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Pre-School Children aged 4 years old on September 1 st must be enrolled in the state-run pre-school called “Spillschoul” or a recognized alternative. Spillschoul is a 2-year program to prepare the children for primary school. It is free of charge and obligatory. Local School System Ecole Primaire (Primary School) is for children ages 6-11. Local schools are taught in Luxembourgish, German, and French, with English as a foreign language starting in secondary school. By design, there is no formal rating system for the local schools, as all schools offer the same quality of education and curriculum, regardless of location. German is the first language the children will learn to read and write in their first year; French and Luxembourgish grammar in their second year. By age 8, they will be learning all 3 languages. Proficiency in all three languages is required to graduate from public primary school. At age twelve, following primary school, students can choose between three types of “Lycées”: Classique, Géneral, Technique. You will find further details in our schooling guide and the government’s education guide: Introduction to Luxembourg Schooling International Schools The Luxembourg government is has invested heavily in English and French school options, opening a range of public, free of charge, schools which follow the “European School” system. Although this network of schools grows every year, they cannot keep up with demand, so places are extremely limited. In addition to the public schools, Luxembourg also offers a range of private schools with English tuition.

Public Primary Schools: English EIDE Differdange/Esch

French

German

EIDE Differdange/Esch

EIDE Differdange/Esch

EIMAB Mersch EIMAB Mersch Lenster Lycee Junglinster Lenster Lycee Junglinster Lenster Lycee Junglinster EIMLB Mondorf les Bains EIMLB Mondorf les Bains EIMLB Mondorf les Bains Edward Steichen, Clervaux Edward Steichen, Clervaux Edward Steichen, Clervaux

Michel Lucius EIGT Lux City

EIGT Lux City

EIGT Lux City

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