On Monday, Education Minister Mady Delvaux-Stehres announced the reforms in upper secondary education. Main changes: Several choices have now been removed. In addition, students must now choose their first language between French and German.

Currently there are seven choices in the classic secondary education. After the reform there will remain only two: one section, "Languages and Human Sciences" as well as a section "Science and Mathematics." Both sections spread over three years from 3^rd to 1^st .

Within these two sections the students have some flexibility: You can opt for certain courses, which are then available in the "Premières examen" on the program. In both sections, however, English has now become a compulsory subject.

"The English language is part of the professional world and is becoming increasingly important," explained Mady Delvaux-Stehres in regards to the changes. The Minister of Education also demands that students in the "Premières examen" will only be tested in six subjects.

With the language reforms in school, we could well see the linguistic make-up of Luxembourg change over the years with the choice of teaching language of French or German, and the importance of English has been moved up notch in Luxembourg's priorities.