An Accredited European School is a type of international school under national jurisdiction and financing, within the member states of the European Union, which have been approved, by the Board of Governors of the international organisation "The European Schools", to offer its multilingual and multicultural curriculum and the European Baccalaureate. An Accredited European School differs from a European School, in that the latter is set up, administered and financed directly by the Board of Governors of the European Schools.
The establishments originated following a 2005 report by the European Parliament, investigating the future of the European School system, particularly in how to "open up" the formerly exclusive establishments to a wider audience.
As of September 2021, there are twenty Accredited European Schools located in thirteen EU countries, with a further five schools engaged in the accreditation process.
Legal status The accredited status groups together, what were formerly known as "Type II" and "Type III" European Schools, with the only difference being that "Type II" European Schools give priority, for enrolment purposes, to children of staff of the EU institutions and are therefore entitled to receive funding from the European Commission in proportion to the number of such EU staff pupils enrolled.
Locations As of September 2021, there are twenty Accredited European Schools located in thirteen EU countries, with a further five schools engaged in the accreditation process.
School Country Date first accreditation agreement signed Date first additional accreditation agreement signed Current agreement situation Year groups active September 2021 European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil Belgium 13 March 2018 N/A Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 N1–S5 European School Brindisi Italy 11 January 2017 19 January 2017 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021– 31.08.2024
Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2021–31.08.2024 N1 & P1–S7 European School Copenhagen Denmark 10 September 2015 In the process of accreditation Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021– 31.08.2024 N2–S6 European School The Hague Netherlands 11 January 2013 9 January 2019 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2020– 31.08.2023
Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2020–31.08.2023 N1–S7 International School of Differdange and Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg 16 May 2017 In the process of accreditation Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 P1–S6 Centre for European Schooling Ireland 16 August 2007 N/A Accreditation valid from 01.09.2020– 31.08.2023 N1–S5 International School Edward Steichen Luxembourg 14 May 2019 N/A Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021– 31.08.2024 N1–S4 European School of Helsinki Finland 20 January 2009 26 May 2011 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2020– 31.08.2023
Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2020–31.08.2023 N1–S7 School of European Education of Heraklion Greece 15 October 2008 14 May 2014 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 N1–S7 International School Junglinster Luxembourg 14 May 2019 N/A Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021–31.08.2024 N1–S5 European School Lille Métropole France 10 June 2020 24 July 2025 N1-S5: accreditation valid from 01.09.2025-31.08.2028 S6-S7: accreditation valid from 01.09.2024-31.08.2027 N1-S7 European School Ljubljana Slovenia 20 June 2019 N/A Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021– 31.08.2024 N1–S4 International School Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur de Manosque France 24 May 2011 4 September 2012 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021–31.08.2024 S1–S7 Mondorf-les-Bains International School Luxembourg 14 May 2019 N/A Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021– 31.08.2024 P1–4, S1–4 School for Europe of Parma Italy 26 July 2007 14 January 2009 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021– 31.08.2024
Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2021–31.08.2024 N1–S7 European School of Paris-La Défense France 19 June 2020 26 May 2021 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019– 31.08.2022
Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2020–31.08.2023 N1–S7 European School RheinMain Germany 8 May 2013 4 September 2015 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021– 31.08.2024
Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2021–31.08.2024 N1–S7 European School of Strasbourg France 16 November 2009 21 May 2013 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2020–31.08.2023
Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2020–31.08.2023 N1–S7 Tallinn European School Estonia 11 February 2014 30 August 2017 Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 N1–S7 International European School Warsaw Poland 24 June 2021 N/A Accreditation valid from 01.09.2021–31.08.2024 N1–P5, S1–S4 European School Templin Germany Pending accreditation N/A N/A N/A European School, Saarland Germany In the process of accreditation N/A N/A P1 & P5 European School, Lisbon Portugal Pending accreditation N/A N/A N/AInternational School Anne Beffort, MerschLuxembourgIn the process of accreditationN/AN/AS1Accredited European School Luxembourg-CityLuxembourgPending accreditationN/AN/AN/A
Former locations School Country Date first accreditation agreement signed Date first additional accreditation agreement signed Accreditation lost Europa School UK United Kingdom 26 January 2015 9 March 2018 31 August 2021
See also European Baccalaureate European School European Schools
References
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