In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg secondary education is provided by state schools (mostly high schools – lycées), private schools teaching the official curriculum of the ministry, private schools teaching a different curriculum, and European schools.
Public secondary schools are open to adolescents having reached the age of 12. Schooling is currently compulsory until the 1 September following the 16th birthday. From the start of the 2026/2027 school year, schooling will be compulsory until the age of 18.
A full secondary school cycle, without repeating a class, lasts seven years.
Public education is subdivided into:
- Classical secondary education (ESC)
- General secondary education (ESG)
- European education
- International English curriculum (Cambridge)
- British education
- German-Luxembourgish education
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