Vacanze scolastiche : Www.enseignement.be
calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
With numerous levels of national and local bureaucracy, the school system can seem difficult to understand. However, as Belgium is the capital of the EU, the education system is well developed to serve international and working families (state schools, subsidised or free private schools, bilingual schools, method schools and private and international schools)
Instruction is dispensed in either Flemish, French, German or English
PISA ranking (average 493): 502
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 650
School day duration: 6:00 hours
Number of teaching days: 185 (FR), 180 (DE), 185 (NL)
2022 PISA ranking: #20 with a 486 score
University of Liege ranking: Shanghai (2023) #301-400
School may open on Saturday morning
No uniform required
We carry confirmed dates till Oct 2025 (till Aug 2026 for French schools)Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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