The Secondary School
The seven years of secondary education are organised in the following way: for the first three years, pupils follow a common curriculum, in what is known as the observation cycle. Most subjects are taught in the mother tongue or dominant language (L1).
All pupils begin to study a second foreign language (L3) from secondary year S1 onwards.
In secondary year S3, all pupils study Human Sciences and Religion or Ethics in their first foreign language (L2).
In secondary year S2, Latin is offered as an option.
In secondary year S3, pupils who chose Latin in year S2 continue to study it.For the other pupils, ICT is offered as an option.
Secondary School Curriculum
Secondary School guidelines in the ESRM can be found here:
General Rules of the European Schools:
The Secondary School curriculum:
The curricula are identical in all language sections of the European Schools and are subject to the same requirements. All the curricula followed in the different language sections lead to the same qualification: the European Baccalaureate.
To ensure that the European Baccalaureate is recognised, the curricula are designed to meet the requirements in each Member State.
