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Waterloo, Belgium · est. 2016 · Private
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The European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil (EEBA) is the first accredited European School in Belgium: it opened in September 2016 and received accreditation from the Board of Governors of the European Schools in March 2018. It was founded by the Lycée Molière, established in 1956 and recognised by the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, and the Scandinavian School of Brussels, which occupied the site for nearly 30 years and was one of the world's first schools to offer the IB Diploma. EEBA follows the European Schools curriculum and, unlike them, "welcomes all families, regardless of where the parents work"; it is a private non-profit school, "accredited but not subsidized". It has 430 students of 48 nationalities and takes children from age 2.5. The school occupies the Château d'Argenteuil and its park near Waterloo, 15 km from Brussels, holds the Eco-School label and is turning its campus into a living permaculture lab. Graduates choose between the European Baccalaureate and the IB Diploma; the school's values are respect, integrity, responsibility and knowledge. There is a school uniform, a music school and a large extracurricular programme, and students take part in the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $19 200–25 466 a year
16 995–22 542 EUR
Programmes
IB · DP · European Baccalaureate
Admits from
2.5 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French, English, Swedish
Languages taught
Dutch, Latin
Registration fee
≈ $1 130
1 000 EUR
About the fees Annual tuition for the 2026-2027 school year for self-funded families (the "25% reduced price" for self-funded families): nursery 16995 euros, primary 18448, S1-S3 19624, S4-S5 20798, S6-S7 and the IB programme 22542 euros. Employer-funded families have a separate fee schedule.
Admissions The school "welcomes all families, regardless of where the parents work" and addresses both expatriate and local families. Self-funded families can apply online at any time of year: the process starts with a school visit or an online meeting, then the admissions team reviews the documents and the head of school or a deputy head reviews the application. A place is assigned if available, otherwise the child goes on a waiting list; the admission letter follows payment of the admission fee. Families working for EU institutions with which the school has a financial agreement (the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council, the EEAS and several agencies) follow a separate procedure; those admissions are closed until January 2027. Secondary applicants are advised to check that their languages and options match those offered by the school.
Stages and year groups Grades Nursery, P1-P5, S1-S7, IBDP1-IBDP2. An accredited European School: it teaches the European Schools curriculum from nursery to the European Baccalaureate, with its first Baccalaureate session in 2024. The nursery takes children aged 2.5 to 5: the bilingual Nido Rose group (ages 2.5-3) and the Casa Daisy and Casa Lys classes in English and French, using Montessori and Nordic methods. Primary lasts five years and secondary seven (observation S1-S3, pre-orientation S4-S5, orientation S6-S7). Language sections according to the school's website: French, English and Swedish. In the final cycle students choose the European Baccalaureate (S6-S7, in French or English) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP1-IBDP2, in English); the school is an IB World School. Dutch is offered from nursery on request and from P3 for one hour a day, a Scandinavian class teaches Swedish and Norwegian, and secondary options include Latin, Ancient Greek, a fourth language or economics.
Address Square d'Argenteuil 5, 1410 Waterloo
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
European Schools · authorised programmeIB · DP · authorised programmeAn Accredited European School: the European Union's European Schools system lists it as accredited. It is a private school and awards the European Baccalaureate. The IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school.
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European SchoolsThe European Union's European Schools (Schola Europaea)
An intergovernmental system of European Union schools with its own curriculum and its own certificate, the European Baccalaureate. It runs thirteen schools of its own, and national schools gain the status of Accredited European School after an audit with a visit by inspectors. The certificate is recognised for university entry in every EU country.
What the badge means for this school. The school runs the European Schools curriculum, and this can be checked in the system's lists at eursc.eu. The system's own schools are checked by inspectors from EU countries, accredited schools pass an in-school audit, and accreditation is renewed every three years. Whether the school awards the European Baccalaureate, and whom it admits, is stated on its own page. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
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The European Union's European Schools curriculum from nursery to the final year, with the European Baccalaureate as the leaving certificate. Teaching is in language sections, and a second language is compulsory from primary school.
What this means for this school. The curriculum and the certificate are set by the European Schools system, whose Board of Governors is made up of the education ministers of the EU countries. European Baccalaureate papers are marked by the teacher and an external examiner, and the certificate is recognised for university entry in every EU country and in several others. A school may award it only if it is one of the system's own schools or is accredited for the senior years.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground
Clubs and activities: Soccer · Karaté Goju Ryu · Gymnastics · CrossFit & Kickboxing · Self Defense · Multisport · Cooking · Minecraft Coding Lab · Art Workshop · Science Club · Chess and Go · Outdoor School · Theatre · French Boost · English Boost · Dutch Boost · Music School «Petite Chapelle» · Choir · Orchestra · Duke of Edinburgh's International Award · Business Talks
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
"We aim to maintain class sizes between 20 and 24 students." In primary a SEN team of French, English and Finnish (also Swedish-speaking) teachers supports children with special needs.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The child protection policy follows the European Schools framework, Belgian legislation and international school best practice; any concern about a child's safety goes to the school's dedicated safeguarding address. The main building has healthcare facilities, and in primary "friendship supporters" look after children's well-being.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)84 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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