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Education in Belgium is regulated and for the most part financed by one of the three communities: Flemish, French and German-speaking. Each community has its own school system, with small differences among them.

The schools can be divided in four groups:

1. Schools owned by the communities (GO! Onderwijs van de Vlaamse gemeenschap; réseau de la Communauté française)
2. Subsidized public schools (officieel gesubsidieerd onderwijs; réseau officiel subventionné), organized by provinces and municipalities
3. Subsidized free schools (vrij gesubsidieerd onderwijs; réseau libre subventionné), mainly organized by an organization affiliated to the Catholic church
4. Private schools

Therefore, there are state schools as well as privately-run schools that are also subsidised and could run on religious lines though their curricula. All these public schools’ curricula have been approved by the ministry of education.

International schools are private and a tuition will need to be paid.

General, art, vocational and technical secondary education are available from the age of 12.

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