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Objectives and missions

The Observatoire national de l’enfance, de la jeunesse et de la qualité scolaire (OEJQS) operates under the authority of the Minister of National Education, Children and Youth. However, the OEJQS maintains its independence in the selection of its observation tools, the findings resulting from its research or observations, and the recommendations issued in its reports.

The three missions of the OEJQS, as stipulated by law, are :

analysis of the situation of children and young people in Luxembourg, adopting a comprehensive approach centered on the child or young person and based on the rights of the child;
evaluation of the systems impacting them, primarily in the socio-educational field or in other fields relevant to children and young people;
systemic evaluation of the quality of teaching provided in the education system, with the aim of enhancing school quality development in Luxembourg;

To fulfill its missions, the OEJQS can conduct, initiate, prepare, or coordinate surveys, analyses, and studies, and provide opinions on various aspects of the situation of children and youth and the quality of schooling. It can collect and synthesize existing data on childhood and youth.

The sections of the OEJQS annually prepare an activity report and thematic reports containing findings and recommendations related to areas classified as priorities by the Minister of National Education on the proposal of the OEJQS. Additionally, every five years, a report on the evolution of the situation of children and youth, the related systems, and the school system is prepared, including the resulting findings and recommendations.

The reports are communicated to the Government and the Chamber of Deputies. The OEJQS aims to contribute to a calm and objective debate on the situation of children and youth as well as on the quality of the Luxembourg school system.