High school (Age 16 - 18)

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Teaching cycles

After acquiring the common core of knowledge, skills and culture, students continue their education at high school, where over three years they prepare for the general or technological baccalauréat, as well as for their progression to higher education.

This demanding and formative cycle engages the entire educational community in providing individualised support for each student.  Our teaching and educational teams ensure that every student is supported in shaping their pathway, taking into account their aspirations, needs and potential.

The fundamental objective is to enable every high school student to achieve their full potential. This is reflected in the close attention paid to each individual, the implementation of support or enrichment measures, and the promotion of initiatives such as interdisciplinary projects, cultural or scientific encounters, collective experiences and educational trips, which enrich our students’ education and nurture their ambitions.

Cycle 4
Further study

5e - 4e - 3e

Consolidation of the common core and preparation for choices

2nde

Preparation for specialisation

1ère - Terminale

Click here for a table comparing various education systems (LU/BE/FR/DE) Download the brochure
The middle and high school curriculum

Seconde

General principles

  • Enable students to consolidate their mastery of the common core of knowledge, skills and culture in order to successfully transition from middle school to high school.
  • Support students in preparing to choose a pathway within the final cycle leading to the general or technological baccalauréat, with the aim of successful progression to higher education and, beyond that, to their professional integration.

What changes

  • Harmonised weightings: all subjects are weighted equally (coefficient 1)
  • One or two options of the student’s choice from among the language and/or arts subjects

For the specific sections

  • German or British international sections
  • German, English or Italian European sections
See the languages offered Explore our maths brochure

The expectations of Seconde

To succeed in general and technological Seconde, students need to:

  • Take an interest in ideas, knowledge and culture, enjoy thinking, reasoning and arguing, and be curious about current affairs, their environment and the wider world;
  • Have a sufficient level of achievement at the end of 3e in the different subjects, with a solid command of fundamental knowledge and skills;
  • Be able to work regularly each evening and at certain times at the weekend;
  • Know how to organise their work independently;
  • Although teaching in Seconde builds on what is taught in 3e (French, mathematics, history & geography, etc.), the programmes are more demanding, the pace of work is faster and the methods of learning are different.

Overview of the options at high school

Art

Artistic option

Cinema & audiovisual (CAV)

Artistic option

Dance

Artistic option

Theatre

Artistic option

Spanish

Language option

Italian

Language option

Luxembourgish

Language option

Mandarin

Language option

Latin (LCA)

Literary option

Final cycle

Three types of classes

  • Core classes with general knowledge objectives: a continuation of the common core of knowledge for all students
  • Specialist classes designed to align with higher education expectations, with results included in Parcoursup
  • Optional classes, limited in number and fully included in the continuous assessment for the final baccalauréat result

Therefore

  • Each student must carefully choose their three specialist subjects based on what will be useful for their further studies and boost their chances of success.
  • The pathways are highly diverse: in Première, there are around 50 combinations of specialist subjects.

Languages

The choice of LVA and LVB must be made at the time of re-enrolment and will remain final until Terminale.

  • English is compulsory for all students, either as LVA or LVB.
  • For their LVA, students can choose between English or German.
  • For their LVB, students can choose between English, German, Italian or Spanish.
  • If students choose a language not offered at the school, they must enrol through the CNED.
See the languages offered Explore our maths brochure

General pathway

  • Core classes

    • French
    • History & geography
    • Modern language A (LVA)
    • Modern language B (LVB)
    • Objective C1
    • Science
    • Physical education (PE)
    • Personalised support (French & maths specialisation)
    • Moral & civic education (EMC)

  • Optional classes

    • Modern language C (LVC): German, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, languages and cultures of antiquity - Latin, Luxembourgish
    • Art
    • Cinema & audiovisual
    • Dance
    • Theatre

  • General Première: specialist subjects

    In General Première, students and their families choose three specialist subjects (+1 extra choice in case one of the first three cannot be accommodated).

    Important : 

    • The Art and Cinema & audiovisual specialist subjects will only be offered if there are enough candidates. 
    • The weekly teaching time for each specialist subject in Première is 4 hours

    GROUP 1 (just 1 specialist subject to choose in group 1)

    🎨 Artistic specialist subjects (just 1 choice among these subjects)

    • Art

    This specialist subject develops students’ creativity, artistic sensitivity and ability to analyse works of art. Students experiment with different artistic practices while developing their own reflection on creative processes and both contemporary and traditional forms of art.

    This subject will only be offered if there are enough candidates.

    • Cinema & audiovisual (CAV)

    This specialist subject offers the study of cinematic language and moving images through film analysis and practical film making. It develops students’ artistic culture, critical thinking, and understanding of the narrative and aesthetic forms of cinema and audiovisual media

    This subject will only be offered if there are enough candidates.

    📚 Humanities, literature & philosophy (HLP) 

    This specialist subject combines literature and philosophy to explore major questions about humanity, culture and thought. It develops students’ skills in analysis, argumentation, and written and oral expression through literary and philosophical texts from different periods.

    🌍 Foreign & regional languages, literature and culture  

    English, contemporary world (except for BFI students)
    This specialist subject deepens students’ knowledge of the English language through the study of contemporary societies in the English-speaking world. It uses a variety of materials (texts, media, cultural works) and develops students’ linguistic, cultural and critical skills. 

     

    GROUP 2 (2 or 3 specialist subjects to choose in group 2) 

    🌐 History, geography, geopolitics & political science (HGGSP) 

    This specialist subject allows students to analyse the major issues of the contemporary world by combining perspectives from history, geography, geopolitics and political science. It develops students’ understanding of current affairs, documentary analysis skills and ability to construct well-reasoned arguments.

    ➗ Mathematics 

    This specialist subject deepens students’ understanding of the fundamental concepts of algebra, analysis, geometry and probability. It develops rigour, logical reasoning and the ability to model situations.

    👉 View our maths brochure

    💻 Digital technology & computer science (NSI) 

    This specialist subject introduces the foundations of computer science: programming, algorithms, data, networks and system architecture. It develops logical thinking and the ability to solve problems using digital tools.

    ⚗️ Physics & chemistry  

    This specialist subject explores the fundamental laws that govern matter, energy and chemical transformations. It is based on an experimental approach and fosters scientific thinking and rigour. 

    📊 Economics & social sciences (SES) 

    This specialist subject enables students to understand the economic, social and political mechanisms of contemporary societies. It develops the analysis of social phenomena, critical thinking and mastery of the conceptual tools of economics, sociology and political science. 

    🌱 Biology & earth sciences (SVT) 

    This specialist subject studies living organisms, the planet and environmental issues. It develops scientific thinking through observation, experimentation and analysis. 

  • General Première: description of the curriculum

  • General Première: weekly timetable

  • General Terminale: specialist subjects

    In General Terminale, students choose two specialist subjects (+1 extra choice in case one of the first two cannot be accommodated) from among those followed in General Première.

    Each specialist subject is then taught for 6 hours per week:  

    • Art – Cinema & audiovisual : 6 hours
    • History, geography, geopolitics & political science : 6 hours
    • Humanities, literature & philosophy : 6 hours
    • Foreign & regional languages, literature and culture: English, contemporary world (except for BFI students) : 6 hours
    • Digital technology & computer science : 6 hours
    • Physics & chemistry : 6 hours
    • Economics & social sciences : 6 hours
    • Biology & earth sciences : 6 hours
  • General Terminale: description of the curriculum

  • General Terminale: weekly timetable

Technological baccalauréat specialising in management and business studies (STMG)

  • Core classes

    • French
    • History & geography
    • Modern language A (LVA)
    • Modern language B (LVB)
    • Physical education (PE)
    • Mathematics
    • Moral & civic education (EMC)

     

  • Specialist subjects

    • Management & digital sciences
    • Management
    • Law & economy

     

  • Optional classes

    • Art
    • Cinema & audiovisual
    •  Dance
    • Theatre

    Please note: 

    Option groups are offered subject to a minimum number of students.

  • Brochure for the technological baccalauréat specialising in management and business studies (STMG)

    Discover the STMG baccalauréat in this brochure created by our Terminale students, class of 2024.

  • STMG Première: description of the curriculum

  • STMG Première: weekly timetable

  • STMG Terminale: description of the curriculum

  • STMG Terminale: weekly timetable

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