European School of Strasbourg number. European School of Strasbourg European School of Strasbourg () is a European school in Strasbourg, France, serving levels nursery through secondary. There are currently approximately 1000 students, spread out in 40 different classes, from nursery to secondary. Priority is given to children whose parents work at the European institutions based in Strasbourg.. The school teaches in three different languages: French, English, and German. The school has been criticised for its admission policy, and some students being favored over others. The school has also been criticised for not accepting a larger number of students, considering it has not reached the
European institutions in Strasbourg while Strasbourg (with the Council of Europe) refers to the continent as a whole. In regards to the European Union, Strasbourg sometimes claims to be the 'democratic' or 'legislative' capital (due to the presence of the Parliament) while classing Brussels as the 'administrative' or 'executive' capital (due to the presence of the European Commission and Council in that city). In 2005, the urban area of Greater Strasbourg formed a small political community (known as the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict) consisting of some common administration with its neighbouring German Ortenau district in Baden-Württemberg on the opposite side of the Rhine. The combined population