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EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Luxembourg

The organisation of the academic year 2025/2026 in Luxembourg is as follows

Beginning of the academic year15 September
Period(s) when there are teaching activities

Courses during the Winter Semester: from 15 September 2025 to 20 December 2025

Courses during the Summer Semester: from 16 February to 30 May 2026

Period(s) of examination

Exams during the Winter Semester: from 12 January to 7 February 2026

Exams during the Summer Semester: from 8 June to 4 July 2026

National information

Luxembourg - School heads' salaries and allowances

School heads' salaries and allowances

  • School heads’ remuneration is regulated by top-level authorities for lower and upper secondary education levels. In pre-primary and primary education, there is no school head as such. The president of the school committee is responsible for its management.
  • The minimum qualification required for school heads in secondary is ISCED 6. In addition, school heads are required to have 5 years of experience in teaching.
  • Information on salary progression is not available.
  • School heads are civil servants.

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    Luxembourg - Teachers' salaries and allowances

    Teachers' salaries and allowances

    • Teachers’ remuneration is regulated by top-level authorities for all education levels.
    • The minimum qualification requirement for teachers at primary levels is ISCED 6 and at secondary ISCED 7. In addition, teachers undergo competitive examination.
    • Salary progression of teachers depends on the number of years in service and the acquisition of additional qualification through continuing education programme.
    •  Teachers are civil servants.

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      Further readings

      National education systems - Luxembourg, Eurydice

      Objectives and accessibility

      Like all service provision in the field of ECEC, home-based child-care provided by one or more childminders ( also known as parental assistants) is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth.

      Admission requirements and choice of ECEC setting

      Parents or guardians of children aged 0-3 years can choose among private and public ECEC providers. Their children are accepted according to the facility's available places. Providers may set their own admission criteria, for instance the child's commune of residence. Communal crèches often give priority access to the children residing in the commune. Parents or guardians enrol their children directly with the service.

      Place guarantee to ECEC

      Education and care for children under the age of 3 years

      Children under the age of 3 years do not benefit from a place guarantee in an ECEC structure.

      The website of the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth includes an interactive map showing the geographical distribution of ECEC structures in the country.

      Alternative approaches in public elementary schools

      For preschool cycle 1 of elementary school (pupils aged 3-6 years), there are schools offering alternative functioning methods and/or pedagogical approaches to those of most other schools:

      In the wake of the country's population growth and internationalisation, the Luxembourgish offer of education has significantly diversified in the last decade, especially in relation with linguistic choices.
      Today, Luxembourg's public offer of education includes a number of international pathways as alternatives to the regular Luxembourgish school system. These provisions are managed under the authority of the Ministry of Education, financed by the state and offered free of cost to the learners in state-funded establishments.