Sector · NACE 8532

Vocational secondary education

104 Belgian companies whose main activity falls under NACE code 8532 have filed annual accounts. Their median solvency is 67.8% for financial year 2023.

Companies104
Median solvency67.8%
Median equity€2.35m
Median headcount (FTE)7.7
Founded in the last 3 years0

Sector medians

Computed by Idonis

Distribution across the sector's companies for financial year 2023: a quarter of companies sit below the 1st quartile, half below the median, three quarters below the 3rd quartile.

Indicator1st quartileMedian3rd quartileCompanies
Solvency 51.6%67.8%80.6% 91
Current ratio 1.603.176.42 91
ROE -0.3%2.1%8.3% 76
Equity 928,396 €€2.35m€4.16m 91
Total assets €1.35m€3.13m€6.52m 91
Net result −11,648 €39,248 €115,991 € 79
Headcount (avg FTE) 4.07.716.6 67

Medians computed by Idonis from annual accounts filed with the National Bank, all sizes combined. The same panel is the sector benchmark on every company page. Method

Largest companies: Vocational secondary education

Ranked by total assets in the latest filed accounts. This is a size criterion, not an assessment.

#Company Total assetsRevenue EquityFTEYear
1 Scholengroep Katholiek Onderwijs Brugge en Ommeland 8200 Bruges €152.6m €4.59m €97.6m 53.4 2025
2 Secundair Onderwijs Sint-Quintinus 3500 Hasselt €120.0m €4.48m €49.1m — 2025
3 Kitos 2800 Mechelen €115.9m €3.17m €45.9m 39.9 2025
4 Priester Daens Scholengroep 9300 Aalst €62.4m €2.87m €45.5m 41.0 2025
5 Vrij Lokers Onderwijs voor jouw Toekomst 9160 Lokeren €22.6m €1.41m €17.3m 14.7 2025
6 Centre éducatif Saint - Pierre à Leuze 7900 Leuze-en-Hainaut €22.2m 489,460 € €12.1m 9.9 2025
7 Katholiek Buitengewoon Onderwijs Maasland 3680 Maaseik €22.0m — €20.4m — 2025
8 Vrije Technische Scholen van Sint Niklaas 9100 Sint-Niklaas €19.8m 818,595 € €9.94m — 2024
9 Comite Organisateur de l'Institut Saint-Luc A Saint-Gilles 1060 Saint-Gilles €19.6m — €14.3m 43.8 2025
10 Instituut Sint - Carolus 9100 Sint-Niklaas €18.0m 990,177 € €11.9m — 2024
11 Instituut voor Voeding 8200 Bruges €17.5m €2.20m €14.2m 19.9 2025
12 Atelier Jean Regniers 6543 Lobbes €15.6m €18.0m €4.64m 292.0 2025
13 Hotelschool Ter Duinen 8670 Koksijde €15.3m €1.70m €11.7m — 2025
14 Vrij Instituut voor Secundair Onderwijs Gent 9030 Ghent €14.3m 504,888 € €9.26m — 2025
15 Sint-Lukas Kunstschool Brussel 1030 Schaerbeek €13.6m — €11.9m 6.6 2024
16 Les Ecoles de l' ACIS 5000 Namur €13.2m 134,406 € €6.91m 429.5 2025
17 Vrije Gewestelijke Vakschool 2320 Hoogstraten €12.4m 111,870 € €11.7m — 2025
18 Pouvoir organisateur des Ecoles de la Ligue nationale pour Personnes handicapées et Services spécialisés 6110 Montigny-le-Tilleul €11.8m 87,184 € €8.37m 14.0 2025
19 Pouvoir Organisateur des Ecoles d''Enseignement Spécialisé Saint-Gertrude 7940 Brugelette €11.5m — €6.59m 37.4 2025
20 Centre d'Enseignement Saint - Laurent, Liège 4000 Liège €9.89m 166,280 € €7.98m 5.6 2025

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

Where are they based?

  • Hainaut22
  • Brussels-Capital17
  • Liège13
  • Namur11
  • West Flanders9
  • Antwerp8
  • East Flanders8
  • Flemish Brabant7
  • Limburg5
  • Walloon Brabant3
  • Luxembourg1

Municipalities with the most

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Frequently asked questions

How many Vocational secondary education companies are there in Belgium?

104 Belgian companies whose main activity falls under NACE code 8532 (Vocational secondary education) have filed annual accounts with the National Bank.

What is the median solvency in Vocational secondary education?

For financial year 2023, median solvency (equity over total assets) is 67.8%. The middle half of companies lies between 51.6% and 80.6% (91 companies).

What is the largest company in Vocational secondary education?

By total assets, it is Scholengroep Katholiek Onderwijs Brugge en Ommeland (€152.6m, financial year 2025).

Where are Vocational secondary education companies based?

The municipalities with the most: Namur (4), Mouscron (3), Brussels (2).

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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 10 Oct 2026.