European School, Culham
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The European School in Culham, Oxfordshire, is one of 9 European Schools around Europe and the only one in Britain and currently has around 900 primary (5-12 years old) and secondary (12-18 years old) students.
The European School at Culham primarily hosts children whose parents work at nearby international scientific institutes such as the Harwell International Business Centre and the Joint European Torus (also in Culham).
As of October 12 2003, the student population of the European School, Culham was 884 — of which 88 were in the nursery school, 343 in the primary school and 453 in the secondary school.
All the European Schools offer a unique secondary qualification called the European Baccalaureate which requires students to take 11 subjects, all of which are weighted equally for the final mark (given as a percentage, where 60% is a pass).
The European School Culham school newspaper is called BIAS. Until recently, it was called "Culham Oracle".
This European School finished 9th in Eurosport 2005 in Munich.
Address
European School Culham, Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ, United Kingdom
External link
- Official website of the European School, Culham (http://www.esculham.com/)