Enrolment
Compulsory enrolment in Cycle 1.1
The parents or guardians of children who live in Luxembourg City and will reach 4 years of age by 1 September of the current year will receive, in March of the same year, an information letter from the Service Enseignement. Parents who have not received this invitation are asked to contact the Service Enseignement.
Parents or guardians of children who move to Luxembourg City in the middle of year need to complete two procedures:
- Declaration of residence at the Bierger-Center
- Visit the Service Enseignement – Bureau des inscriptions at
20, rue du Commerce (3rd floor) L-1351 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 4796-3462 / (+352) 4796-2957 / (+352) 4796-2954
Make sure to bring the certificate of residence issued by the Bierger-Center.
As soon as they have been enrolled by the Service Enseignement, children will be admitted to school and attend classes at the designated institution.
Children who live in another municipality may be admitted to a school in Luxembourg City, subject to certain conditions (please refer to the section on school catchment areas below). If the child is admitted, the enrolment fees will be covered by the child's municipality of residence.
Optional enrolment in Cycle 1.0
Enrolment in Cycle 1.0 (early learning) is optional. Parents of a children reaching 3 years of age by 1 September of the current year will receive, in March of the same year, an information letter from the Service Enseignement. Parents who have not received this invitation are asked to contact the Service Enseignement.
Depending on availability, admission to Cycle 1.0 may also take place at the beginning of the second quarter for children reaching 3 years of age by that date. If need be, the parents or guardians of the children concerned will be contacted by the Service Enseignement. However, children who are admitted late will not be admitted to Cycle 1.1 the following September.
Enrolment in a private school, a school in another municipality, or home-schooling
If parents or guardians residing in Luxembourg decide to enrol their child in a private school, a public primary school in another municipality, or a primary school in another country, they must provide the Service Enseignement with a certificate confirming their child's enrolment at the earliest possible date.
If parents decide to home-school their child, they must submit an application to the regional directorate, which will issue a decision.
Class schedules
| Cycle 1 | Cycles 2 to 4 | |
|---|---|---|
Monday |
morning: 8:00–11:50 |
morning: 8:00–12:00 |
Tuesday |
morning: 8:00–11:50 |
morning: 8:00–12:30 |
Wednesday |
morning: 8:00–11:50 |
morning: 8:00–12:00 |
Thursday |
morning: 8:00–11:50 |
morning: 8:00–12:30 |
Friday |
morning: 8:00–11:50 |
morning: 8:00–11:50 |
Supervision
Pupils are also supervised outside of school hours:
- for the 10 minutes before classes begin;
- for the 10 minutes after classes end.
Change of address during the school year
If a family moves during the school year, the parents may:
- immediately enrol their child in the school for their new place of residence; or
- apply to have their child finish the school year at their old school.
Parents should submit this application to the Service Enseignement after declaring their change of address. If moving within Luxembourg City, this change of address must be declared at the Bierger-Center. If moving to a new municipality, they must make this declaration at the municipal office for their new place of residence.
The authorisation applies only to the school year in progress.
School trips
Over the course of the school year, classes occasionally go on trips. Please note that for excursions abroad (outside Luxembourg's national borders), the teaching staff accompanying the group must receive parental authorisation.
School materials
- The textbooks used in the public schools are provided to pupils by the municipality.
- The Technolink Centre ensures that classrooms in Luxembourg City are equipped with the necessary, up-to-date computer equipment to enable pupils to learn how to use new technologies and use them for their class work.
- Each school has a library from which pupils may borrow books of all genres in several languages. Your child's class teacher will inform you of the library opening hours at the school your child attends.
