How do you register your child in a school in Brussels for this school year (2023-2024)?
Elementary education
Do you still want to register your child in a nursery or primary school for this school year (2023-2024)? Contact the school. Are there still places available? Go to the school to register your child. Registration takes place in chronological order. So whoever comes first gets a place first. No priority applies anymore.
Are there no places available? You can have your child placed on the waiting list. To do so, ask for a document of unsuccessful registration. The school will contact you if a place opens up.
Your child is already on a waiting list? The school will contact you if a place opens up. The waiting list is valid until 6 October 2023. For children born in 2021, the waiting list is valid until 30 June 2024.
Secondary education
Do you still want to register your child in a secondary school for this school year (2023-2024)? View the list of available places by year and by study programme for the 2023-2024 school year. This list is updated regularly. To the list of available places.
Does a school still have a place available? Contact the school to register your child. Registration takes place in chronological order. So whoever comes first gets a place first. No priority applies anymore.
Are there no places available? You can have your child placed on the waiting list. To do so, ask for a document of unsuccessful registration. The school will contact you if a place opens up.
Your child is already on a waiting list? The school will contact you if a place opens up. The waiting list is valid until 6 October 2023.
Special education
Do you still want to register your child in a special education nursery, primary or secondary school for this school year (2023-2024)? Contact the school. Are there still places available? Register your child. Registration takes place in chronological order. So whoever comes first gets a place first. No priority applies anymore.
Are there no places available? You can have your child placed on the waiting list. To do so, ask for a document of unsuccessful registration. The school will contact you if a place opens up.
Your child is already on a waiting list? The school will contact you if a place opens up. The waiting list is valid until 6 October 2023.
OKAN
Is your child a non-Dutch-speaking newcomer and do you want to register them in a reception class for non-Dutch-speaking newcomers (OKAN)? Find out here how to register your child in OKAN.
