European School of Paris-La Défense

A French public Accredited European School in Courbevoie that opened in 2019 to serve EU staff families, leading to the European Baccalaureate with the first cohort sitting exams in 2025.

Status matters here. The school is part of the European Schools network, prioritising children of EU institution staff, and operates as a French public school under the Académie de Versailles, which means no fees for eligible families. Language sections are English and French in nursery and primary, with English in secondary.

Being only seven years old, the school is still bedding in. The European Baccalaureate pathway is rigorous and well established across the network, and the Courbevoie site sits inside the La Défense business district, convenient for families working in the towers. The honest caveat is the priority-access rules. Non-EU-staff families face long waiting lists, and the school has not yet built the alumni track record that the older European Schools in Brussels or Luxembourg trade on. A strong option where eligibility is clear and the European Bac is the goal.