Choosing a school in Luxembourg City

Luxembourg City offers private international schools, state international programmes and a European School. The labels can sound similar while the admissions rules, fees and leaving qualifications differ sharply.

Private international and French routes

St George’s International School follows the English curriculum through IGCSE, then A levels or BTEC qualifications. French and Luxembourgish appear in primary, but the main academic route is British.

International School of Luxembourg is English-medium and offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in the final years. Confirm the campus entrance with admissions; the postal address is not the practical map pin.

Vauban in Gasperich follows the French national curriculum through the baccalauréat. Entry testing begins from Grande Section. Its published 2026–27 tariff already includes the investment fund in annual tuition. Check how any upfront deposit is credited before adding it to the year’s total.

Public international programmes

Lycée Michel Lucius in Limpertsberg provides a state-funded Cambridge international stream. Athénée de Luxembourg in Merl offers English international classes leading to the IB. These are selective public routes, not lower-priced versions of a private all-through school.

École internationale Gaston Thorn is a tuition-free Accredited European School operating across three city sites. Its currently authorised sequence does not yet extend through the full European Baccalaureate cycle. Check the child’s year group, language section and progression plan.

The European School category test

European School Luxembourg I is on Kirchberg and leads to the European Baccalaureate. Category I places serve eligible EU-institution staff and are fee-exempt. Category II depends on an employer agreement. Category III is fee-paying and subject to capacity.

Do not choose the European School solely because of its address or language sections. Establish the child’s category in writing. Also compare European School Luxembourg II in Bertrange when its allocation rules apply.

A practical order for the search

Choose the leaving qualification first: A level or BTEC, IB, French baccalauréat, Cambridge qualifications, or European Baccalaureate. Then ask whether the route begins at the child’s age and continues long enough.

Next check language eligibility and support. In public international and European routes, a preferred language section is not automatically available. For private schools, request the current tuition plus application, capital, meals and transport.

Finally, test the actual site at the morning school-run time. Kirchberg, Limpertsberg and Merl are close on a map but traffic changes the comparison. The Luxembourg City hub and country guide place these routes in the wider multilingual system.

Friendly orientation, not formal admissions advice. Always confirm dates with the school.