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Bogaerts International School
Bogaerts is the small, family run IB continuum school in Brussels, owned and operated by the Bogaerts family rather than a network. Two campuses, a south site at Domaine Latour de Freins in Uccle and a north campus.
In brief
Bogaerts is the small, family-run IB continuum school in Brussels, owned and operated by the Bogaerts family rather than a network. Two campuses, a south site at Domaine Latour de Freins in Uccle and a north campus.
Bogaerts Education was founded by Rodolphe Bogaerts in 1970, and the school grew from there. It promotes itself as the first fully accredited IB continuum world school in Brussels, running PYP, MYP and DP. The IB framing is real, and it is one of the genuinely small alternatives to ISB and BSB.
Parent voice is positive on teacher engagement, IB delivery, and university destinations. The Uccle campus is in a green setting on the city edge and parents like that. Around 50 nationalities, a Culture School programme for languages, music and drama, and decent sports facilities for the size.
The school is still smaller than its main rivals, which means choice at Diploma level and depth of extracurriculars cannot match a 1,000-plus campus. Ask what the cohort looks like in your child's exact year before committing.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early Years (EYP) | 3 | €12,050 |
| Primary Years 1-5 (PYP) | 6 | €17,250 |
| Middle Years 1-5 (MYP) | 11 | €21,700 |
| Diploma Programme 1-2 (DP) | 16 | €24,050 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | €1,000 |
Reviews
A small, family-run IB school sitting on the Domaine Latour de Freins estate in Uccle, with a second campus near NATO in Diegem. The Bogaerts family has run the school since 1970, and the tone parents describe is personal rather than corporate. The pitch is the full IB continuum, around 450 pupils across both sites, average classes of 16, and fees that come in noticeably below the city's big-name internationals. The trade-off is scale: facilities, peer group, and breadth of offer are what they are at a school of this size.
Positives
- Small, personal feel. Parents describe a school where teachers know the children individually and the front office actually answers. The Bogaerts family is visible day to day, which gives the place a closer-knit feel than the larger Brussels internationals.
- IB continuum in one place. The only Brussels school authorised on all three IB programmes (PYP, MYP, DP), so a child can stay on one curriculum from pre-primary through to the Diploma without switching schools at transition points.
- Fees relative to the field. Annual tuition runs roughly EUR 12,000 to 24,000 for 2025/26, well below ISB and BSB at the senior end. Often cited as the more accessible IB option in Uccle.
- International mix and campus setting. Around 50 nationalities across a small roll. The South Campus on the wooded Latour de Freins estate is the headline draw; the North Campus near NATO suits families on that side of the ring road.
Considerations
- Scale of the school. Total roll is small for an IB Diploma school. Year-group cohorts can be thin, which affects subject choice at DP level, sports fixtures, and the breadth of social circles. Some families see this as the appeal; others find it limiting by upper secondary.
- Consistency across the school. Most parent commentary is warm on teaching and pastoral care, but there are isolated accounts of unhappy experiences, including one detailed complaint about supervision in the early years. Pattern is positive overall; not uniformly so.
- French exposure. Marketed with a strong French presence alongside English, but families coming for genuine bilingualism sometimes find the immersion lighter than expected and supplement outside school.
Leadership
David Bogaerts
David’s vision for Bogaerts International School is clear: a joyful, high-challenge, high-support community that equips young people to shape the world they’re stepping into. Coming from a family of educators—and as a father of three—he has built BIS around three pillars: curiosity, creativity and care. Learning here is hands-on, collaborative and rooted in real-life projects.
Accreditations
- Council of International Schools 01
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges 02
Academic results
- Result IB DP 2024 avg 32 pts