Definitions
The following are to be regarded as pupils or students:
- those who of 15 to 27 years of age;
- registered with a Luxembourg or foreign educational institution; and
- who regularly attend a full-time teaching course.
Here’s the English translation of your detailed text about the extension of compulsory schooling and its impact on student employment:
However, Articles 4, paragraph 1, and 16 of the law of July 20, 2023, on compulsory schooling currently provide that compulsory schooling extends from the age of 4 until the age of 16.
Note: Changes to the duration of compulsory schooling are planned by the law of July 20, 2023, effective from September 1, 2026. Indeed, the duration of compulsory schooling will be extended so that compulsory schooling will last until the age of 18.
Starting September 1, 2026, and in accordance with Articles 4, paragraph 2, and 16 of the law of July 20, 2023, on compulsory schooling, compulsory schooling will begin for minors from the age of 4 years completed before September 1 and will end on the September 1 following the minor’s eighteenth birthday, meaning from age 4 to 18.
Exception: Compulsory schooling will end before age 18 upon obtaining:
A diploma or certificate certifying the completion of secondary education and vocational training, issued by a Luxembourg public institution or by a private institution accredited by the Luxembourg State; or
Another diploma or certificate recognized as equivalent to one of the diplomas or certificates mentioned by law or by a decision of the Minister of National Education.
The former Minister of National Education and Vocational Training and the Minister of Labour stated in their response to Parliamentary Question No. 3107 that the minimum age to enter into a student contract remains fixed at at least 15 years old.