The European School Karlsruhe, commonly known as ESK, is one of three

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s in

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and one of thirteen across the

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(EU). Founded in 1962, the school prioritises, for enrollment purposes, the children of staff of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre for Nuclear Safety and Security based nearby in their respective mother tongue and by native speaker teachers. Children of non-EU staff may enroll provided there is capacity. ESK is an all-through school catering for nursery, primary and secondary pupils, culminating in the awarding of the

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as its secondary leaving qualification. The school was founded with sections for - then - all four languages of the

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: French, German, Italian, and Dutch. Following the accession of Ireland and the UK to the

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an English section was added and from 2005 on the Italian and Dutch section were taught-out and eventually closed. Since then there have been three language sections. Teachers for the anglophone section are seconded from Ireland, teachers for the francophone section from France and Belgium. There are also seconded teachers for some of the other

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to provide one hour of mother-tongue teaching per school day for the respective pupils.

Notable people

Alumni

Sarah Teichmann Sarah Amalia Teichmann (born 15 April 1975) is a German scientist, the former head of cellular genetics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and a visiting research group leader at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). She serves as direc ...

(1981-1993), bioinformatician

Former staff

Tom Høyem Tom Høyem (born 10 October 1941) is a Danish and German politician, and former headmaster in the European Schools. Political career in Denmark Between September 1982 and September 1987, Høyem served as Minister for Greenland within the Da ...

, school Director (2000-2015) * Daniel Gassner, school Director (2015-2024)

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* {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1962

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Schools in Baden-Württemberg Schools in Karlsruhe 1962 establishments in West Germany Waldstadt

Notable people

Alumni

Former staff

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