European School, Bergen

European school in Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands

European School, Bergen

Schola Europaea

European School, Bergen

Address

Molenweidtje 5

Bergen

North Holland

1862 BC

Netherlands

Coordinates| 52°40′41″N 4°42′23″E﻿ / ﻿52.6780°N 4.7064°E﻿ / 52.6780; 4.7064
Information
Type| European School
Established| 1963
Operated by| The European Schools
Director| Per Frithiofson
Gender| Mixed
Age range| 4 to 18
Enrolment| 481[1] (2023-24)
Student Union/Association| The Pupils' Committee
Sister Schools| 12 European Schools
Diploma| European Baccalaureate
Website| esbergen.eu

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]

## History

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Further information: European Schools § 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

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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. Eventually Zaanstad and Alkmaar filed motions to apply for this right. [4] On July 9, 2021, the decision was made to move the school to Alkmaar. [5]

## See also

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* European School
* European Schools

## References

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1. ^ Board of Governors of the European Schools. "Données sur la rentrée scolaire 2023-2024 des Ecoles européennes" (PDF). Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "European school in Bergen may be moving, Amsterdam schools unite for expats". DutchNews.nl. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
5. ^ "Preliminary decision relocation ESB". 9 July 2021.

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