Frequently Asked Questions

DOES BIS OFFER A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM?

We encourage and support academic excellence and exceptional talents.

Hence, for such specially gifted students we do offer a limited number of scholarships through our scholarship programme for new students entering our Primary Years Programme.

These scholarships are offered especially for students whose families are experiencing clearly-demonstrated financial need in order to give them a chance at quality international education.

The students record and the family income are carefully reviewed by our scholarship committee and these scholarships offered are between 10% to a maximum of 20% of the annual tuition fee may be granted.

The scholarship may be renewed in subsequent school years, provided that the income and merit requirements are met. It can also be revoked at any time if changes in these requirements occur. The decision made by the scholarship committee would be the final decision.

HOW DOES BIS USE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT LEARNING?

In today’s digital era, we believe it is essential for every child to be adept at technology. In order to facilitate the right and ethical use of technology.

Using technology at the school level not only enables our students to develop vital technical skills demanded by employers today, but also enriches their overall learning experience.

Hence, from the PYP level they are introduced to computers, tablets, laptops etc. to support their learning requirements. But we are also particularly conscious that too much screen time should not be a cause of distraction for our children and hence, we maintain a good balance between books and software based learning.

DO YOU HAVE STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMMES?

Yes. Currently support programmes are provided in Mathematics and English. We also have private tutors that can support the student learning outside school hours, but on campus.

WHAT ARE THE MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE?

We believe in giving as much personal attention to our children as we can and hence, we ensure around 20 students in each class.

HOW ARE PARENTS MADE AWARE OF THE CHILDREN'S PROGRESS AND DAILY ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL?

Teachers communicate with parents on a daily basis at drop-off and pick-up.

Parent- teacher meetings are scheduled on a regular basis during which we review and discuss our children’s progress.

Communication with parents is an important part of our program. We also connect with our parents through Managebac, a paperless solution for enhancing student and parent communications.

Managebac is an online planning, assessment and reporting platform where parents can track their children’s reports. The access to Managebac is given to parents at the time of enrolment.

WHAT LANGUAGE COURSES ARE OFFERED?

French being one of the official languages in Belgium, at BIS we introduce students to French which is taught at all levels.

Our students learn Spanish as the third language.

WHAT ARE THE HOURS OF OPERATION?

We are open Monday through Friday from 8.00am to 5.00pm except on public holidays.

HOW LONG IS THE SCHOOL DAY?

Early Year Program (EYP)

08:20 – 15:50 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 08:20 – 12:30 (Wednesday)

Primary Year Program (PYP)

08:20 – 15:50 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 08:20 –  12:30 (Wednesday)

Middle Year Program (MYP)

08:20 – 15:50 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday)

Diploma Program (DP)

08:20 – 15:50  (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday)

IS THE SCHOOL ACCREDITED?

B.I.S. is currently the ONLY international school in Brussels fully authorized to provide all three International Baccalaureate’s (IB) programmes.

B.I.S. was authorized by the IB in 2015 to offer the Middle Years Programme for Grades 7 to 10.

The following year, BIS was authorized by the IB to offer the Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12.

In the year 2019, B.I.S. was authorized by the IB to offer the Primary Years Programme for Grades Pre-primary up till 6.