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School schedule

Secondary schools work to a set calendar.

Generally speaking, children attend school Mondays to Fridays, with Wednesday afternoons off. They have two weeks’ holiday over Christmas and New Year and over Easter, one week in the autumn (the beginning of November) and one week at the beginning of spring (Carnaval), as well as two months’ summer holiday in July and August.

  • Some secondary school students prefer to enter the job market at the earliest opportunity and opt for an apprenticeship...

  • The Brussels-Capital Region is home to a large number of secondary schools teaching in French or Dutch.

  • The Brussels-Capital Region is home to a host of secondary education institutions across all networks, teaching in...