DAES Day class

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Pedagogical coordinator

Noémie Kayser
Education coordinator daes@enad.lu 26 650 350 42

Who is this class for?

The day class is aimed at students who, in order to succeed in their studies, require regular monitoring of their learning and socio-educational support such as is currently provided at ENAD.

What does this class consist of?

In the day class, the teaching sessions are spread over the 5 days of the week. As students make an individual choice of the modules they wish to follow, the timetable will be personalised so as not to exceed 30 lessons per week in the preparatory year, or 32 lessons in the final year.

Learners must attend classes regularly, as absences of more than 10% may result in termination of the contract with the school.

Find out more about DAES (general information)

Is this class suitable for you?

Admission requirements

To be eligible to study for the Diplôme d’accès aux études supérieures
candidates must meet one of the following conditions:

Be at least 20 years old on 1 September of the current year or;
Proof of at least 12 months’ professional experience or;
Have been out of initial training for at least 2 years.

For admission to preparatory classes

Candidates must meet one of the following conditions:

Successful completion of a 3e of classical secondary education;
Successful completion of a 3e of general secondary education (former 11e);
Holder of a certificate of technical and vocational aptitude, or a vocational aptitude diploma.

Candidates who wish to be admitted to this course without having passed one of the above-mentioned classes must take part in the admission tests covering the programme in French, German, English and mathematics.

The admission tests for the 2025/2026 school year will be held on 20 and 21 May 2025. Please note: shorter application deadline (see below).

Please prepare the following documents (PDF) for registration:

Cover letter
CV
Identity card
Membership certificate (Social Security)
Report card for the last class successfully completed

To give candidates an idea of the requirements for the preparatory year of the Diplôme d’accès aux études supérieures (DAES), the admission tests in German, English, French and mathematics from recent years are published on a special pag e.

For admission to the final year

Candidates must meet one of the following conditions:

Successful completion of the DAES preparatory class ;
Successful completion of a class of a 2e of classical secondary education ;
Successful completion of a 2e of general secondary education (former 12e);
Master craftsman’s diploma ;
Technician’s diploma.

Please note: The level of languages (English, German and French) for the final year is at CEFR level B2/C1.

Please prepare the following documents (PDF) for registration:

Cover letter
CV
Identity card
Membership certificate (Social Security)
Report card for the last class successfully completed

You don’t meet the academic requirements?

Candidates who do not meet the above academic prerequisites will be required to sit admission tests (for the preparatory class only).

To be admitted to the DAES programme, all candidates with a foreign diploma must have Luxembourg recognition of an equivalent diploma and sufficient language skills in English, French and/or German. Candidates with verified language skills in a specific language (French, English and/or German) equivalent to CEFR level B1.2 do not have to take the admission test in that language.

The admission tests for the 2025/2026 school year will be held on 20 and 21 May 2025. Please note: shorter application deadline (see below).

Admission tests from previous years

Prepare your application

Admission deadlines and procedures

Registration deadlines for the preparatory year and the final year of the DAES:

Candidates wishing to join the DAES programme and who meet the conditions laid down in article 5 of the Grand-Ducal regulation on the organisation of preparatory modules giving access to higher education within the framework of adult education must submit a full application using the digital registration forms on this page.

Registrations for 2025/2026 will open on 15 April 2025 and close on 18 July 2025. Please note: registration for candidates who must sit the admission tests will close on 15 May 2025. The admission tests will be held on 20 and 21 May 2025.

Admission procedure for the preparatory and final year of the DAES day class:

The letter of motivation that each student must submit sets out the reasons why he or she wants to start the course, as well as specifying a concrete professional and/or academic project after the DAES (minimum 500 words) – the DAES team cannot accept an application without this information!

The DAES team, in agreement with the school management, selects the students on the basis of the application file and the interview each student has to undergo. At the end of July, a first group of students receives a notification from the DAES team (acceptance to the course, waiting list, refusal). A final selection will be made at the end of August/beginning of September. Please note: places on the DAES programme (day class, evening class and DAES International) are limited!

Incomplete applications will not be considered.