Bertrange European School, LUX 2, Mamer- http://www.eursc-mamer.lu/ Bertrange http://www.eursc-mamer.lu/ International school, Differdange www.eidd.lu International school, Differdange www.eidd.lu

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