European School, Mol Explained

European School, Mol
Director:María José Pérez Blanco
Latin Name:Schola Europaea
Established:1960
Type:European School
Oversight Label:Operated by
Oversight:The European Schools
Student Union:The Pupils' Committee
Address:Europawijk, 100
Postcode:2400
City:Mol
Country:Belgium
Coordinates:51.2013°N 5.045°W
Pushpin Map:Belgium#European Union
Age Range:4-18
Gender:Mixed
Enrolment:690[1]
Enrolment As Of:2018-2019
Free Label:Sister Schools
Free Text:12 European Schools
Free Label2:Diploma
Free Text2:European Baccalaureate

The European School, Mol was the third of the thirteen European Schools to be established, and is one of five such schools in Belgium.[2] Founded in 1960, it is located in Mol, in the province of Antwerp.

The school was primarily established to provide an education to the children of staff posted to nearby domestic, and European atomic research projects and facilities; the Belgian governments' nuclear research centre, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Eurochemic nuclear fuel reprocessing plant (now defunct), and the European Atomic Energy Community's Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements (now under the auspices of the European Commission as the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements).

However, the school has also welcomed children from other European or overseas families who live and work in the area. Buses bring pupils from as far as Antwerp and Eindhoven, with nearby facilities to accommodate boarders during the school week.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of Governors of the European Schools. European_Schools#Board_of_Governors. Facts and figures on the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year in the European Schools. eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools. 8 February 2019. 7.
  2. Book: European Schools . European Schools, 1953-2013 . 2013 . Publications Office of the European Union . Luxembourg . 978-92-9188-143-7 . 10-11 . 10.2842/11549 .