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The European Baccalaureate explained

The European Baccalaureate is the senior-school qualification delivered exclusively at the European Schools network, a system established to educate the children of EU institution staff. It is taught across 13 European Schools in Brussels, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Munich, Mol, Bergen and elsewhere.

What it is

The European Baccalaureate is the senior-school qualification delivered exclusively at the European Schools network, a system established to educate the children of EU institution staff. It is taught across 13 European Schools in Brussels, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Munich, Mol, Bergen and elsewhere.

Who can take it

Primarily children of EU institution staff. A limited number of non-EU-staff places exist at some campuses. The qualification is structurally not designed as a generally-available alternative to the IB.

How it's structured

Multi-language teaching across the seven years of secondary, with the Bac sat at the end. Two compulsory languages plus optional third and fourth. The total credit covers six core subjects plus complementary options.

University recognition

Recognised universally by EU universities. UK and US universities recognise it through standard equivalence tables, with average Bac scores at 7.0 to 8.0 commonly accepted at competitive programmes.

European Baccalaureate versus IB

The IB Diploma is more globally portable. The European Bac is more multi-language by design. For families with EU institution ties, the European Bac is the default; for others, the IB is usually more practical.

Related

See European Schools Brussels guide.

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