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Luxembourg, Luxembourg · est. 2014 · Private
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OTR International School is a private bilingual English-French school in Belair, recognised by the Luxembourg Ministry of National Education, from Preschool to Grade 12. The school opened in 2014. It describes itself as Luxembourg's only school offering the full IB continuum: PYP, MYP and DP. In Preschool each class has two teachers, native speakers of French and English; in Primary teaching is delivered equally in French and English, with humanities in French and maths and science in English. In the MYP humanities are also taught in French, a fully bilingual MYP starts in the 2026-2027 school year and a bilingual DP a year later. After Grade 10 students can sit Cambridge IGCSE, and in the upper grades the IB DP is offered alongside Cambridge AS and A levels and an online American diploma programme. The school is a Cambridge examination centre. There is one class per grade.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $14 438–19 196 a year
12 780–16 992 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, French
Languages taught
Spanish, German, Chinese
Class size
one class per grade, typically 15 to 25 students; always two teachers in Preschool
About the fees Annual fees for the 2026/2027 school year including the mandatory Stability Fund (EUR 500): Preschool EUR 12780, Grades 1-5 EUR 14312, Grades 6-10 EUR 16019, Grades 11-12 EUR 16992. Tuition includes textbooks and essential stationery, not uniforms. Daycare is extra: EUR 20 per day for short or EUR 35 per day for long daycare. The school has agreements with some companies for their employees' children.
Admissions Admission is first come, first served; siblings of current students have priority and a tuition discount. Preschool from age 3 (by 1 September), children must be potty-trained; no English or French is required. Grade 1 if the child turns 6 by 31 December, Grade 6 if the child turns 11. A short report from the previous school or nursery is requested, for older children school reports and diagnostic assessments if applicable; then a school visit. Preschool classes are full and new applications go on a waiting list. Mid-year entry is possible if space is available, except for students with special needs and certain Secondary year groups. The school offers three full IB scholarships for students with fluent English (minimum B2) and good French. The school says several nationalities are represented among its students and its IB DP supports internationally mobile families.
Stages and year groups Grades Preschool 1 - Grade 12. Preschool 1-3 (from age 3) and Primary Grades 1-5 following the IB PYP bilingually; Secondary Grades 6-10 following the IB MYP with Cambridge IGCSE at the end of Grade 10; Grades 11-12 - the IB Diploma Programme or Cambridge AS and A levels (at least three A levels and one AS are required for the Luxembourg diploma equivalence); in addition, an online American High School Diploma programme for Grades 11-12 through Academica International Studies.
Address 7, Val Ste Croix, L-1371 Luxembourg
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeCambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeThe IB register lists three programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. The Cambridge register names it as a Cambridge centre.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate. A-Level is the senior years, and their results are what British and many other universities admit on.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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 transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: School in the Belair district. A library with over 2000 books in English, French, Italian and German and computers for students, a full-time nurse's infirmary, hot lunches from Eurest catering with three menus. After-school daycare for Preschool and Primary until 18:00.
Clubs and activities: LEGO · Art & Craft · Multisport · Theatre & Performing Arts · Junior Stitch Creators · Art & Robotics · Coding Club · Chess · Boxing · Hip Hop · Football · Journalism & Blogging · Public Speaking & Debate · Guitar · YouTube Creators · Gaming Club · Medcup
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
Teachers are native speakers of the language they teach, and all Preschool and Primary teachers are trained in the PYP. The heads of Primary, Secondary and academics hold Master's degrees and doctorates in education.
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 room
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
A full-time nurse, who also oversees meals for children with allergies. Monthly mental health and wellbeing sessions in every class. The school lists the KiVa anti-bullying programme as a partner. A complaints procedure is published.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)99 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 data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "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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