The Luxembourg system
At the end of primary school (cycle 4), every pupil is oriented towards one of three first-year secondary classes: 7C in the classical track, which prepares for university; 7G or 7P in the general track. The decision is taken jointly by the parents and the class teacher in the last term, taking into account national common tests in German, French and maths. Both tracks last seven years and end with the end-of-secondary diploma, which gives access to higher education. Most lower-secondary classes are taught in German, with maths and French in French; from 4C, the classical track is taught in French except for German and English.
The six public European schools
Six public schools follow the official European Schools curriculum and prepare for the European Baccalaureate, free of registration fees: the international schools of Differdange and Esch-sur-Alzette, Junglinster (Lënster Lycée International School), Clervaux (Lycée Edward Steichen), Mondorf-les-Bains, Mersch (Anne Beffort) and Luxembourg/Walferdange (Gaston Thorn). Students join a French, English or German section according to their dominant language, add a second language from primary school and a third from S1, and learn Luxembourgish until S3. Applications for S1 are made in March.
Two further European schools, Luxembourg I and Luxembourg II, admit the children of staff of the European institutions as a priority.
The International Baccalaureate in four public lycées
The IB is taught in English at the Athénée de Luxembourg, and in French at the Lycée Mathias Adam, the Lycée technique du Centre and the Lycée technique d’Ettelbruck. Students take preparatory classes before the two-year Diploma Programme. The deadline to apply for the English-language IB preparatory class falls in February.
Cambridge at the International School Michel Lucius
The International School Michel Lucius offers the full Cambridge Assessment International Education pathway in English, leading to IGCSE and then AS and A-levels. It is designed for confirmed English speakers and suits students aiming at universities in the English-speaking world. Applications are made in March.
The binational Schengen-Lyzeum in Perl, just across the German border, leads to both the German Abitur and the Luxembourg end-of-secondary diploma.
Private international schools
Several fee-paying schools complete the picture. Vauban, the French school and lycée of Luxembourg, is accredited by the French Ministry of Education and prepares for the French baccalauréat, including its international option. The International School of Luxembourg offers the IB Diploma Programme in English. St George’s International School follows the English National Curriculum through IGCSE and A-levels. These descriptions come from the schools’ own websites.
Every school mentioned here is a point of reference only: Professor+ has no formal link with any of them.
How we fit in
We work inside the curriculum your child is assessed on, from their own materials. Luckas teaches maths, physics and chemistry fully in English — useful for the English sections of the European schools, the IB in English and Cambridge. Allma teaches English, Sylvie German, and several tutors teach French. If we do not know your syllabus well enough, we will say so.