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List of Secondary Schools in Belgium

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There are 3,912 secondary schools in Belgium, one in every 610 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 52 firms employ 50 people or more. One in seven secondary schools is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Bruxelles, Liège and Dendermonde. Below you find the largest secondary schools in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

3,912 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies3,9121 in610 Belgian companiesCities428Largest cityAntwerpen 175Sole traders1%Employees1-4 (73%)Revenue< $100K (42%)Email60%Phone73%Website69%
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A live view of all 3,912 secondary schools, sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, employee size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a firm by name.

Province Du Brabant WallonProvince Du Brabant Wallon
Showing 25 of 3,912 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeWebsiteFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in GroupCompany Registration Number
1
Province Du Brabant Wallon
Belgium
Wavre
Place Du Brabant Wallon 1
Brabant Wallon
1300
*****.be
1995
$225,328,591
2,363
Local government body
68
BE0253973318
2
The International School Of Brussels
Belgium
Watermaal-bosvoorde
Kattenberg 19
Brussel Hoofdstad
1170
*****.be
1965
$68,535,518
296
Non profit organization
N/A
BE0408698513
3
Atelier Jean Regniers
Belgium
Lobbes
Rue Evelyn Drory 5
Hainaut
6543
*****.be
1965
$20,882,374
276
Non profit organization
N/A
BE0407410391
4
St.john's International School
Belgium
Waterloo
Drève Richelle 146
Brabant Wallon
1410
*****.be
2016
$16,918,652
82
Non profit organization
3
BE0660906530
5
Antwerp International School
Belgium
Antwerpen
Veltwijcklaan 180
Antwerpen
2180
*****.org
1967
$12,310,786
71
Non profit organization
N/A
BE0408020404
6
Don Bosco Onderwijscentrum
Belgium
Oud-heverlee
Don Boscolaan 15
Vlaams Brabant
3050
*****.be
1975
$9,569,512
237
Non profit organization
50
BE0415432291
7
Dns Brussels - Den Norske Skolen I Brussel
Belgium
Waterloo
Square D'Argenteuil 5
Brabant Wallon
1410
*****.be
2013
$9,535,700
20
Non profit organization
2
BE0524805038
8
Les Soeurs De La Doctrine Chretienne
Belgium
Virton
Rue Du Chapiteau 1
Luxembourg
6760
N/A
1922
$4,767,850
3
Non profit organization
2
BE0407872726
9
Benedictinessen: Priorij Regina Pacis, Schotenhof
Belgium
Schoten
Sint-amelbergalei 35
Antwerpen
2900
*****.be
1935
$4,767,850
5
Non profit organization
2
BE0409061470
10
Inrichtend Comite Sint-Lucas Gent
Belgium
Gent
Oude Houtlei 44
Oost Vlaanderen
9000
*****.be
1955
$4,767,850
8
Non profit organization
3
BE0410150246
11
Arboretum College Brussels
Belgium
Woluwe-saint-lambert
Avenue Slegers 79
Bruxelles Capitale
1200
N/A
2012
$4,767,850
9
Non profit organization
2
BE0846750018
12
Formasup
Belgium
Woluwe-saint-lambert
Rue Solleveld 68, Internal Postal Box 3
Bruxelles Capitale
1200
N/A
2012
$4,767,850
50
Corporation
2
BE0847417536
13
Lycee Soeur Emmanuelle
Belgium
Anderlecht
Avenue D'Itterbeek 482
Bruxelles Capitale
1070
*****.be
2014
$4,767,850
42
Non profit organization
2
BE0555954609
14
Brussels International Catholic School - Secondaire
Belgium
Etterbeek
Rue Froissart 57-59
Bruxelles Capitale
1040
*****.be
2014
$4,767,850
13
Non profit organization
3
BE0560708005
15
L'ecole Active
Belgium
Uccle
Rue de Stalle 82
Bruxelles Capitale
1180
*****.be
2011
$4,767,850
6
Non profit organization
2
BE0841037312
16
Vzw Ignatius Scholen In Beweging
Belgium
Bruxelles
Rue Des Ursulines 4
Bruxelles Capitale
1000
*****.be
2015
$4,767,850
20
Non profit organization
5
BE0632587280
17
Ecole Second'air Singelijn
Belgium
Schaerbeek
Place Des Carabiniers 18a
Bruxelles Capitale
1030
*****.be
2015
$4,767,850
50
Non profit organization
2
BE0639725985
18
Lycee Maria Assumpta
Belgium
Bruxelles
Rue Paul Janson 57
Bruxelles Capitale
1020
*****.be
1970
$4,767,850
14
Non profit organization
2
BE0410205872
19
Les Femmes Prevoyantes Socialistes Du Bassin De Charleroi
Belgium
Charleroi
Avenue Des Allies 2
Hainaut
6000
N/A
1928
$4,767,850
50
Cooperative
3
BE0411767671
20
Lab Vzw
Belgium
Puurs
Kuitegemstraat 27
Antwerpen
2890
*****.be
2017
$4,767,850
8
Non profit organization
2
BE0669790641
21
L'ecole Plurielle, Humanites Cooperatives
Belgium
Chaumont
Rue Des Corbeaux Corroy 8, Internal Postal Box A
Brabant Wallon
1325
*****.be
2017
$4,767,850
50
Non profit organization
2
BE0678817678
22
Ecole Secondaire Active De Brugelette
Belgium
Brugelette
Place Maurice Sebastien 8
Hainaut
7940
*****.be
2018
$4,767,850
8
Non profit organization
2
BE0690586055
23
La Cev-Liège
Belgium
Liège
Rue Eugène Houdret 13
Liège
4000
*****.org
2018
$4,767,850
7
Non profit organization
2
BE0711667323
24
Lab Sint-Niklaas
Belgium
Sint-niklaas
Kleibeekstraat 138
Oost Vlaanderen
9100
*****.be
2018
$4,767,850
8
Non profit organization
2
BE0716840094
25
Connected
Belgium
Gent
Biezekapelstraat 2
Oost Vlaanderen
9000
*****.gent
2019
$4,767,850
30
Non profit organization
11
BE0725908903

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Largest secondary schools in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen. Click a name for the record.

Province Du Brabant Wallon is the largest secondary school in Belgium by headcount. 52 firms employ 50 people or more; 32 employ 100 or more.

  1. 1Wavre · public body2,363 staff
  2. 2Molenbeek-Saint-Jean1,000 staff
  3. 3Eupen1,000 staff
  4. 4Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode1,000 staff
  5. 5Namur450 staff
  6. 6Putte434 staff
  7. 7Mons · public body400 staff
  8. 8Watermaal-Bosvoorde296 staff
  9. 9Lobbes276 staff
  10. 10Oud-Heverlee237 staff

By employee size · 2,534 firms with a known headcount

EmployeesShareFirms%
1-41,844
5-9226
10-19231
20-49181
50-9920
100-19916
200-49913
500-9990
1,000+3

73% have 1 to 4 people; 181 have 20 to 49; 52 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

RevenueShareFirms%
< $100K380
$100K-$500K122
$500K-$1M191
$1M-$5M215
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$50M3
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$500M1

42% under $100,000; 215 between $1M and $5M; 7 above $5M.

How many secondary schools are there in Belgium?

Secondary schools in Belgium

3,912

5 November 2026

There are 3,912 secondary schools in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 610 Belgian companies. 4 were entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms
417 11%
Head offices
499
Branch offices
2,996

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 codes 8531 and 8532, identical to NACE Rev. 2 8531 and 8532. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 8531, 8532.

Register

16 of the 3,912 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (0.4%); 49 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Secondary schools in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 175 secondary schools, 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and on the national share. Three in four Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 3 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 43 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff
75 · 73%
5-9
12 · 12%
10-19
6 · 6%
20-49
7 · 7%
50+
3 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders
0 · 0%
Partnerships
0 · 0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA
0 · 0%
Other or none
175 · 100%

Share

Of the Belgian total
4.5%
Of all Antwerpen companies
0.2%
Against the national share
1.0×

New

Entered 2026 so far
0
Entered 2025
5
Of Belgium's 2026 entries
0.0%

Old

Before 1990
43 · 25%
1990 or later
132 · 75%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms
4.9%

Reachable

Email
115 · 66%
Phone
130 · 74%
Website
119 · 68%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K
7 · 27%
$100K-$500K
2 · 8%
$500K-$1M
4 · 15%
$1M and more
13 · 50%

Largest

  1. 1226
  2. 2200
  3. 371
  4. 459
  5. 550
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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most secondary schools in Belgium (175), ahead of Gent (103), Bruxelles (99), Liège (90) and Dendermonde (79). Together the five hold one in seven of them.

Cities by number of firms

428 Belgian cities have at least one secondary school; 98 have ten or more; 93 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 2,534 Belgian secondary schools with a known headcount, 1,844 (73%) have one to four people, 226 have five to nine, 412 have ten to 49 and 52 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (380, 42%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

  • Micro under 102,070 82%
  • Small 10 to 49412 16%
  • Medium 50 to 24949 2%
  • Large 250+3 0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

7

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 5 more than $10 million.

4

firms were entered in 2026.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian secondary schools from before 1900, 81 from before 1950 and 874 from before 1990.
  1. 1900
    1. Vielsalm
  2. 1901
    1. Brugge
  3. 1922
    1. Erquelinnes
  4. 1922
    1. Namur
  5. 1922
    1. Ath
  6. 1922
    1. Leuven

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874

Belgian secondary schools date from before 1990

16

were entered in 1990

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in eighty Belgian secondary schools work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in 244 is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.
Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle): 49, 1% · 5 November 2026Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm): 15, 0.4% · 5 November 2026BV/SRL and NV/SA: 16, 0.4% · 5 November 2026No form on record or other: 3,832, 98% · 5 November 20263,912companies
  • Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)491%
  • Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)150.4%
  • BV/SRL and NV/SA160.4%
  • No form on record or other3,83298%
Single-site
11%
Head offices
499
Branches
2,996

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 14 secondary schools for every one of the cinemas in Belgium.

IndustryFirmsWebsite1-4 staff
Secondary Schools3,91269%47%
Libraries3,63334%84%
Interior Designers2,58937%96%
Driving Schools1,90140%77%
Museums60452%78%
Cinemas28449%71%

In other countries

Belgium has more secondary schools than Sweden or Italy, and more per company than either.

CountryFirmsPer 1,000 cos.
Spain11,3032.1
The Czech Republic4,5141.3
Belgium3,9121.6
Sweden1,9671.1
Italy4230.1

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How reachable are they?

Secondary schools are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 73% list a phone number and 69% a website.
  • Email2,347 60%
  • Phone2,856 73%
  • Website2,696 69%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many secondary schools are there in Belgium?

There are 3,912 secondary schools in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 610 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest secondary school in Belgium?

Province Du Brabant Wallon in Wavre, with 2,363 staff. By revenue Formasup in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert leads with $4.8 million a year.

Which Belgian city has the most secondary schools?

Antwerpen, with 175, ahead of Gent (103), Bruxelles (99), Liège (90) and Dendermonde (79).

How many secondary schools are there in Antwerpen?

175, which is 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and on the national share.

How big is a typical secondary school?

Small. 73% of the 2,534 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 52 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian secondary schools sole traders or companies?

One in eighty (49) are sole traders, 0.4% are partnerships and 0.4% (16) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many secondary schools started in 2026?

4 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 75 in 2025. 0 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest secondary school in Belgium?

Athenee Royal Vielsalm - Manhay in Vielsalm, 1900, followed by Stad Brugge in Brugge (1901) and Arts Et Metiers d'Erquelinnes in Erquelinnes (1922). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers secondary schools?

Belgian secondary schools are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 codes 8531 and 8532, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 8531 and 8532. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 8531 and 8532.

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