Upper cycle (S6-S7)

Timetable by Subject for the Orientation Cycle (S6–S7) in Secondary

The S6 and S7 curriculum includes a number of compulsory subjects, optional subjects, and complementary subjects. S6 and S7 together form the Orientation Cycle, during which all learners may study the following subjects:

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The content of the syllabuses for the different subjects is detailed here:
https://www.eursc.eu/en/European-Schools/studies/syllabuses

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Regulatory Constraints

1. Each Learner’s programme must include:
   • A minimum of 31 periods and a maximum of 35 periods per week.
   • The maximum number of authorised periods is 35, but in exceptional cases, the school may permit a Learner to take up to 37 periods per week.
     In such cases, the Learner would not have any free periods, except for the lunch break.
     For any programme exceeding 35 periods, the Learner’s subject choice form must be accompanied by a letter from the parents explaining the reasons for this choice.
     The final decision lies with the school, which may approve or reject the request.
   • At least 29 periods of compulsory subjects, optional subjects, and advanced (in-depth) courses (columns 1 to 4).
   • A minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 optional subjects of 4 periods each.
2. History (2 periods), Geography (2 periods) and Philosophy (2 periods) are compulsory if not chosen as 4-period optional subjects (column 3).
3. At least one science subject must be chosen from the following:
   Science, Technology and Society (STS) – 2 periods
   Biology – 4 periods
   Physics – 4 periods
   Chemistry – 4 periods
4. The Advanced Mathematics course (column 4) is only available to Learners taking Mathematics 5 periods (column 1).
5. Only one advanced (in-depth) course may be chosen.
6. Music and Art (column 5) may not be chosen if the corresponding subject has already been selected as an optional subject in column 3.
7. The Introductory Economics course is not available to Learners who have already studied Economics in S4/S5.
8. As a general rule, no changes in language choices (L2, L3, L4) are permitted upon entering S6.
   However, under specific circumstances, the following changes may be allowed:
   Deadline for requests: 15 May.
   • Upward level change (e.g. from L4 to L3 or L3 to L2):
     May be authorised by the Director, subject to administrative feasibility, and a placement test to assess language proficiency.
   • Downward level change (e.g. from L2 to L3 or L3 to L4):
     May be authorised by the Director, with the approval of the Class Council, based on the Learner’s academic performance.
   • Introduction of a new language (not studied previously as L2, L3, or L4):
     May be authorised by the Director, subject to administrative feasibility, and a placement test at the appropriate level.
9. Philosophy is generally taught in the Learner’s L1.
10. History, Geography, and Economics are generally taught in the Learner’s L2.
11. Complementary courses are taught in one of the vehicular languages. At the EIMLB (École Internationale Mondorf-les-Bains), these are: French, English, or German.
12. Complementary courses are not subject to a final Baccalaureate examination.
13. A Learner may choose a subject not previously studied in S4 or S5, subject to the Director’s approval, administrative feasibility, and a placement test at the appropriate level.
14. A Learner may not continue an optional subject in S6 if their performance in S4 and S5 does not indicate that they have benefited from the course.
15. In the event that an optional or complementary course has insufficient Learner enrolment, the school reserves the right not to offer the course.

N.B. The programme chosen at the beginning of S6 must allow for a sufficient and compliant selection of subjects for the Baccalaureate examinations.