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Appendix B – European Baccalaureate
ADMINISTRATION
The European Schools are administered by a Board of Governors,
which consists of representatives of the member states, and a
representative of the European Commission. The EB is
administered and directly supervised by an external examining
board appointed annually by the Board of Governors.
The examining board is chaired by a university professor and
is composed of examiners from each of the European Union
countries. These representatives must meet the requirements
laid down in their home countries for appointment to the
examining board.
ACCEPTABILITY
While British students make up the majority of applicants to UK
HE, applications are made by students of other nationalities who
may have completed their studies in a language other than
English. The substantial compulsory element of the EB should
also be taken into account when making admissions decisions.
Offers to EB students are generally expressed in terms of
gaining a Diploma mark of 60% (the pass mark) or above,
or by specifying the final EB score and marks in selected
individual subjects.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The European schools are located in Belgium (Brussels I, II, III, IV
and Mol), Germany (Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Munich), Italy
(Varese), Luxembourg (I and II), the Netherlands (Bergen), Spain
(Alicante) and the UK (Culham).
For more information on pass rates, average scores and the
university performance of EB students, please see the
Department for Education’s publication, ‘The European Schools
and the European Baccalaureate; Guidance for Universities and
Colleges’: https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/
publicationdetail/page1/EURO-BAC
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