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. 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.

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 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.
SchoolCountryDate first accreditation agreement signedDate first additional accreditation agreement signedCurrent agreement situationYear groups active September 2019
European School of Bruxelles-ArgenteuilBelgium13 March 2018N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022⁠N1–S5
European School BrindsiItaly11 January 201719 January 2017Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021

Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021		P1–S7
European School CopenhagenDenmark10 September 2015N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021N2–S4
European School The HagueNetherlands11 January 20139 January 2019Accreditation 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-AlzetteLuxembourg16 May 2017N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022P1–S4
Centre for European SchoolingIreland16 August 2007N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020N1–S5
International School Edward SteichenLuxembourg14 May 2019N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021S1 & S2
Europa School UKUnited Kingdom26 January 20159 March 2018Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019N1–S7
European School of HelsinkiFinland20 January 200926 May 2011Accreditation 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 HeraklionGreece15 October 200814 May 2014Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022

Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022		N1–S7
International School JunglinsterLuxembourg14 May 2019N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021N1–S3
European School Lille MétropoleFranceIn the process of accreditationN/AN/AN1 & N2, P1 & S1
European School LjubljanaSlovenia20 June 2019N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021P1–P5
International School Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance24 May 20114 September 2012Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021S1–S7
Mondorf-les-Bains International SchoolLuxembourg14 May 2019N/AAccreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021P1–2, S1–2
School for Europe of ParmaItaly26 July 200714 January 2009Accreditation 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 DéfenseFranceIn the process of accreditationN/AN/AN1–P5, S1,2,4 & 5
European School RheinMainGermany8 May 20134 September 2015Accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021

Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2018–31.08.2021		N1–S7
European School of StrasbourgFrance16 November 200921 May 2013Accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020

Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2017–31.08.2020		N1–S7
Tallinn European SchoolEstonia11 February 201430 August 2017Accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022

Additional accreditation valid from 01.09.2019–31.08.2022		N1–S7
European School TemplinGermanyPending accreditationN/AN/AN/A
European School, SaarlandGermanyPending accreditationN/AN/AN/A
International European School WarsawPolandPending accreditationN/AN/AN/A
European School, LisbonPortugalPending accreditationN/AN/AN/A