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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Key features of the education system

Two ministries bear the main responsibility for Luxembourg’s educational system:


Definition of the target groups

In Luxembourg, specific support measures are proposed for:

  • Pupils recently arrived in Luxembourg
  • Pupils with difficulties related to at least one of the official national languages (Luxembourgish, French, German)
  • Pupils with special educational needs.

This article will focus on measures for newly arrived pupils and learners who having difficulties with the national languages.

Types of institutions

Secondary education is delivered by high schools called lycées. Some of these exclusively provide either 'classic' secondary education (ESC) or 'general' secondary education (ESG). Other establishments offer both types of provision.

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