1. I would like to enrol my child at the European School Munich, but I am neither employed at the European Patent Office nor am I a member of the staff of the EU institutions. Is it possible? Is there a waiting list?

  2. What exactly are the admission criteria?

  3. Are children of siblings automatically enrolled?

  4. Is the ESM a private school?

  5. How can I find out the exact dates for holidays of the current and the next school year?

  6. Is the leaving certificate, the European Baccalaureate (BAC), accepted in all European countries?

  7. Can parents choose themselves in which language section their child will be assigned to?

  8. What are the school fees for the next school year?

  9. How can I get in touch with educational advisors and/or teachers?

  10. Which companies have a contract with the ESM?

  11. How can I apply for a vacancy at ESM?

  12. How can I get in touch with the parents' Association?
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  1. I would like to enrol my child at the European School Munich, but I am neither employed at the European Patent Office nor am I a member of the staff of the EU institutions. Is it possible? Is there a waiting list?
    No, the ESM has no waiting lists.

    The capacity of the English and German language sections has been reached. Therefore, NO non-eligible pupils can be admitted in these two sections.

    Admission may be possible in limited numbers in some classes of the French, Italian, Greek, Spanish and Dutch language sections of the primary school. For further enquiries please contact the office of the primary school.

     primary school

     Admission may be possible in limited numbers in some classes of the French, Italian and Dutch language sections of the secondary school. For further enquiries please contact the office of the primary school.

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  2. What exactly are the admission criteria?

     admission criteria

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  3. Are children of siblings automatically enrolled?
    The decision is based on many factors and will be decided in individual cases.

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  4. Is the ESM a private school?
    No, the ESM is a public educational institution with limited enorlment capacities.

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  5. How can I find out the exact dates for holidays of the current and the next school year?
    For the current school holiday dates, please click here . Please note that the school holidays of the ESM are NOT identical with those of other/regular German public schools.

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  6. Is the leaving certificate, the European Baccalaureate (BAC), accepted in all European countries?
    Yes, there is a cross-national agreement stating that the BAC entitles for University enrolment/entrance in all member states.

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  7. Can parents choose themselves in which language section their child will be assigned to?
    No,the allocation into language sections is listed in the general rules of the school. Students without a language section (SWALS) will be allocated into a different language section.

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  8. What are the school fees for the next school year?

     school fees

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  9. How can I get in touch with educational advisors and/or teachers?
    You can contact the office of the secondary school and the primary school by email or telephone

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     teachers primary school
     educational advisors

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  10. Which companies have a contract with the ESM?
    The companies that have a contract with the ESM is an internal matter and, therefore, confidential information, which cannot be disclosed.

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  11. How can I apply for a vacancy at ESM?
  12. The ESM employs seconded teachers and locally recruited teachers.

    You would like to apply for a post as seconded teacher:
    Applicants from other European countries for seconded posts can receive more detailed information from their national Board of Education and Science or click on the link below.

     recruitment

    You would like to apply for the post as locally recruited teacher:
    There are vacancies for the positions of locally recruited teachers in various subjects and language sections. Locally recruited teachers should address their application to the offices of the primary school and the secondary school, even during the running school year.

     primary school
     secondary school

    You will receive a blank form called “flyer for part time teachers”, which you have to fill in and send back to the school together with the documents listed below.

    The following documents are required:

    We will enter your details into our list of applicants and will get in touch with you if there are any vacancies. Appointments with the director will only be issued if there are real possibilities of employment in sight. Thank you for your understanding.

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  13. How can I get in touch with the parents' association?
    On the website of the parents’ association you will find many answers to questions most parents and pupils may have.

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