What are the best schools in Brussels?

Updated on December 9, 2022 by pierre

The best schools in Brussels? The best for your child

You are a citizen or a foreigner and you feel the need to continue your studies, to discover new things and to cultivate yourself. Well the city of Brussels will know how to satisfy you in all respects. Studying in Brussels offers many possibilities.
In addition to being one of the most cosmopolitan capitals in the world, Brussels has more than 52 higher education institutions, including some of the best made up of thousands of students. This earned it its title as the country's leading student city.
To this end, here is a list of the 8 best schools in Brussels that will be happy to accompany you throughout your studies.

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TOP 8 best schools in Brussels

Many expatriates enroll their children in Belgian traditional education. Nursery, primary, secondary: from 2 and a half to 18 years old, Brussels offers a wide choice of French-speaking and Dutch-speaking schools, secular or denominational, providing official education supervised by the appropriate government institutions.
Besides that, there is also in Brussels a large number of international schools that speak directly to a particular community.
The situation of these schools largely explains the more massive presence of certain nationalities in specific municipalities. Short guided tour of the main establishments.

1. European School Brussels (EEB): a European Baccalaureate school

The European schools are schools established in the Member States of the European Union. They offer a multilingual education and multicultural education to children in the nursery, primary and secondary cycles.
At the end of a specific curriculum, they deliver the European Baccalaureate diploma.
This school exists in 4 locations in Brussels. They welcome students aged 3 to 18 from all over the capital and are aimed primarily at the children of expatriates who have come to work in the European Institutions in Brussels, of all nationalities.

To find them, you can visit the contact details or addresses of the following websites:

Brussels I: (www.eeb1.eu )
Uccle (Avenue du Vert Chasseur 46 – 1180 Uccle)
Forest (Rue Berkendael 70-74 – 1190 Forest)
Brussels II: (www.eeb2.eu)
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Avenue Oscar Jespers 75 – 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert)
Brussels III (www.eeb3.eu )
Ixelles (Boulevard du Triomphe 135 – 1050 Ixelles)
Brussels IV (www.eeb4.be )
Laeken (Drève Saint-Anne 86 – 1020 Laeken)

2. International School of Brussels (ISB): an English-speaking school

Located at ISB – Kattenberg 19 – 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort, this school is the largest and the oldest English-speaking school in Belgium providing education in English for children aged 3 to 18. The student community comes from every continent and every country in the world. With the top 5 most represented nationalities: the USA, Belgium, France, Great Britain and the Netherlands
ISB website: (http://www.isb.be)

3. Brussels International Catholic School (BICS): a school close to the European institutions

(BICS) is a bilingual English/French school composed of kindergartens, primary and secondary. With three sites in the city, the International Catholic School of Brussels aims to be an independent school located in the center of Brussels near the European institutions. In addition, it is installed in recently renovated buildings, this school provides quality education in a caring family atmosphere.
Its situation mainly attracts an active population within the European institutions.
It has 3 offices in Etterbeek (European district) whose addresses are as follows.
Find below addresses and website of this school

Rue General Leman, 86 (Pre-primary and primary)
Chaussée de Wavre, 457 (Pre-primary)
Rue Froissart, 57-59 (Secondary); BICS website: http://www.bicschool.be

4. Lycée Français Jean Monnet: an establishment with a French system

Located at avenue du Lycée Français 9 – 1180 Uccle in the city of Brussels, the Lycée Jean Monnet provides the educational program of the French National Education. It welcomes students of 37 nationalities and advocates openness to others and exchange.
From the Petite section of kindergarten to Terminale, more than 2.700 students attend the establishment in a modern environment, giving pride of place to new technologies.
The location of the Lycée in Uccle explains the significant presence of French nationals in this town (9.500). But it is nevertheless the neighboring town of Ixelles which, with its village-like appearance within the city, attracts the most French people (nearly 11.000).
In addition, this school offers multilingual education from 3 to 18 years old.
Find here the website of the Lycée Français Jean Monnet: www.lyceefrancais-jmonnet.be

5. Bogaerts International School (BIS): a business school

An offshoot of Bogaerts Education, founded in 1970 by Rodolphe Bogaerts, BIS is the only IB Continuum World School in Brussels, offering a continuum of three education programs: the Primary Programme, the Secondary Program and the Diploma Programme. Its learning community represents over 45 nations.
The Bogaerts International School is located in the Domaine Latour de Freins in Uccle, offering its students a large campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure in the heart of a 9-hectare wooded park.
BIS contact details and website are attached: Domaine Latour de Freins – Rue Engeland 555 I 1180 I Uccle – Belgium – www.bischool.com

6. BEPS International School: an establishment with international standards

Opened in 1972, the BEPS international school serves the Brussels expat community by offering quality education to children aged 2 to 15 years old. It is located in one of the most beautiful areas of Brussels, bordered by the very green Bois de La Cambre.
Originally conceived as a primary school, BEPS has also opened an International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program at the request of many parents.
Discover here the geographical location and website of this establishment: International School – Primary School: 23 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels – Secondary School: 91 Avenue Bel-Air, 1180 Brussels – www.beps.com

7. The Japanese School of Brussels: a school with Japanese values

The only international Japanese school in Belgium, this establishment located in Auderghem provides primary and secondary education levels.
The presence of the school attracts Japanese families with children of school age to the area around the school, a veritable microcosm of the Japanese community in Brussels. Of the approximately 2.700 Japanese present in Brussels, a third are in fact established in Auderghem.
Attached is the location and website of the school: JSB – Avenue des Meuniers 133 -1160 Auderghem – (www.japanese-school-brussels.be)

8. Ecole Internationale Montgomery (EIM): the reference in terms of quality education

A few steps from the roundabout Montgomery, the International School Montgomery (EIM) offers primary and secondary education.
It is in a welcoming, friendly and family atmosphere, in which each student finds his place, that the EIM provides quality education of the IB (International Baccalaureate) type, given in English and French.
And this with an average of 10 children per class and about 1 teacher for 8 students.
Find the address and website of this school here: EIM – rue du Duc 133 • 1200 Brussels www.ecole-montgomery.be
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