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, adminstered 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 May 2020, there are eighteen Accredited European Schools located in twelve EU countries and the UK, with a further six 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 May 2020, there are eighteen Accredited European Schools located in twelve EU countries and the UK, with a further six 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 2019 |
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European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil | Belgium | 13 March 2018 | N/A | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 | N1–S5 |
European School Brindsi | Italy | 11 January 2017 | 19 January 2017 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 |
P1–S7 |
European School Copenhagen | Denmark | 10 September 2015 | N/A | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 | N2–S4 |
European School The Hague | Netherlands | 11 January 2013 | 9 January 2019 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020 Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020 |
N1–S7 |
International School of Differdange and Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | 16 May 2017 | N/A | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022 | P1–S4 |
Centre for European Schooling | Ireland | 16 August 2007 | N/A | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020 | N1–S5 |
International School Edward Steichen | Luxembourg | 14 May 2019 | N/A | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 | S1 & S2 |
Europa School UK | United Kingdom | 26 January 2015 | 9 March 2018 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019 | N1–S7 |
European School of Helsinki | Finland | 20 January 2009 | 26 May 2011 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020 Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020 |
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 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 | N1–S3 |
European School Lille Métropole | France | In the process of accreditation | N/A | N/A | N1 & N2, P1 & S1 |
European School Ljubljana | Slovenia | 20 June 2019 | N/A | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 | P1–P5 |
International School Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | France | 24 May 2011 | 4 September 2012 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 | S1–S7 |
Mondorf-les-Bains International School | Luxembourg | 14 May 2019 | N/A | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 | P1–2, S1–2 |
School for Europe of Parma | Italy | 26 July 2007 | 14 January 2009 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 |
N1–S7 |
European School of Paris-La Défense | France | In the process of accreditation | N/A | N/A | N1–P5, S1,2,4 & 5 |
European School RheinMain | Germany | 8 May 2013 | 4 September 2015 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021 |
N1–S7 |
European School of Strasbourg | France | 16 November 2009 | 21 May 2013 | Accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020 Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020 |
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 |
European School Templin | Germany | Pending accreditation[2] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
European School, Saarland | Germany | Pending accreditation[2] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
International European School Warsaw | Poland | Pending accreditation[2] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
European School, Lisbon | Portugal | Pending accreditation[2] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
References
- "About the Accredited European Schools". eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- "Locations of the Accredited European Schools". eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- 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 2019" (PDF). eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools. Retrieved 30 May 2020.