The British International School of Brussels, established in 2000, enables children to benefit from an enriching and challenging educational programme based on the British National Curriculum. Mutual respect and tolerance are strong themes of the high-quality educational provision for English speaking children aged 3 to 11.

The school's magnificent two-storey villa provides a very pleasant working environment for both staff and children, and includes attractive classrooms, library, music room and extensive outside playground, as well as a fully networked computer suite with Internet connections.

All of the full-time staff have British, recognised teaching qualifications with an overall child / teacher ratio of 10:1.

The school is very well located, approximately 3 km east of the city centre, 2km from NATO and 1½ km from the European Commission area around Schuman, with excellent public transport links.

The small class sizes (current average is less than 14) are a very significant attraction to parents and as the school was founded by parents there is a thriving sense of community. This complements the warm, friendly atmosphere for which the school has rapidly become renowned.

The school has about 70 children representing over 25 different nationalities. Over 60% of the children are British, the second commonest nationality being Australian followed by American, Japanese, Danish and Italian. 80% of the children are first language English and we offer a carefully structured programme for children who are not. French is introduced at Nursery level, with formal lessons starting in the Reception class, and a variety of extra-curricular activities is offered.

The academic year has approximately 180 school days divided into three terms between early September and early July.

The school day starts at 09.00 and extends until 15.25 although many of the younger children finish at 12.15. To assist working parents we offer a Garderie provision until 18.00 each day.

Admission is possible at any time of the school year and requires reports from previous schools and an interview. Each application is carefully considered so that we ensure that entrants can benefit from the educational programme we offer.