The cost of an international school is often one of the main factors in a family’s decision. Yet comparing tuition fees between international schools in Brussels is far from simple.

Every school publishes its fees its own way. Some use school years (Year 5, Grade 4, MYP 2…), others use cycles (nursery, primary, secondary), or different age brackets altogether. On top of that, fee structures vary widely from one school to another.

Another difficulty: many schools list two separate fee tables.

• the private rate, paid directly by parents;
• the corporate rate, when tuition is covered by the employer as part of a relocation package.

For a family who simply wants to know the price of an international school for an 8 or 12 year old, this usually means checking several school websites, interpreting very different fee tables, and converting grade levels into ages themselves.

This is exactly why we built a new tool.

Our comparator brings together tuition fees from 25 international schools in and around Brussels, in a single interface.

It is deliberately simple to use. Just:

• select your child’s age (0 to 18);
• choose the rate type (private or corporate);
• instantly see matching schools, sorted from lowest to highest price.

The tool also lets you filter results by school type or curriculum: IB, British, German, French, American, European, Belgian, Montessori, Catholic, and other categories.

In a few seconds, you can identify the schools that fit your budget without checking each school’s fee table individually.

For over 12 years, Internationalschools.brussels has tracked international schools in Brussels and kept up with changes to their information.

The fees shown in our comparator come exclusively from fee tables published by the schools themselves. They are updated every school year to reflect the latest amounts communicated by the schools

Tuition fees are essential information for families, but they remain hard to compare.

Our goal is not to alter or interpret the data published by schools, but simply to present it in a consistent, easily comparable format.

Some schools have more complex fee structures, with several options depending on the number of days attended, specific options, boarding, or particular programmes. In those cases, we used the standard, most representative rate for each age bracket. Each school’s full profile remains one click away for the complete set of applicable conditions.

This comparator adds to the resources already available on Internationalschools.brussels. You can also check:

• our guide explaining how international school tuition fees are structured;
• our annual report on international schools in Brussels, which covers student numbers, sector trends, and key developments.

Our goal has stayed the same since the site was created: helping families compare international schools in Brussels through clear, reliable, independent, and regularly updated information.

Our goal has stayed the same since the site was created: helping families compare international schools in Brussels through clear, reliable, independent, and regularly updated information.