Accredited European School

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[2]

School^[4]	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 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 Additional 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	In the process of accreditation	N/A	N/A	N1–P3 & S1–3
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 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 Additional 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/A
International School Anne Beffort, Mersch	Luxembourg	In the process of accreditation	N/A	N/A	S1
Accredited European School Luxembourg-City	Luxembourg	Pending accreditation	N/A	N/A	N/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^[5]

References

^ "About the Accredited European Schools". eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Locations of the Accredited European Schools". eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ Board of Governors of the European Schools (January 2013). "Accredited European Schools" (PDF). Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. p. 3. Retrieved 30 March 2019. In various documents different terms were used to define Accredited European Schools: TYPE II and TYPE III European Schools, European Schooling, and Associate Schools. European Schools established pursuant to Article 2 of the Convention are denominated Type I European Schools, while both Type II and Type III European Schools are schools accredited by the Board of Governors as offering European schooling equivalent to that in Type I European Schools. A distinction was made between TYPE II and TYPE III European Schools on the grounds that, unlike the latter, the TYPE II European Schools give priority for enrolment purposes to children of staff of the EU institutions and other bodies as defined by the relevant EU legislation and are therefore entitled to receive funding from the European Commission in proportion to the number of such EU staff pupils enrolled pursuant to the applicable legislation. However, from the point of view of the European School system, which is exclusively responsible for the pedagogical accreditation, there is no difference between the two. For the sake of simplification and harmonisation, in the context of the pedagogical accreditation it is proposed from now on to use the term "Accredited European Schools", which includes both TYPE II and TYPE III Schools.
^ "Accredited European Schools Data | Data valid on 15 October 2021" (PDF). eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "Explanatory Memorandum to The European Union (European Schools) Regulations 2021" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. National Archives. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2021. Europa School UK on the former site of the European School Culham will lose its accredited European School status on 31 August 2021.

External links

About Accredited European Schools

[AccreditedSchools-1] "About the Accredited European Schools". eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

[AccreditedSchoolsLocation-2] "Locations of the Accredited European Schools". eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[3] Board of Governors of the European Schools (January 2013). "Accredited European Schools" (PDF). Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. p. 3. Retrieved 30 March 2019. In various documents different terms were used to define Accredited European Schools: TYPE II and TYPE III European Schools, European Schooling, and Associate Schools. European Schools established pursuant to Article 2 of the Convention are denominated Type I European Schools, while both Type II and Type III European Schools are schools accredited by the Board of Governors as offering European schooling equivalent to that in Type I European Schools. A distinction was made between TYPE II and TYPE III European Schools on the grounds that, unlike the latter, the TYPE II European Schools give priority for enrolment purposes to children of staff of the EU institutions and other bodies as defined by the relevant EU legislation and are therefore entitled to receive funding from the European Commission in proportion to the number of such EU staff pupils enrolled pursuant to the applicable legislation. However, from the point of view of the European School system, which is exclusively responsible for the pedagogical accreditation, there is no difference between the two. For the sake of simplification and harmonisation, in the context of the pedagogical accreditation it is proposed from now on to use the term "Accredited European Schools", which includes both TYPE II and TYPE III Schools.

[4] "Accredited European Schools Data | Data valid on 15 October 2021" (PDF). eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[europa-uk-lost-date-5] "Explanatory Memorandum to The European Union (European Schools) Regulations 2021" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. National Archives. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2021. Europa School UK on the former site of the European School Culham will lose its accredited European School status on 31 August 2021.

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