European School, Bergen

The European School, Bergen (in Dutch: Europese School Bergen, in French: École Européenne de Bergen, in German: Europäische Schule Bergen) (or ESB) is one of the thirteen European Schools. It is located in the town of Bergen in the Dutch province of North Holland. The school prioritises, for enrolment purposes, the children of European Union staff.[2] Students must enrol in either the English, French or Dutch language sections of the school.[3]

European School, Bergen Schola Europaea
Address
Molenweidtje 5 Bergen , North Holland , 1862 BC Netherlands
Coordinates	52.6780°N 4.7064°E
Information
Type	European School
Established	1963
Operated by	The European Schools
Director	Steve Lewis (United Kingdom)
Gender	Mixed
Age range	4 to 18
Enrolment	538[1] (2018-2019)
Student Union/Association	The Pupils' Committee
Sister Schools	12 European Schools
Diploma	European Baccalaureate
Website	esbergen.eu

History

The European School, Bergen was established in 1963 primarily to provide an education to the children of staff employed by the European Atomic Energy Community's (Euratom) nuclear research facility in nearby Petten - today under the remit of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.[2]

EMA relocation

In 2019, enrolment in the school increased by 20% as a result of the relocation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), its staff and their families to Amsterdam, as part of arrangements for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.[4] This increased the daily number of students commuting from Amsterdam to the school to 20% of total enrolment.[4] As a result, the Dutch education ministry announced in late 2019 that it was investigating relocating the school to a new campus in 4 or 5 years time, with the municipalities of Alkmaar, Castricum and Zaanstad expressing interest in hosting the school.[4]

See also

• European School
• European Schools

References

1. Board of Governors of the European Schools. "Facts and figures on the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year in the European Schools" (PDF). eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools. p. 7. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
2. "General characteristics". European School Bergen. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
3. "Admission to the European School of the Netherlands". European School Bergen. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
4. "European school in Bergen may be moving, Amsterdam schools unite for expats". DutchNews.nl. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.