the european baccalaureate is the leaving certification of the european schools, and should be distinguished from the international baccalaureate (ib) and the baccalaureates of various national systems. it is a two-year course assessing the performance of students in the subjects taught in years 6–7, and culminating in a final series exams taken at the end of year 7. as per the multilingual ethos of the schools, certain subjects are instructed and assessed in each student's respective second language. details of the examinations are set out in the annex of the statute of the european school and in the regulations for the european baccalaureate.