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Primary education: largest employers

174 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 8520) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. The British School of Brussels leads with 288.6 FTE (financial year 2025).

Top 20

Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).

#Company Total assetsRevenue EquityFTEYear
1 The British School of Brussels 3080 Tervuren €109.8m €49.2m €49.8m 288.6 2025
2 Communaute Educative Sainte-Marie DE Schaerbeek Saint-Josse 1030 Schaerbeek €8.12m 452,227 € €5.58m 251.9 2024
3 Katholieke Scholen aan de Schelde 9150 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht €20.5m 948,652 € €16.0m 218.0 2025
4 Comité Scolaire de l'Ecole Intégrée 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert €1.75m — €1.68m 198.0 2025
5 Centre scolaire Saint-Adrien - Val Duchesse 1050 Ixelles €3.92m 140,596 € €3.20m 125.1 2025
6 Lire et Ecrire - Bruxelles 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean €2.07m 69,676 € 357,110 € 112.9 2025
7 Deutscher Schulverein Brüssel 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem €5.98m €8.25m €4.35m 96.0 2025
8 Katholiek Onderwijs Mechelen EN Omgeving 2800 Mechelen €93.8m €5.44m €66.9m 68.8 2025
9 Ligo, Centrum Basiseducatie Halle-Vilvoorde 1830 Machelen (Brab.) €4.17m 108,786 € €3.08m 63.1 2025
10 Katholiek Onderwijs Regio Halle Annuntiaten 3001 Leuven €52.6m €2.58m €35.0m 51.2 2025
11 British Junior Academy of Brussels 1040 Etterbeek €5.52m — €1.36m 49.8 2025
12 Scholengroep Arkorum 8800 Roeselare €57.7m €2.86m €38.8m 49.2 2025
13 Collectif D'Alphabetisation 1060 Saint-Gilles 794,421 € — 259,641 € 42.3 2025
14 Katholiek Onderwijs Bisdom Antwerpen Zuidkant 2390 Malle €84.0m €2.62m €47.9m 39.4 2024
15 Institut Sainte-Begge A Andenne 5300 Andenne €1.86m 492,047 € 368,116 € 37.2 2025
16 Europa International Education 3080 Tervuren €2.01m — 431,897 € 36.5 2025
17 D Y Patil ABS 2630 Aartselaar €1.34m — 392,111 € 35.4 2025
18 Scola 8501 Kortrijk €18.3m €1.68m €14.7m 33.2 2025
19 Katholiek Onderwijs Bisdom Antwerpen Regio Turnhout 2390 Malle €93.7m €2.36m €55.8m 32.6 2024
20 Les Ecoles Fondamentales Catholiques de la Haute-Meuse Liègeoise 4400 Flémalle €10.3m 315,283 € €7.85m 32.0 2024

Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.

“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.

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Who is the largest employer in Primary education?

The British School of Brussels, with 288.6 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).

How many Primary education companies report employees?

174 out of 404, in accounts less than 3 years old.

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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 11 Nov 2026.