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The British School of Brussels

Belgium, Brussels

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, French
Fees €20,100 - 45,550
Ages 1 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1300
Type Co-educational
Opened 1969
Bus Service Yes
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (DP), British Curriculum, BTEC Qualification, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels
Taught languages French, Dutch, German, Spanish
Typical class size 16
Strengths Sport, Performing Arts, Languages
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Community and Service
Stages Infant/Toddler Care, Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School, Sixth Form
Introduction

BSB is a not-for-profit international day school in Belgium offering a UK-based curriculum for ages 1–18. The school provides a British curriculum up to age 16 (GCSE/IGCSE) and post-16 options including the International Baccalaureate Diploma, A Levels and BTEC vocational courses. A bilingual IB Diploma is available in French/English or Dutch/English, and a French-English bilingual Primary programme runs from Reception (age 4–5) with Dutch lessons beginning at age seven. Founded in 1969 and opened on the current site in 1970, BSB houses the Jacques Rogge Sports Centre, which includes a 25m indoor pool, gym, dance studio and multi-sport hall, plus extensive outdoor facilities. The Brel Theatre seats 240; there are music rooms, a recording studio and film-editing facilities, together with art studios, a CAD suite with a 3D printer, and textiles and Food & Nutrition classrooms. Extracurricular life features over 120 weekly sports clubs and around 200 clubs in total, with partnerships such as West Ham United, Swim Swift Elite and Special Olympics Belgium. The school runs the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Futures careers programme.

www.britishschool.be

Pater Dupierreuxlaan 1, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium

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The Essentials

The British School of Brussels has 1,300 pupils, typical class sizes of 16, instruction in English, French.

Location
Located in the eastern suburbs of Brussels, Belgium, at Pater Dupierreuxlaan 1, 3080 Tervuren. The campus is state-of-the-art.

Stages
Primary School (ages 1-11) and Secondary School (ages 11-18).

Type
Not-for-profit international day school.

Pupil Nationality Mix
Pupils come from over 70 nationalities; the largest nationality represented is British at about 30%.

Additional learning support
EAL and AEN support are provided, including an Inclusion team, Learning Assistants, and Speech and Language Therapists; an Educational Psychologist, counsellors, and nurses are available to support students.

Country affiliation
United Kingdom (UK) curriculum; British orientation for an international school in Belgium.

School day structure
The school year is divided into three terms: Term 1 runs from late August/early September to mid-December; Term 2 runs from early January to late March or early April; Term 3 runs from late April to late June or early July.

Bus service
A supervised school bus service operates on many routes across Brussels and surrounding villages for pupils aged four and above. Bus fees are listed on the Fees page. There is no bus service on Wednesday lunchtimes for Lower Primary.
Diving Deeper
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Fees

Annual tuition at The British School of Brussels ranges from EUR 20,100 to EUR 45,550 for 2026/27.

Application fees
- Main school application fee (Kindergarten/ECC – Year 13): Payable once per child: €750.
- Early Childhood Centre (ECC) application fee: Payable once per child: €750.
- Note: the school's online payment form shows an alternative published breakdown for application payments (Main school: €1,000 for first child and €500 for each subsequent child; ECC: €250 for first child and €125 for each subsequent child). The school's online application payment form accepts credit-card payment.

Tuition fees by year group (annual and per-term amounts)
- Kindergarten: Annual fee €20,100. Per-term (calculated by dividing the published annual fee by three): €6,700.00.
- Reception, Years 1–2: Annual fee €35,600. Per-term (calculated): €11,866.67.
- Years 3–6: Annual fee €37,400. Per-term (calculated): €12,466.67.
- Years 7–9: Annual fee €44,400. Per-term (calculated): €14,800.00.
- Years 10–13: Annual fee €45,550. Per-term (calculated): €15,183.33.

(Note: the school publishes annual tuition amounts and invoices fees annually; the per-term figures above are straightforward equal divisions of the published annual fee for use in a per-term view and are not presented by the school as an official instalment plan.)

Early Childhood Centre (ECC) daily/session fees
- ECC half-day morning session: €70 per session.
- ECC full day: €128 per day.
- ECC application fee (payable once per child): €750.

Transport (bus) fees
- Annual Brussels school bus service fee: €3,550 (per year). Per-term (calculated): €1,183.33.
- Annual Antwerp/SHAPE school bus service fee: €4,180 (per year). Per-term (calculated): €1,393.33.

After-school care (Garderie) and other sessional fees
- Kindergarten (14:00–15:50, not Wednesdays): €20.00 per session.
- Kindergarten in ECC after 16:00 and from 11:50 on Wednesdays: €10.00 per hour.
- Reception to Year 6 (15:50–18:00; Reception–Year 2 on Wednesdays from 11:50): €9.00 per hour.
- Pre/Post-Enrichment for Years 3–6: €9.00 per whole session.

What tuition does and does not include (summary of extra costs)
- Included in tuition: extensive enrichment clubs, individual iPads/laptops for Years 3–9, curricular day and residential trips up to Year 9, learning resources (textbooks/exercise books), public examination entries (A Level, BTEC, IB, IGCSE) except re-sits, basic PE kit (including swimming costume on arrival), team sports kits and subsidised fixture costs, hot lunch for Kindergarten–Year 2, and specified medical checks for new starters and certain year groups.
- Not included in tuition (examples of additional payable items): Garderie beyond included times, individual instrumental tuition run by external providers and instrument rental, extra PE clothing beyond the basic kit, costs of certain residential sporting and other competitions, Years 10–13 school trips and visits run by external providers, and other course-related items. Bus fees are charged separately.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Invoicing: Fees are invoiced annually. Fees for the following academic year are due in one single payment each May.
- Reductions for students joining mid-year (applied as percentage reductions of the annual fee): November 10%; December 20%; January 30%; February 40%; March 50%; April 60%; May 70%; June 80%. (October: no reduction.)

Withdrawal and refund policy
- Notice requirement: A full academic term's written notice of withdrawal to the Principal is required in accordance with the school calendar. Failure to give a full term's notice will result in an invoice for a full academic term's fees in lieu of notice.
- Refunds when a student leaves during the school year (reductions expressed as percentage of the annual fee by month of leaving): October 80%; November 70%; December 60%; January 50%; February 40%; March 30%; April 20%; May 10%; June/July no refund.

Boarding
- Boarding: The school is a day school (no boarding facilities).

Application and invoice payment methods
- Application fee payment: The online application/payment form uses a secure credit-card payment system and accepts credit-card payments for the application fee. Application fees are non-refundable.
- Annual tuition invoice payment: The published fee schedule states that fees are invoiced annually and are due in a single payment each May. The fee schedule directs payment of the application by credit card via the online form; it does not publish a separate publicly listed, detailed list of all accepted payment methods for annual tuition on the fee schedule page.

Other administrative and policy notes on fees
- The school reserves the right to amend the published schedule of fees. Parents are responsible for payment of the total sums due regardless of any employer subsidy. The published fee schedule cancels and replaces previous fee schedules. Application fees are non-refundable.

(End of fee overview.)
Academics

The British School of Brussels teaches IB (DP), British Curriculum, BTEC Qualification, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels for students aged 1 to 18.

Curriculum
The school offers a British-based curriculum up to age 16 (GCSE and International GCSE). Post-16, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma, A Levels, and BTEC vocational courses, including a bilingual IB Diploma in French/English or Dutch/English. A French-English bilingual programme runs across 10 Year Groups from Reception (age 4-5), and Dutch lessons start from age seven.

Student Teacher Ratio
Student-teacher ratio is 9:1. Maximum class size is 21 in Secondary and 14 in Post-16. Total enrolment is 1,363 (Secondary 873; Primary 490).

Exam Results
GCSE 2024: 94% pass rate with 57% of grades 7 or above. A Levels 2024: 96% pass rate with 61% of grades A-B and 34% A-A. IB Diploma 2024: 97% pass rate with an average score of 35 and a top score of 44. BTEC (Level 3) 2024: 100% pass rate with 60% Distinction/Distinction; Level 2 BTEC: 100% pass rate with 72% Distinction/Distinction and 89% Merit or higher.

Higher Education Progression
Graduates progress to higher education worldwide. Destinations include Imperial College London, University of St Andrews, University of Amsterdam, McGill University, University of British Columbia, KU Leuven and other universities in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and beyond.

Gifted and Talented
Enrichment and outdoor learning are central to the programme, with around 200 clubs and activities, including sport, music, drama and creative pursuits. Enrichment opportunities are complemented by service learning and broader personal development experiences.
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Admissions

Admissions
BSB is inclusive and non-selective with an international student body. Tours are available and new students are welcome at any time of the year. Joining at the start of the academic year in September is encouraged, but the school welcomes new students throughout the year. Year groups are assigned based on a child's calendar age against the September 1 to August 31 academic year; students coming from other systems may be placed a year above or below to stay with their peers. The Admissions team is available to help, and the school provides an application form for prospective families. Languages are taught in English with bilingual options: a French/English bilingual programme runs for children aged 4 to 14; French is taught from Kindergarten, Dutch is taught from age seven, and additional languages such as Spanish and German are available; secondary students may also learn these languages. Exam options include GCSEs and iGCSEs in Years 10–11, and in Years 12–13 students can choose the International Baccalaureate Diploma, A Levels, or BTEC. The school is located at The British School of Brussels vzw, Pater Dupierreuxlaan 1, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium. Admission enquiry can be made via the Admissions section of the site. Fees and financial information are provided on the Fees page, and the school's admissions process outlines how and when to apply.
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