St George's International School Luxembourg Annual Report 2015/2016

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Letter from the Chairman

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Letter from the Principal

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Celebrating 25 Years

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Primary School Highlights

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Secondary School Highlights

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Highlights from the School Council and Parliament

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Celebrating our Community

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Student Achievement

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School Development

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Finance

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About us St George’s International School, Luxembourg ASBL is an inclusive, vibrant international community of over 720 students aged from 3 years to 18+ years. The School prides itself on being the premier British international school in Luxembourg and celebrated its 25th Anniversary Year in 2015-2016.

Our Mission St George’s provides a well-rounded and world-class international education.

In a friendly, dynamic and supportive environment, we prepare all our students to lead purposeful, fulfilling and successful lives - to be the very best each can be.

Our Core Values We believe that learning should be accessible to everyone, with every student able to find the tools and opportunities they need to achieve their full potential.

We believe in nurturing strong values in our students based on mutual understanding and respect.

We take considerable care to ensure that learning is personalised according to individual needs.

We believe that students thrive when there is a strong partnership between school and home.

We pride ourselves on offering a warm welcome and providing ongoing support for all new families.

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Letter from the Chairman Mark Turner, Chairman Board of Governors Dear Members of the St George’s International School community, It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you, once again, the St George’s International School Luxembourg Annual Report. For those of you receiving this document for the first time, the purpose of this Report is to give everyone connected with the School an overview of the activities, organisation and achievements that have taken place during the last year. In addition, this Report also contains the financial information for the School; how we generate our income and how we use that income.

I am happy to say that it has been another successful year in the life of our School. Most importantly, our students have made great progress throughout Primary & Secondary with the large majority of our Year 13 students achieving the results that they needed to go to the Universities of their choice.

Elsewhere our site has seen dramatic changes with the completion of the Zinnen Building and other alterations - both major and minor. This will enable more efficient and effective use of our facilities, benefiting all of our students.

Our development plans and the day-to-day operation of the School would not be possible without the continuing generous support of the Luxembourg Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance and the Ville de Luxembourg. We thank them for their help over the many years that we have been here and look forward to continuing those relationships to our mutual benefit in the future.

St George’s has a wide community of people who support the School in many different ways and I would like to thank all of those people who help the School throughout the year in voluntary capacities. I would like to especially thank all those connected to the Friends of St George’s who organise the many events that take place throughout the year, this organisation is continuing to grow and I would encourage everyone in our School community to engage with them.

This is my final opportunity to write this introduction as I step down after 7 years as Chairman of the Board at the end of June 2016. I have been proud to lead the Board activities during that time, especially improving our facilities and environment as well as seeing the number of students more than double, also introducing the current management structure and establishing an expanded Governance structure.

I am very pleased to be able to pass the role of Chair into the very capable hands of Mr Chris Cheesman who has served as a Vice Chair of the Board and as Chair of Board committees for the last several years. I look forward to fully supporting Chris in his new role both during my final year on the Board and into the future.

I hope that you enjoy reading this report and that it provides you with a valuable insight into the day-to-day activities of the School and the successes of our students.

I would finally like to thank the members of the Board, the School Management Team and all of the staff for the tireless work they do to enable our students to have access to a high quality education and also for the support that they have given me in my role as Chair over the last 7 years.

With best wishes and on behalf of the Board of Governors,

Mr Mark Turner Chairman, Board of Governors

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Christopher Cheesman, Incoming Chairman Board of Governors

Members of the St George’s International School, Luxembourg ASBL Board of Governors, left to right: D. Ries, S. Ziegenhagen, G. Sardelli, H. Montague, C. Cheesman (Vice Chair), M. Turner (Chair), F. Morvilli, P. Charlton, R. Feiereisen (Vice Chair), C. Barkei (Principal). Not Pictured: P. Schonenberg, D. McGahey, S. Shtayyeh-Delano, S. Castelain, L. Munari

Dear Members of the St George’s International School Community, As the incoming Chair of Governors for the 2016-2017 school year I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new school members, be they staff or students.

I would also like to reiterate all that Mr Turner has said in his introduction concerning the progress made in School, and the thanks that he has given to the many people and organisations that support the School or are part of its community.

In particular, I offer a very resounding thank you to Mr Turner for the outstanding work he has done over the years in his commitment to the Governing Body and his leadership in developing the School. The pace of growth and change in St George’s has been incredible over his period of office and I believe that with the completion of the Zinnen Building we now have the academic facilities that the School needs for the future. This has all been through Mark’s leadership of the Board and as he steps down I recognise there are some very big shoes to fill.

For the future, I hope that the pace of change for the School will now be more manageable and that some stability will exist, at least in the short term. We have a great school community with an ideal size student population for us to be big enough without being impersonal. There is also the recognition that we must look after the physical wellbeing of the students so there are still areas for St George’s to develop.

I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible through my new role and to supporting the School and its community in the delivery of great education opportunities for our students wherever I can.

My very best wishes to you all for another successful year at St George’s.

Mr Christopher Cheesman Incoming Chairman, Board of Governors

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Letter from the Principal Dr Christian Barkei, Principal Dear Parents and Friends of the School, Welcome to the Annual Report for 2015-2016 of St George’s International School, Luxembourg. The Report serves as our formal report to our parents and wider community on the activities of the School during the past year.

We have had a very productive and fulfilling year as a School. The year started very well indeed with excellent examination results received in the summer of 2015 at both IGCSE and A Level, reflecting the work and effort our students had engaged upon with the support of our teaching colleagues. Equally, our end-of-year testing in mathematics and English indicated the very good progress many of our Primary students have made. The School participated in international sporting competitions as well as international challenges in debating, mathematics, the sciences and the Mérite Jeunesse amongst a number of others. The increasing international engagement of our students with other schools across Europe and beyond is a welcome development and one that we wish to strongly encourage. Our community of students, staff and parents continue to raise substantial amounts for charitable causes both in the Grand Duchy and abroad and I was particularly heartened by the engagement and sympathy shown to charities dealing with the current refugees in Europe. Our after-school activities and clubs grew further this year to include over 50 different programmes.

We believe at St George’s that learning should be accessible to everyone, with every student able to achieve their full potential within an environment that is positive and supportive. This philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do and is exemplified in our motto ‘achieving potential through challenge and care.’

As you view our Annual Report you can see that our students always take centre stage; whether in the Foundation Stage or at A Level. We are justly proud of our students and their achievements – in particular combined with the individual care and attention provided which allows our graduates to embark on first fulfilling professional studies and then careers once they leave the School. One of my particular pleasures this year was viewing the exceptional

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Left to right: P. Carpenter (Irish Ambassador to Luxembourg), C. Meisch (Minister of National Education), L. Polfer (Mayor of Luxembourg City), C. Cheesman (Vice Chair of St George’s Board of Governors), Dr C. Barkei (Principal), J. Marshall (British Ambassador to Luxembourg). Photograph from the St George’s Inauguration Gala, September 2016.

artwork our students produced and the development and expansion of the provision of drama, music and art.

These opportunities allow our students to give full rein to their own creativity and enthusiasm in original and exciting ways.

The construction works during the year which converted part of the school playground into our new Zinnen Building were time well-spent as students and colleagues now have a splendid new facility to work in; including a world-class auditorium and stage.

My colleagues in Primary and Secondary in the classrooms, laboratories and playing fields with students every day approach the complex and challenging task of education and instruction with dedication and enthusiasm and I thank them sincerely for their engagement and commitment; our colleagues in the school offices ensure that the business of the School runs smoothly and efficiently, and the continual engagement and positive support of our parents allows us to create and maintain an inclusive and welcoming school community we can all be justly proud of.

The substantial progress this year we have documented in this Report would simply not have been possible without the exceptional work and engagement of all the members of the Governing Body. My particular thanks go to Mr Mark Turner who has lead by example as Chair of the Board. His enthusiasm and commitment to the School are absolute and genuine and I am sure that in Mr Christopher Cheesman the Board have a very worthy successor.

With my best regards,

Dr Christian Barkei Principal

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Celebrating 25 Years St George’s has gone from 12 students on the top floor of a small rented school building to over 720 students representing more than 50 countries in purpose-built accommodation in Hamm.

Humble Beginnings

“St George’s English School” was founded in 1990 by Anthony Barlow and John Jackson.

The School was established to fulfill the needs of a British Primary education in Luxembourg. Classes took place in rented accommodation in Bonnevoie.

Rapid Expansion

St George’s experienced rapid growth over the first six years due to the School’s ability to cater for the varied needs of students between the ages of 21/2 and 11 years.

In September 1996 St George’s moved to Luxembourg-Cents and appointed a new Head Teacher, Mr J.D. Boyce.

Bonnevoie

’96 - ’97

1990 ’91 - ’95

Royal Encounter

Students at St George’s had the privilege of meeting Princess Diana in September 1993 while she was visiting the School’s stand at the ‘Britain in Luxembourg’ Exhibition.

Princess Diana greeting St George’s students

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Entering a New Era

The School’s enrolment continued to increase from 2000-2002. A major highlight of the 2003 school year was a visit from Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. He took the time to interact with the students and meet the staff.

Prince Edward with students

’98 - ’99 More Royal Visitors

’00 - ’04

Eight years after its foundation, St George’s flourished with over 60 students based in school grounds in Weimershof. In September 1999, St George’s appointed a new Head Teacher, Mr Barry Dixon. The School also had the honour of a Royal visit from Princess Anne and Her Royal Highness Maria Teresa of Luxembourg.

Princess Anne visiting classrooms

History in the Making

Head Teacher Heather Duxbury, British Ambassador James Clark, members of the School Board and several students took a tour of the construction site for the new school in Hamm in April 2007. Mrs Duxbury called it “one of the most exciting days in the history of St George’s”.

2007 ’05 - ’06

Three Separate Campuses

The need for the School to extend into the Secondary cycle of education increased steadily over time. Beginning in September 2006, St George’s offered students the opportunity of studying the UK GCSE programme. Between 2003 and 2005 the student population doubled, from 122 students to 229 students.

This prompted the decision to move to a single campus in Hamm.

Campus in Beggen

A Vibrant, International Community

St George’s appointed its first Principal, Dr Christian Barkei, in September 2013. In 2014, after 13 years of dedication and hard work, Mrs Duxbury, Head Teacher, entered retirement and Ms Claire Nuttall became our new Head Teacher of Primary. In September 2016 construction was completed for the new Zinnen Building project. To mark the inauguration of the building, St George’s welcomed over 240 guests into its new auditorium. It was a privilege to have the Mayor of Luxembourg City, Mme Lydie Polfer, and the Minister for National Education, Mr Claude Meisch to formally open the Building by doing the honours of cutting the ribbon.

Construction of the Zinnen Building

Zinnen Building, September 2016

Ribbon cutting ceremony, September 2016

’13 and Beyond... ’08 - ’12

A Turning Point

Emerging as the St George’s campus we all know today, the new location in Hamm opened its doors to 379 students and 58 members of staff with the completion of the Hamilius Building in 2008. The Lentz Building opened soon thereafter in 2009.

In 2011 the construction of the Barthel Building was completed, providing spacious, well-equipped laboratories and classrooms that further enhanced the learning experience for students. Mr Mark Fleet was appointed Head Teacher of the Secondary school in 2012.

Hamilius Building, 2008

Barthel Building, 2011

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Primary Highlights Ms Claire Nuttall Head Teacher (Primary) It has been another busy and exciting year in Primary, with many stimulating projects. Students have enjoyed watching the new Zinnen Building grow in front of their eyes! Some of this year’s highlights include:

Competitions and Challenges International Competitions Students have shown off their talents internationally as well as at school. They performed very well in the Maths Quest competition in Barcelona, achieving 6th place out of 23 schools.

Singapore Maths Maths experts from Birmingham helped students to implement a practical approach to learning new concepts. As a result, students across Primary showed a strength in conceptual understanding in their Progress Test in Maths (PTM) tests.

Spelling Bees These competitions are taken very seriously at St George’s. Students are extremely determined to succeed and to earn points for their house teams during these intense events.

Inter-Schools Quiz The general knowledge quiz took place at Brussels International Catholic School (BICS) and our students won first AND second place trophies!

School Trips No matter what age group, Primary students have the opportunity to go on many school trips. A couple of highlights from the 2015-2016 academic year include: Residential Trip to Dinant The residential trip to Dinant was a highlight for many Year 6 students.

The students enjoyed kayaking, cross country cycling and many different rope challenges - including crossing the highest rope bridge in Belgium!

Residential Trip to Chevetogne The school trip to Chevetogne is certainly memorable for Year 3 students. A true test of the students’ resilience, they climbed hills, crossed streams and crawled through mazes in wet and muddy conditions.

Special Guests Mary Hoffman, Author Primary had the great pleasure of welcoming British author Mary Hoffman, best known for her picture books ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Stravaganza’.

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Natur Mobil Year 1-6 students had the privilege of taking interactive lessons in the Natur Mobil. Activities involved holding live newts and observing the hunting method of frogs.

Artistic Value Our strengths in the arts have continued to thrive. Once again a fantastic entry to the Belle Etoile Christmas tree competition brought home the first prize.

Book Week Book Week is always a pleasure at our School. Pop into any classroom and you’ll either see children with their noses stuck in books or older students reading to younger students.

Art Exhibition The Annual Art Exhibition grows from strength to strength; we have over 400 students in Primary and each and every one of our students are represented, showcasing unique and imaginative work.

Our links with other schools grow, with staff from Belgium, Germany and inside Luxembourg visiting St George’s to learn how we deliver our curriculum. Equally St George’s staff have gained a great deal working with visiting professionals from different organisations, enabling them to deepen their own educational skills and knowledge.

– Ms Claire Nuttall, Head Teacher (Primary)

Drama Dumble the Dinosaur Year 3 students dazzled parents with ‘Dumble The Dinosaur’.

The light-hearted musical is set in prehistoric times, where a cave child inadvertently invents ‘Choc-rock’ which later becomes known as chocolate.

Junk Yard Band Year 5 wowed the audience with their singing, dancing and acting during ‘Junk Yard Band’. The musical tells the tale of children determined to start a band, with their arch enemy Kylie attempting to thwart all their efforts.

Academically the students have worked very hard to make strong progress over the year. Work in book-based learning has really taken off. Students brought books home to their families, allowing them to share some of the wonderful stories they have read and studied throughout the year.

I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to the staff, students and parents of St George’s. The positive partnership shared between all helps to make St George’s the friendly, welcoming environment that we are all proud to be part of.

Best regards,

Ms Claire Nuttall Head Teacher (Primary)

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Secondary Highlights Mr Mark Fleet Head Teacher (Secondary) In Secondary we have had yet another incredibly successful and productive year. Some of this year’s highlights include:

Arts and Drama Shakespeare Schools Festival Year 8 students showed off their talents by performing abridged versions of Shakespeare’s plays alongside schools from the UK.

GCSE & A Level Art Exhibition GCSE and A Level Art students had the opportunity to once again showcase their artwork at the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

Art Exhibition Secondary students had the opportunity to showcase their own portfolio of work, including projects in which they had the freedom to express their own individual creativity by choosing their own thematic interpretation.

Time2Act for Shakespeare Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 had the unique opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of all things Shakespeare during a Shakespeare Workshop Day organised by the English faculty and the theatre group Time2Act.

AMIS Choir Trip, London Key Stage 3 boys performed in the European Middle School Honor Boys’ Choir at the American School in London.

Year 7 Residential Trip, Belgium Year 7 students had a fantastic time at the Euro Space Centre in Belgium. Year 7 witnessed firsthand the conditions experienced by astronauts.

Magna Carta History Trip Year 10 students learnt of the Magna Carta’s essentially important role in England’s medieval history.

The copy of the Magna Carta that the Year 10 History group viewed at the European Court of Justice is one of just three in existence.

Year 9 Ski Trip, Vosges Year 9 students were joined by the Year 10 GCSE PE students and had five great days of skiing in the Vosges mountain range. Most students made immense progress in their skiing abilities by the end of the week.

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World Challenge Students participated in ‘World Challenge’, the leading provider of life-changing school expeditions.

13 students travelled to Northern India for three weeks. Their eyeopening adventure consisted of the challenging Brighu Lake Trek, working in a local school building walls, meeting the locals and exploring Jaipur.

Top of the Bench Competition ‘Top of the Bench’ is organised by The Royal Society of Chemistry to encourage young talented chemical scientists to consider further education in Chemistry. St George’s team ‘Hydrogen’ emerged as overall regional winners from 14 entrants and represented Belgium and Luxembourg in the TOTB grand finals hosted in the UK.

COBIS Young Scientist Film Awards Year 9 girls produced an excellent and entertaining film showing how the enzyme catalase catalyses the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide.

They were extremely pleased to receive the prize for runners up.

League of Champions Year 8 to 11 students were enrolled in a worldwide vocabulary learning competition, Vocab Express. The students managed to achieve an impressive 3rd place out of 120 schools.

Special Guests Mark Wheeller UK playwright Mark Wheeller came to work with drama students from Years 9, 10 and 11. He ran two days of workshops with students looking in depth at extracts from his play “Missing Dan Nolan”, which students had been studying in class.

Brain Awareness Week St George’s welcomed back Dr Guy Sutton, acclaimed neuroscientist, who spent two days working with our biology and psychology students. He also gave a free workshop which was open to the public.

Nicky Singer Author Nicky Singer gave the Secondary students from Years 7 to 9 a creative writing workshop showing them how to use their own experiences to create fiction.

Moving Experience Year 9 students had the extraordinary chance to hear Steven Frank, a Holocaust survivor, speak about his harrowing experiences during the Holocaust.

It has certainly been an immensely productive and rewarding year in the Secondary section of the School; there are quite simply too many highlights to mention them all. The professionalism and commitment of the Secondary staff coupled with the energy and enthusiasm of the students here at St George’s is what makes this school so unique. It is a privilege to witness and to be a part of this learning community.

Best regards,

Mr Mark Fleet Head Teacher (Secondary)

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Competitions and Challenges

Primary

School Council The Primary School Council is a student body that is authorised to put forward initiatives throughout the Primary school. The exciting thing about the Council is the independence that the students have to drive forward their ideas and promote change within their surroundings.

This independence has an extremely positive impact upon the whole school.

We are happy to see that our partnership with St George’s is strong and that your school is allowing its students to reflect on the subject or development and take action to help.

- Dr Angela Roldan, Unity Foundation

During the 2015-2016 school year, Primary students welcomed Mrs Maina Mkandawire, a special visitor from Malawi, alongside a representative from Unity Foundation, a non-profit organisation empowering communities through education.

The Council has chosen Unity Foundation as their main charity for the last two academic years. Mrs Mkandawire works with Bambino Schools, which aims to provide a high standard of education for children of diverse backgrounds in Malawi. A portion of the money that St George’s raises for Unity Foundation goes to support Bambino Schools. Students had the opportunity to hear first-hand the benefits of their fundraising initiatives and what children in Malawi go through on a daily basis.

Similar to previous years the School Council have been busy coming up with new fundraising initiatives; this year they hosted a school disco which raised over €400 and organised a Dress-Up Day where all Primary students were invited to dress up as their role models. They also planned a movie night which raised over €200. To top off a busy year the students organised custom-made tea towels featuring students and staff from each Milepost, raising a total of €442.50.

The School Council should be very proud of all their achievements and initiatives during the 2015-2016 year contributing to the School, to charities and to the wider community.

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School Parliament We feel strongly towards the charities the Parliament supports – we want to show that we appreciate what we have and give to those less fortunate.

- Parliament Representatives

The Secondary School Parliament is a student body at St George’s that allows students to contribute to the running of the School by organising a wide range of activities and initiatives. Thirty committed students are allocated in four different Ministries: The Ministry of Education, The Ministry of the Environment, The Ministry of Charities and The Ministry of Sports and Arts.

In 2015 -2016 the students organised a range of projects and fundraising activities in order to support various charities: they sponsored a child in Tanzania through the Ilula Orphan Program, donated over 50 gifts to refugees in Trier, Germany and supported men’s health issues through the Movember Foundation.

This year the Parliament elected a new charity focus: United World Schools (UWS). This charity aims to improve educational opportunities for children living in the world’s poorest, remote and post-conflict regions. As a result, St George’s was partnered with a school from the village of Pea, Cambodia. All of the fundraising initiatives by the students were aimed at raising money for this partner school in Cambodia - over the academic year they raised an impressive €1,500.

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Student Diversity St George’s offers a world-class international education while taking pride in its British tradition. In its 2015 report, the International Schools Inspectorate (ISI) remarked that students “felt very strongly that the diversity in the school was one of its strongest features and enabled them to develop an appreciation and understanding of each other’s cultures.”

We agree that this diversity makes St George’s an exceptional place to learn.

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Algeria

Canada

Finland

Israel

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Argentina

China

France

Italy

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Australia

Columbia

Germany

Jamaica

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Austria

Cuba

Greece

Japan

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Belarus

Cyprus

Hungary

Kazakhstan

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Belgium

Czech Republic

Iceland

Lithuania

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Brazil

Denmark

India

Luxembourg

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Bulgaria

Estonia

Ireland

Macedonia

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The School is friendly, welcomes people from a diverse set of countries and cares about their well-being.

- a former St George’s parent, Leaving Questionnaire

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Malaysia

Romania

Thailand

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Netherlands

Russian Federation

Turkey

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New Zealand

Slovenia

Ukraine

5

4

152

Norway

South Africa

United Kingdom

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Paraguay

Spain

United States

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Philippines

Sri Lanka

Uruguay

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Poland

Sweden

Zimbabwe

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Portugal

Switzerland

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Members of Staff Staff Seniority Awards (September 2015) Gold

(10+ Years)

Mrs Rue (15 Years) Mrs Sanderson (10 Years) Mr Teale (10 Years)

Silver Mrs Boyes Mrs Burrows-Pym Mrs Collins Mrs Crisp Mr Fleet Mr Foz

(5 Years) Mrs Guth Mrs Homer Mrs Jennings Mrs Jones Mrs Kramer Mrs Mawhinney

Bronze Mrs Bargache Ms Barker Mr Colling Mrs Crowther Miss Evans Mrs Firth Mr Kennedy

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Student : Academic Staff Ratio Mrs Ni Mrs Pereira Mrs Tarmey Mrs Wagner-Hebel

(3 Years)

Mrs Lagny Delatour Mrs Thompson Miss Plahe Mr Plata Acevedo Mrs Rigby Ms Smith Mrs Treinen

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Mrs Tyrrell Mrs Van T-hof-Buijs Mrs Werner Mr Wicker

20 Nationalities Represented

Best Wishes

St George’s bids farewell to two esteemed Members of Staff

Mrs Christine Kearey Christine Kearey was a Teaching Assistant at St George’s for nearly 13 years. During that time she worked with many teachers and students, primarily in the younger year groups. She began in 2003, when the School was still located in Weimershof and only 122 students were enrolled. A wizz with the sewing machine, she produced a mountain of creative costumes each year for the shows in Primary and was always very active behind the scenes. Mrs Kearey also did a lot of baking for the St George’s Day tea parties and walked with the School’s team at “Relais pour la vie”, Luxembourg’s well-known fundraiser for cancer research, each year. As an avid gardener, she will be spending much of her retirement enjoying the great outdoors – in the garden or relaxing in the hammock that she received from her colleagues at St George’s.

Mr Pete Heley Pete Heley joined St George’s in 2002 as a Year 2 Class Teacher, then worked to launch the School’s music programme, believing that music greatly enhances every student’s school experience. He also coordinated the Secondary School in the first two years of its existence. He directed the School’s choirs, took students to international singing events and competitions, established private instrumental and vocal music lessons for students and could be seen accompanying or directing at most of the Primary school’s musical productions.

Although he began his retirement in December of 2015, he is still a familiar face around School, directing two adult choirs. He plans on travelling and spending time with his grandchildren during retirement.

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Gifts for Kids

Halloween Dress-up Day

Relais Pour la Vie

Learning Through Giving St George’s is fortunate to work with charitable organisations that enable its students to broaden their knowledge and understanding of communities around the world.

United World Schools

The Secondary School Parliament selected United World Schools (UWS) as its charity focus for the 2015-2016 academic year. St George’s started a partnership with a UWS School in the village of Pea in Cambodia. The aim is to work with communities to build schools and support them by providing basic free education in the world’s poorest areas.

Approximate Costs

£1 covers the cost of educating a child in a school for a week. £20 pays for an exercise book for every student in a UWS classroom. £100 equips a whole UWS School with Sports equipment. £300 annually secures training for teachers and UWS staff. £1,300 pays for two local teachers for a year. £5,000 sustains a school annually. £16,000 builds a much needed UWS School.

This is a great initative that enables the students to make a series of positive contributions to society on a personal, community and global level, they are able to see how much they can make a difference by raising even modest amounts of money.

Photos from United World Schools

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Community Cake Sale for Relais Pour La Vie

Movember

Enterprise Week

In addition to actively contributing to charitable organisations, students are able to participate in projects that challenge them to think about solutions to global problems or give their time to others in need.

The School’s charitable contributions during the 2015-2016 school year totalled €10,191.60 for the following causes:

Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner

Supporting children with cancer and terminal illnesses in Luxembourg

Ilula Orphan Program

Community-based service organisation that is changing the lives of children and their families in Tanzania

Unity Foundation

To empower communities through education

Hope & Homes for Children

International charity working to ensure that all children have the chance to grow up in the love of a family

Movember

Relais pour la Vie

Supporting men’s health issues

Support for those suffering from cancer

Save the Children

United World Schools

For children in need

Creates educational opportunities for children living in the world’s poorest regions

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Walking Group

Freshers and Followers

Friends t of S George’s The Friends of St George’s, also known as the ‘Friends’, was established in 2014 as an important parent organisation within the School community. The group aids in school development, organises events and its members serve as ambassadors to new and existing families and outside organisations.

The Friends were quite busy during the 2015-2016 school year. Their main events included: Freshers & Followers (19th September 2015) – an information day to help families integrate into the School and Luxembourg. Club and association representatives from the Luxembourg community gathered at St George’s to provide more information about their services.

Winter Wonderland International Dinner (4th December 2015) – a pot luck dinner with international dishes from around the world and seasonal entertainment.

International Quiz Night (26th February 2016) – an adult team quiz night with the School’s very own Dr Barkei as the quiz-master.

Arts Scholarship – Wine & Jazz Evening (30th April 2015) – with the help of the Friends, St George’s celebrated International Jazz Day by inviting the public to enjoy a South-American themed wine tasting evening combined with live jazz music and the opportunity to purchase artwork produced by St George’s talented IGCSE and A Level art students. The event was organised to raise funds for the newly established Scholarship for the Arts.

Summer Fayre (18th June 2016) – Despite reduced playground space due to the new building, the street market atmosphere brought in a great crowd and netted approximately €5,000 for charity and the Friends of St George’s.

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Summer Fayre, British Stand

Summer Fayre, Dutch Stand

International Quiz Night

In addition, the Friends hosted coffee mornings and information sessions, organised a weekly walking group, held charity drives to support refugees, visited the Roman Villa Borg in Nennig (Germany), the Villeroy & Boch production facility in Mettlach (Germany), and did a sightseeing tour of Metz (France). They also enjoyed a demonstration of Japanese cookery, and held book and card sales.

Any St George’s parent or staff member can become actively involved by volunteering for an activity or becoming a member of the core committee. The School appreciates all of the hard work and effort put forth by the Friends; the group has become an integral part of our supportive community and helps us fulfil our mission of welcoming families from all over the world.

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Achievement

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Academic Achievement The new assessment system has changed the way we think about teaching and learning.

It has enabled a much needed focus on depth of learning, rather than rushing students too quickly to the next level.

- Mrs Claire Nuttall, Head Teacher (Primary)

Primary Aside from termly assessments in Literacy, Numeracy and Science, students are also evaluated using standardised assessments on an annual basis.

This was the first year that the Primary school conducted the Progress Test in English (PTE) and the Progress Test in Maths (PTM), which are both external assessments that replaced the Progress in English (PiE) and Progress in Maths (PiM) exams that were conducted in previous years.

The tests are differentiated according to age; students at St George’s are tested from Year 1. English skills for children aged 6 and 7 include knowledge of phonics and spelling together with a test of comprehension skills, based on a single age-appropriate passage.

For older children, the appropriate level comprises of a test in English skills (spelling, grammar, and punctuation) together with a test of reading comprehension based on a narrative and linked nonnarrative text.

Progress Test in Maths (PTM) is also a series of age-appropriate tests. Each test assesses aspects of mathematical skill and knowledge, together with key process skills of fluency, mathematical reasoning and problem–solving.

Students at St George’s scored significantly higher than the standardisation average, despite the large percentage of non-native English speakers.

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Achievement

Results English, Year 6

% of questions answered correctly by St George’s students compared with the average drawn from 35,000 peers

Complex Inference Simple Inference Retrieval

75 47 78 64 78 62

Authorial Technique

66

Non-Narrative Reading Comprehension

73

Narrative Reading Comprehension

76

Grammar and Punctuation

60

Spelling

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54

59

52 78 57

St George’s

Standardisation Average

Maths, Year 6

% of questions answered correctly by St George’s students compared with the average drawn from 35,000 peers

Mathematical reasoning

71

Problem solving

69

Fluency in conceptual understanding

71

Fluency in facts and procedures

83

Information handling

Shape, position and movement

Number, money and measure

56

55

62

80 66 54

77 62 73 61

St George’s

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Academic Achievement Secondary

Students at St George’s perform consistently above the UK average and have achieved a pass rate of 100% at A2 Level for four years in a row. To establish individual learning targets, St George’s also conducts standardised testing.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all of the Secondary staff for our son’s incredible results and year.

He has been so well supported and taught in every single subject. He could not ask for a kinder or more understanding and inspiring group of teachers.

IGCSE

A/S Level

A2 Level

A/S Level

A2 Level

223 entries

121 entries

84 entries

17 subjects

18 subjects

21 subjects

93% A*-C Grades

83% A-C grades

80% A*-C grades

Pass Rate

5+ A*-C Grades

C or above

A*/A Grades

2016

100%

95%

93%

61%

2015

99%

88%

85%

44%

2014

100%

82%

82%

31%

Pass Rate

C or above

A*/B grades1

2016

96%

83%

65%

2015

92%

68%

50%

2014

88%

71%

43%

2016

100%

80%

55%

2015

100%

95%

65%

2014

100%

81%

59%

1

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There is no A* grade available at A/S Level. Therefore the percentages shown represent A/B grades for A/S level exams.

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University Destinations

Students from the class of 2016 are currently pursuing degree courses at the following universities: Degree Course

Destination

Political Science

Aarhus University, Netherlands

Music Performance

British & Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM), UK

International Economics and Business Economics

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Events and Hospitality Management

Hotelschool The Hague, Netherlands

Biochemistry

Imperial College London, UK

Combined Studies

International People’s College, Denmark

Biological Science

The University of Manchester, UK

International Relations and History

Plymouth University, UK

Law and Politics

Queen Mary University of London, UK

Marketing and Management

University of Sussex, UK

Makeup Artistry

Academy of Freelance Makeup (AoFM) London, UK

German

Trier University, Germany

Media Studies

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Economics and French

Cardiff University, UK

Economics

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

English Literature

University of Edinburgh, UK

Mathematics and Physics

University of Exeter, UK

Psychology

University of Exeter, UK

Chemistry

University of Groningen, Netherlands

Photography and Design

University of Groningen, Netherlands

Computing Science

University of Groningen, Netherlands

Law

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Secondary Sports Day

Lasel ‘Fun in Athletics’

Opportunities in Sport Approximately 58% of all Year 1-6 students and nearly 30% of all Secondary students participated in extra-curricular activities during the 2015-2016 school year, with 56% of those students in Primary and 30% of those students in Secondary participating in more than one club. Of the 55 clubs offered, 18 were for Sport.

Students can choose from a wide variety of different sporting activities after school. Options during the 2015-2016 academic year included football, basketball, swimming, sports leadership, gymnastics, martial arts, touch rugby, athletics and yoga depending on age and ability level.

Girls’ football was on the rise in Primary, with many strong and talented female players. Sports Days in each Key Stage allowed students to participate in a range of physical activities in a competitive yet friendly manner.

Henry Fawcett Games

A team of Primary athletes from Year 5 and 6 travelled to London to represent St George’s in the Henry Fawcett Games. This event replaced the Primary COBIS games earlier in the year. The competing sports were football, rounders and athletics. Overall St George’s did extremely well, the students showed great sportsmanship and resilience throughout the games and brought home a range of medals, as well as the overall winners’ cup!

Lasel ‘Fun in Athletics’

Year 7 and Year 8 students participated in the Lasel ‘Fun in Athletics’ hosted by D’Coque, Luxembourg. This event tested the students’ abilities as they were competing against students 3-4 years older than they were. This encouraged them to maximise their efforts and enabled the students to fully experience the pressure of competition. The Lasel event was excellent practise prior to the Secondary COBIS Games.

N.B. Figures do not include students enrolled in Fun Club, Study Hall, or Secondary Homework Club.

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Achievement Primary Physical Education

Primary Sports Day

Secondary rugby practice

Secondary COBIS Games, Dubai

A team of 14 Secondary athletes, 7 boys and 7 girls, competed against 19 other international schools from around the world in swimming, athletics and football. Despite the tough competition, St George’s students performed admirably with the girls’ captain winning gold and silver medals in the shot put and discus events respectively and another one of the St George’s athletes winning a bronze medal in the high jump. The boys won the Tier 2 football final with their captain scoring seven goals in the competition. St George’s finished in 8th place overall and were voted the most ‘sporting team’, receiving the COBIS Games Fair Play Trophy.

Basketball Trip to Graz

In May, students from Year 7-10 travelled to Graz, Austria to represent Luxembourg in a Unified Basketball tournament against teams from Germany, Italy and Austria. Overall the teams did brilliantly and took home Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

Mérite Jeunesse

The Mérite Jeunesse, also known as the International Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, is a self-development programme offered to students from Year 9 to 13. The award is comprised of four sections in the areas of Community Service, Skill Development, Physical Recreation and an Adventurous Journey. Participants must demonstrate their commitment and motivation in achieving goals that they set for themselves in each of these areas. This year students have participated in expeditions in Luxembourg, the Vosges Mountains in France and around Interlaken in the Swiss Alps.

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The Arts Art

Students at St George’s are granted much creative freedom in their artwork, from Nursery to Year 13. In the older years the students are involved in projects in which they have the freedom to express their own individual creativity.

hard-fought semi final. The team gained 3rd place overall, equalling their achievement last year in Romania. One of the St George’s students was named in the Outstanding Team of the Tournament – a fantastic personal achievement.

Music

Music is an important part of school life at St George’s – not only does the School offer A Level options in both Music and Music Technology, it also provides younger students with opportunities to practise and perform.

- Dr C. Barkei, Annual Art Exhibition

The Annual Art Exhibition gives students of all ages the opportunity to showcase their work in a variety of twodimensional and three-dimensional media including; ceramics, printmaking and textiles. This year the overall talent and imagination was demonstrated by a whole school building piece as well as examination level pieces in textiles, photography, animation and installations.

Debating

2015-2016 was a very successful year for the St George’s Debating Club. Four Sixth Form students travelled to Mexico to compete against 16 schools from across the globe in the Annual COBIS World Debate Championship.

The team returned having lost just one debate over three days of intense competition. They were eventually defeated by the tournament’s overall winners from Malaga in a

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One St George’s student achieved one of the highest marks in the world in their A Level Music Technology examinations and won an Outstanding Pearson Learner Award.

The Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards are an annual celebration of the achievements of learners from all over the world who truly excel in their examinations.

Drama

An after-school Speech and Drama course was offered in conjunction with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA); Primary school participants take exams of their acting and improvisation skills at the end of the course. The results of these exams were outstanding, with the vast majority of students receiving merits and distinctions. The club has expanded and now offers classes to students from Year 1 to Year 10. The students are taught a range of skills including performance and presentation skills, interpretive skills and technical skills.

Achievement

Scholarship for the Arts Overview

St George’s introduced a new Scholarship for the Arts this year. The Scholarship will be awarded to students who show exceptional diligence, dedication and excellence in their chosen artistic field. The scholarship will aid students in the development of their careers in the arts through the provision of professional instruments or by funding enrichment courses for the arts.

Fundraising

Money for the Arts Scholarship will be raised through events, networking, sponsorship and philanthropy. St George’s will endeavour to work in cooperation with the surrounding community to raise funds year on year to ensure the scholarship has longevity.

Purpose

The Arts Scholarship application process is designed to enable and inspire arts-based career development by providing a robust application and audition process.

Who can apply?

The purpose of the award is to aid progression into artsrelated careers and post-18 education. For this reason 75% of the fund will be allocated to students from the Secondary school and 25% of the funds will be allocated to Primary school students who show significant dedication and promise within the Arts, even at this early age.

The amount of money available for each award will be announced prior to each application round and will differ according to the funds raised each year.

The Scholarship fund will provide students with the opportunity to apply for a financial award towards the costs associated with progressing beyond their age-related expectations within the arts.

The Scholarship can be used for summer schools, camps, workshops with arts professionals and equipment.

Examples include: Drama summer school Conservatoire school Art summer school Musical instruments Art equipment/materials

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Ready for Zinnen Named after the composer of Luxembourg’s national anthem, the new Zinnen Building is an incredible new facility for the students of St George’s. Under construction during the 2015-2016 academic year, its grand opening was a part of the 25th Anniversary celebration and it was ready to welcome students in September of 2016. It is a strong symbol of the School’s dedication to providing a purposeful, state-of-the-art educational environment.

Performing & Gathering

With excellent acoustics, lighting, and sound, the auditorium is a well-utilised space for musical and theatrical productions, student assemblies and school events. The seating can accommodate an audience of approximately 320 people or can be removed to allow for celebrations and standing-room events.

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Moving

A futuristic walkway between the Zinnen and Barthel Buildings lets students move easily and quickly between classes. New outdoor seating areas are also available for students enjoy during their break times.

Relaxing

Students in the Sixth Form can take a break from the rigour of A A Level preparation by gathering in the new, spacious Sixth Form Common Room. Complete with a well-equipped kitchen, students can enjoy a meal, play games, socialise and relax.

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Room to Achieve

Composing

The third floor of the Zinnen Building is dedicated to music and the arts, with four practice rooms, a Secondary music and drama room, and an additional classroom for Primary Music.

The Secondary music tech lab is equipped with keyboards and Mac computers to allow students to compose, edit, and mix their own pieces of music.

A recording studio lets talented music students produce professional quality recordings and experience the thrill of creating their own material.

Growing

The Zinnen Building includes five new classrooms for Primary students, allowing for better utilisation of space in the Hamilius Building as well.

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Reading

The new Secondary Library contains over 7,000 fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as 300 books in modern European languages and 400 DVDs. The library is a quiet yet welcoming space for students to read or work during their free time. Whilst in the Library students can borrow laptops/tablets to aid with their homework or revision.

Learning

Four bright, roomy classrooms currently provide space for Secondary classes in the Humanities. A large study room for Sixth Form students also offers space and several computers for quiet study, exam revision and group work.

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Parent Feedback

The School welcomes parent feedback in both casual and formal settings and takes it into consideration when making important decisions that will affect students and their families.

Weekly Newsletter

In October 2015, 221 parents participated in the School’s satisfaction survey regarding the School newsletter. 87% of the respondents said they were ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the content; 89% thought that it provided sufficient information regarding news, dates, events and announcements. 68% of respondents considered it to be the perfect length, while 27% thought it was too long and 6% thought it was not long enough. More importantly, the School was appreciative of the comments and suggestions given by parents as to how to re-structure the newsletter and make it more user-friendly.

Parent Forum and Class Representatives

In Primary, termly discussions in the Parent Forum continued during the 2015-2016 school year with a great deal of positive feedback. Parents have embraced the opportunity to contribute ideas on homework, school reports, assessment and many more topics, which has helped to influence the way the School works.

In Secondary, Class Representatives continue to play an important role in communication with parents. Six meetings were held during the school year and addressed topics such as the curriculum, the frequency and type of school reports, facilities, assessments, Parent/Teacher Meetings, and other topics.

Families who are leaving the School are also given the opportunity to offer feedback and comments in our leaving questionnaire, the results of which are below. The School would like to thank the 30 families who participated.

of parents said their children were happy at St George’s.

We have greatly valued the fine education provided, and in particular the innovations under your guidance in the last 3 years. Your personal engagement in academic matters was palpable and greatly appreciated.

– Peter, a former St George’s parent, Leaving Questionnaire

0%

10%

Results

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

I found it easy to approach class teachers if I had a concern or question I felt I was well informed about my child/rens' progress in school The school and staff enabled my child/ren to achieve high academic standards in their work I feel the level of work to be completed at home was age appropriate School Management handled any complaints that I voiced well The school encourages and achieves high standards of student behaviour I feel that there is a high level of care given to students I feel that we gave a good level of support to our child/ren and to the staff through participation in school life, parent teacher meetings, information meetings I would be happy to recommend St George’s to friends or colleagues Strongly Agree

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Agree

Disagree

Neither

N/A

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School Services School Canteen

The School made positive changes to its canteen services during the 2015-2016 school year. In order to ensure the healthiness of canteen lunches, rich desserts were replaced with fruit and yogurt. A salad bar was added for students beginning in New salad bar in the canteen Year 3, meaning that students could supplement their warm meal with a variety of raw vegetables and mixed salads.

In addition, the School caterer began offering sandwiches as an alternative option for students who prefer a cold lunch, with orders possible on a weekly or daily basis.

As the number of students grows, so does the number of lunches served – the canteen served 75,292 hot lunches to hungry students, approximately 5,600 more than the previous year.

After-school Care / Homework

Fun Club is always in high demand and the School does its best to accommodate children in Reception – Year 6 who are in need of after-school care. Five Fun Clubs were offered during the 2015-2016 school year and were full to capacity.

Secondary Homework Club was also very well utilised by students in Key Stage 3. Study Halls for Key Stage 4 and 5 students also continued to run, however a number of students preferred to revise at home. The School always encourages students to participate in Study Halls as a way to receive additional teacher support with their homework.

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Students leaving by school bus on an average afternoon

School Buses

The demand for buses continues to grow and the School works hard to improve its service every year. One of the positive changes allowing for additional capacity during the 2015-2016 school year was a larger bus in the afternoon for the Kirchberg route. The Canach/Moutfort/ Sandweiler route was also adjusted in order to avoid ongoing roadworks and to help ensure that the bus arrived punctually every morning.

The number of registrations for the Fentange/ Hesperange/Howald route grew as well.

Approximately 168 of the School’s 480 families utilised the bus service during the 20152016 school year, which is 35% of families.

An average of 121 students take the bus on a given morning and 129 students take the bus in the afternoon.

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Finance

January - December 2015 Transfer from stability fund 0.3%

Income Government subsidies 28.5% Tuition & Fees 67.2%

Like all international schools, St George’s relies on tuition fees as its main source of income. However the School also benefits from the generous support of the Luxembourg Ministry of Education. The amount of assistance received for operating costs varies each year and is proportionate to the number of students in the School.

Further details on the amount of subsidy received can be found on page 51 of this report.

Furniture, Equipment 3.0%

Other 5.0%

Buildings 8.0% Educational Expenses 7.0%

Expenditure

Great staff make for a great school – that is why salaries and related personnel costs account for the main expenditures of the School, followed by building/facilities expenses.

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Salaries 77.0%

Summary of Income and Expenditure Accounts (January - December 2015 (EUR))

Jan-Dec 2015

Jan-Dec 2014

Jan-Dec 2013

PRODUITS

Net Tuition/ Application Fees + Ancillary Activities

7,045,912

6,769,290

6,613,241

Frais de Scolarité/Admission et Activités Annexes

Subsidies from the Luxembourg Ministry of Education

2,837,417

2,871,957

2,700,649

Subventions du Ministère de l’Education Luxembourg

564

-1,320

- 297

Fonds levés par les parents

20,723

450,982

94,892

Transfert du Fonds de Roulement

- 723

-14,220

16,146

Autres Produits

TOTAL INCOME

9,903,892

10,076,689

9,424,632

TOTAL PRODUITS

EXPENDITURE

Jan-Dec 2015

Jan-Dec 2014

Jan-Dec 2013

CHARGES

Salaries + Related Expenses

7,887,486

7,768,650

6,768,603

Salaires et Frais Liés

Educational Expenses

663,869

658,986

633,491

Matériel Didactique

Buildings (Utilities, Maintenance, Sports Facilities, etc)

753,199

840,089

1,012,876

Immeubles (Entretien, etc)

Furniture + Equipment (including IT)

268,706

350,086

558,605

Mobilier et Equipement (y compris Informatique)

Other Expenses

330,633

458,878

451,057

Autres Charges

9,903,892

10,076,689

9,424,632

TOTAL CHARGES

INCOME

Parents Fundraising - Net (1) Transfer from Stability Fund Other Income (2)

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

Notes : The School’s 2015 accounts were audited and approved by Luxembourg Government in February 2016.

(1) The accumulated net amount raised by parents (632 Euro) is ring-fenced and planned to be used in 2016.

(2) The Other Income includes both the Income and the Expenses linked with the Comenius projects.

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Finance

1.

2.

Balance Sheet as of December 31st, 2015 (EUR)

ASSETS

31/12/15

31/12/14

31/12/13

FIXED ASSETS Land

ACTIF IMMOBILISATIONS

264,999

264,999

264,999

Terrain

Buildings and Equipment (Net Cost)

4,993,054

1,544,104

2,105,398

Bâtiments et Equipement (Coût Net)

Total

5,258,053

1,809,103

2,370,397

Total

CURRENT ASSETS Accounts Receivable

ACTIF CIRCULANT 0

2,832,826

2,947,730

Comptes Clients

293,393

76,991

295,208

Subventions à Recevoir

6,218

0

0

Autres Créances

Bank - Stability Fund Account

1,218,572

895,082

874,273

Banque - “Fonds de Roulement”

Bank - Building Fund Accounts

see below

1,597,554

828,876

Banque - Comptes “Building Fund”

Bank - Current Accounts

see below

115,369

499,345

Banque - Comptes d’Epargne et Courants

7,198

7,628

6,824

Caisse

Total

1,525,380

5,525,450

5,452,256

Total

TOTAL ASSETS

6,783,433

7,334,553

7,822,652

TOTAL ACTIF

Subsidy Receivable Other Current Assets

Petty Cash

LIABILITIES

PASSIF

EQUITY Retained Earnings

- 151,506

- 151,506

- 151,506

Report à Nouveau

-

-

-

Résultat Exercice

Stability Fund

1,210,941

458,332

783,817

Fonds de Roulement

Total

1,059,435

306,826

632,311

Total

2,912,955

3,115,680

3,313,042

Prêts à Long-terme

326,879

283,738

291,684

Cautions Remboursables

Accounts Payable

0

418,025

342,977

Comptes Fournisseurs

Prepaid Tuition Fees

0

3,064,073

3,122,533

Prod. constatés d’avance

Other Current Liabilities

0

146,211

120,106

Autres Charges à Payer

2,314,047

see above

see above

Banque - “Comptes Building Fund”

170,117

see above

see above

Banque - “Comptes d'Epargne et Courants”

Total

2,811,043

3,912,047

3,877,300

Total

TOTAL LIABILITIES

6,783,433

7,334,553

7,822,652

TOTAL PASSIF

Current Year Profit/(Loss)

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES BCEE Loans CURRENT LIABILITIES Refundable Deposits

Bank - Building Fund Accounts Bank - Current/Savings Accounts

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Luxembourg Government Subsidy Law

The School receives three types of subsidy that have been in force since January 1st, 2004:

These amounts for 2015 were:

Primary students

Secondary students

Finance

1. Per student subsidy to support annual operating expenditure for all students age 3+ on September 1st.

€ 3,458 € 6,470

The law does not allow for the subsidy to permit the School to make a surplus. If a loss is made, the Government does not provide any further support. However, negotiations with the Government have resulted in approval for a Stability Fund.

Contributions to this Stability Fund are invoiced as a separate item to parents and the amounts received are held in a separate bank account. If the school suffers a loss, the amount of the loss can be recovered from this Stability Fund.

The Stability Fund is now capped by the law to 50% of the salaries and related charges in 2012.

2. Maintenance subsidy up to a % of the standard Government cost per m³ for school buildings. For maintenance of building infrastructure only. The School started to receive this Subsidy in 2010.

Since 2014, the maintenance subsidy has amounted to 1% of the standard cost per m³ for school buildings.

3. Building subsidy covering up to 80% of government-approved quotes for buildings.

4.

Stability Fund Bank Account

Transfers into, and out of, the account (EUR): Year

Amounts In

Out

Balance

2006

130,485

0

130,485

2007

216,581

-65,164

281,902

2008

294,557

-384,595

191,864

2009

366,495

0

558,359

2010

121,480

0

679,839

2011

114,078

-77,319

716,598

2012

5,545

-59,792

662,351

2013

211,922

0

874,273

2014

115,701

-94,892

895,082

2015

774,472

-450,982

1,218,572

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5.

Building Fund Bank Accounts

Building Fund contributions have been in operation since 2003.

The accounts have two principal uses. First, they provide a short-term credit facility for the financing of any building. Once the total cost of the new building, net of government subsidy payments, has been finalised, the net cost of the building is transferred to a long-term loan. The repayments on this loan are then financed by drawing on the Building Fund accounts.

Transfers into, and out of, the account (EUR):

6.

EUR

Amounts In

Paid for Constructions

Loans

Balance

2003-2007

682,307

-1,915,057

1,645,530

412,780

2008-2010

1,498,286

-3,552,401

1,134,990

-506,345

2011

689,629

-728,087

-169,819

-714,622

2012

1,000,000

-769,985

607,502

122,895

2013

750,000

183,228

-227,247

828,876

2014

1,147,334

-150,968

-227,688

1,597,554

2015

132,120

- 3,819,857

- 223,863

- 2,314,047

Budget Jan-Dec 2016 (EUR)

INCOME

PRODUITS

Net Tuition/Application Fees + Ancillary Activities

7,887,710

Frais de Scolarité/Admission et Activités Annexes

Subsidies from the Luxembourg Ministry of Education

3,252,745

Subventions du Ministère de l’Education Luxembourg

Parents Fundraising - Net

-

Fonds levés par les parents

Transfer from Stability Fund

-

Transfert du Fonds de Roulement

Other Income

-

Autres Produits

11,140,455

TOTAL PRODUITS

TOTAL INCOME

EXPENDITURE Salaries + Related Expenses

CHARGES 8,570,744

Salaires et Frais Liés

Educational Expenses

774,856

Matériel Didactique

Buildings (Utilities, Maintenance, Sports Facilities, etc)

958,502

Immeubles (Entretien, etc)

Furniture + Equipment (including IT)

484,311

Mobilier et Equipement (y compris Informatique)

Other Expenses

381,041

Autres Charges

11,169,453

TOTAL CHARGES

- 28,998

RESULTAT

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Achieving potential through challenge and care.

St George’s International School, Luxembourg ASBL 11, rue des Peupliers L-2328 Luxembourg Phone: +352 42 32 24 Fax: +352 42 32 34 E-mail: reception@st-georges.lu www.st-georges.lu