How do you register your child in the 1st year of secondary school in Brussels? This page tells you how and when to do this:
Welke kinderen moet je inschrijven?
Naar het 1ste leerjaar A of B
Na de lagere school gaat je kind naar het 1ste leerjaar van het secundair onderwijs. Je schrijft je kind in voor 1A of voor 1B. Je kind kan starten in het 1A als het een getuigschrift basisonderwijs heeft. Soms kan het ook naar 1A zonder getuigschrift basisonderwijs. Heeft je kind geen getuigschrift basisonderwijs? Dan kan je kind starten in 1B. 1B is voor jongeren die liever al doende leren of voor jongeren met een leerachterstand.
Weet je nog niet of je kind zal starten in 1A of in 1B? Dan kun je voor beide aanmelden. Meer informatie over 1A en 1B
Broers, zussen en kinderen van personeel
Heb je al een kind op een Nederlandstalige school in Brussel en wil je een broer of zus inschrijven in dezelfde school? Werk je op een Nederlandstalige school in Brussel? Dan is de procedure dezelfde als die voor andere kinderen: je meldt je kind eerst online aan voor je het kunt inschrijven. Je kind heeft voorrang op de andere kinderen wanneer je aanmeldt voor die school.
Van school veranderen
Verandert je kind van school ...
- bij de start van een nieuw schooljaar? Dan moet je je kind opnieuw aanmelden, voor je het kunt inschrijven in een nieuwe school.
- tijdens het schooljaar? Contacteer dan de nieuwe school en vraag of er nog plaats is.
Which children should be registered?
To the 1st year A or B
After primary school, your child enters the 1st year of secondary school. You register your child in either 1A or 1B. Your child can start in 1A if it has a certificate of elementary education. Sometimes it can also go to 1A without a certificate of elementary education. Does your child not have a certificate of elementary education? Then your child can start in 1B. 1B is for young people who prefer to learn by doing or for young people with a learning disadvantage.
Not sure yet whether your child will start in 1A or 1B? Then you can apply for a place in both. More information about 1A and 1B (in Dutch).
Siblings of pupils and children of staff
Do you already have a child in a Dutch-speaking school in Brussels and do you want to register a sibling in the same school? Do you work at a Dutch-speaking school in Brussels? Then the procedure is the same as for other children: you must first apply for a place for your child online before you can register them. Your child has priority over other children when you apply for a place at that same school.
Changing schools
Is your child changing schools...
- at the start of a new school year? Then you must apply for a place for your child before you can register them in a new school.
- during the school year? Then contact the new school and ask if there are still places available.
When to register?
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Prepare
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Prepare your application well: get to know schools, inform yourself about the procedure and gather the necessary documents. Learn more about what you can do to prepare.
Siblings and children of staff have priority, but they apply for a place at the same time as the other children. More information about priority.
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Apply for a place for your child online
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Planning on registering your child in the 1st year of a Dutch-speaking secondary school in Brussels? Then you always have to apply for a place online first. Apply for a place between 25.03.2024 (10 am) and 19.04.2024 (4 pm). Some children have priority. Siblings and children of staff should also apply for a place during this period.
Find out here how to apply for a place for your child.
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Register your child after applying for a place
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On 13.05.2024 you will receive an allocation notice via email. This states whether your child has a place or not. Did you get a place? The school will contact you for an appointment to register your child between 14.05.2024 and 10.06.2024. Go to the school and register your child. Otherwise, you will lose the place reserved for you. Does your child not have a place? Then you are on the school's waiting list. The school will contact you when a place opens up.
Do you not have a place, or did you not apply for a place for your child? Then you can still register your child during the open registration period starting on 14.05.2024, in schools that still have places available.
Find out here how to register your child.
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Open registration
Still looking for a place in a school for the 2024-2025 school year? Or would you like to have your child placed on the waiting list of a school? You can do so during the open registration period. This starts on 14.05.2024 (9 am). Go to the school to register your child.
Please note: During the open registration period, registration takes place chronologically: whoever arrives first gets a place first. Moreover, no priority applies anymore.
See where there are places available: are there still places available in 1A or 1B in the schools in which you want to register your child?
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Start of school year 2024-2025
Still looking for a place in a school for the 2024-2025 school year? Contact the school where you want to register your child. Are there still places available? Register your child.
Is your child already on a waiting list? The school will contact you when a place opens up. The waiting list is valid until 07.10.2024.
Stay up to date
Want to stay informed about the registration procedure for the 1st year of secondary education for 2024-2025? If so, please provide your email address and/or mobile phone number below. You will receive information by email throughout the registration procedure, and you will receive a reminder at the start of the registration period by text message.
How to register?
Step 1: Prepare
Planning on registering your child in the 1st year of secondary school? Then you always have to apply for a place first. Prepare your application well:
- Make a list of the schools of your choice.
- Inform yourself about the procedure.
- Check if your child has priority.
- Gather the necessary documents.
- Check the list of available places.
More information and tips on how to prepare your application.
Step 2: Apply for a place for your child
To register in the 1st year of secondary school, you must first apply for a place for your child. Applying for a place is not the same as registration. Applying means that you as a parent indicate online which schools you are interested in. After the application period, the computer distributes the pupils who have applied across the available places. Only after that, you know in which school you can register.
Siblings and children of staff have priority but apply for a place at the same time as other children.
You can apply for a place from 25.03.2024 (10 am) to 19.04.2024 (4 pm). Go to inschrijveninbrussel.be and the online application app to apply for a place for your child. The time of application is not important. It is not the case that the first one to apply gets a place first. However, it is important that you apply for a place for your child during this period.
More information on how to apply for a place.
Step 3: Register your child
After applying, you will receive an allocation notice. This states whether your child has a place or not. Did you get a place The school will contact you for an appointment to register your child between 14.05.2024 and 10.06.2024. Go to the school and register your child.Otherwise, you will lose the place reserved for you. Did you not get a place? Then your child will automatically be placed on the waiting list. The school will contact you when a place opens up.
Learn more about registering after applying and about what to do if your child did not get a place.
Who has priority?
During the application period, priority is given to:
- siblings of pupils and children of staff
- children with at least one Dutch-speaking parent (65% of the capacity)
- children who have attended Dutch-language elementary education from the start of compulsory education (15% of the capacity)
- children with a GOK or non-GOK profile (20% of the capacity)
Check whether your child has priority, gather the necessary documents and tick the priority option on your application. You can also choose not to tick the priority option. More information about the priority.
What if you did not get a place?
Did you apply for a place for your child, but did you not get one? Then your child will be placed on the waiting list. The school will contact you when a place opens up. You can also still register your child during the open registration period.
Did you not apply for a place for your child? Then you can register your child during the open registration period in the schools that still have places available. The open registration period starts on 14.05.2024 (9 am). Check the list of available places to know in which schools there are still places available.
Learn more about what you can do if your child does not have a place.