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DASPA is available only for kids after 12... for the schools you might get good advice in fb group Belgian Schools Network: Public, Private, Home. Just register there and ask a question, or you can search in group by key words, there were lots of discussions in the past for this topic. Some schools have more expat kids and are used to them, can provide support, others less. When you choose the school, you can write them a letter. Or call (if your colleagues will help you). After July 7 they will be on vacations and will probably not respond until end August.

@gannam

Thanks for your advice. If I am coming in July, will I be able, when and how to enrole my kids to any schools?

@SashaMNE

I found couple schools, went to website and have written a request for enrolling/meeting. We went to the schools which replied, I asked my colleagues to call the school to arrange the meeting. Luckily the director spoke a little English. But it was for secondary and longer ago, I am not sure how people deal with primary...

@gannam

And it was in August. We managed to find a school, not all but some were very responsive.

@ievgenfeldmann

I already follow that page and look for apartments there, and thanks for your reply. What do you think about areas of Brussels? I need an area with good connections and also public primary schools for my little children?

Just avoid Schaerbeek, Anderlecht, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and you are good. As an english speaking family preferably take your kids to a dutch school, it's much closer to english than french.

@Gamargu

I also want them to learn French. I sent some registration forms to (primary) schools in Etterbeek. One is already full and they placed us on the waiting list, some others contacted me and ask for some documents so I guess I will succeed to enrole them to a school. Is there any special difference among the schools that I should pay focus on? For example between these schools: Institut Sainte Anne, Communauté Educative Sainte Geneviève and Institut Saint Stanislas.

Is there way to enrole the school even though we are on the waiting list?