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École internationale Gaston Thorn (EIGT) is a public accredited European School in Luxembourg's capital following the European Schools curriculum. The school is built on three pillars: democracy, music and the digital world. Primary (P1-P5) teaches in English and French sections on two sites, Kirchberg and Cessange; secondary in Merl runs English, French and German sections, in Walferdange English and French. Lessons are taught in the section language: the school writes that in the first three years of secondary "Most subjects are taught in the mother tongue (Language 1)", and from S3 humanities and the course Life and Society are taught in the first foreign language. Luxembourgish is part of the curriculum in all primary sections. Secondary is a full-day school, from 8:00 to 17:20: after compulsory lessons come support and extracurricular activities. Psychologists, pedagogues and social workers form the Island service.
Key facts
Programmes
European Baccalaureate
Languages of instruction
English, French, German
Languages taught
Luxembourgish, Latin
About the fees The school writes: "EIGT is a public school, and no tuition fees apply." Canteens are run by Restopolis.
Admissions The school admits children living in Luxembourg City or surrounding communes. Primary: children who have completed pre-school and turn 6 by the start of the school year. Secondary: pupils who completed primary with an ESG or ESC orientation certificate, and pupils of Luxembourg's public international schools; priority for those not currently enrolled in another secondary school in the country. The school writes that its system "reflects the diversity of the population living in the country's capital city and meets the needs of students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds"; there are two welcome classes for newly arrived pupils. Enrolment takes place in spring, only through the form on the school website.
Stages and year groups Grades P1-S5. Primary P1-P5 in English and French sections. Secondary is designed for seven years (S1-S7) leading to the European Baccalaureate, but the school says that for the 2025-2026 school year "the school will offer S1 to S5 classes in all three language sections: English, French, and German"; there are no S6-S7 classes and no European Baccalaureate graduates yet. Merl also hosts 7PF, 6PF and 5PF classes and two welcome classes for newly arrived pupils. Sites for the 2026-2027 school year: Kirchberg P1-P3, Cessange P3-P5; secondary: Merl S1-S5, Walferdange S1-S2 (English and French sections, data for the 2025-2026 school year).
Address 17, rue Marguerite de Brabant, L-1254 Luxembourg-Merl
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
European Schools · authorised programmeAn Accredited European School: the European Union's European Schools system lists it as accredited. It is a Luxembourg state school with no tuition fees; it follows the European Schools curriculum in language sections and leads to the European Baccalaureate. The secondary school currently runs up to S5, and there has been no European Baccalaureate graduating class yet.
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European SchoolsThe European Union's European Schools (Schola Europaea)
An intergovernmental system of European Union schools with its own curriculum and its own certificate, the European Baccalaureate. It runs thirteen schools of its own, and national schools gain the status of Accredited European School after an audit with a visit by inspectors. The certificate is recognised for university entry in every EU country.
What the badge means for this school. The school runs the European Schools curriculum, and this can be checked in the system's lists at eursc.eu. The system's own schools are checked by inspectors from EU countries, accredited schools pass an in-school audit, and accreditation is renewed every three years. Whether the school awards the European Baccalaureate, and whom it admits, is stated on its own page. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The European Union's European Schools curriculum from nursery to the final year, with the European Baccalaureate as the leaving certificate. Teaching is in language sections, and a second language is compulsory from primary school.
What this means for this school. The curriculum and the certificate are set by the European Schools system, whose Board of Governors is made up of the education ministers of the EU countries. European Baccalaureate papers are marked by the teacher and an external examiner, and the certificate is recognised for university entry in every EU country and in several others. A school may award it only if it is one of the system's own schools or is accredited for the senior years.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Clubs and activities: Radio · Mérite Jeunesse · Jugendtreff · EIGT Hub · European Parliament Ambassador School · Erasmus+
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The Island department combines three national services: psychosocial and school support (SEPAS), socio-educational (SSE) and support for children with special needs (ESEB). Secondary has three-level learning support and a career guidance team.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data76 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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