Hi, I'm moving to Belgium in a few months from South Africa, I have kids aged 7 and 11. I have researched english speaking schools and they will be too expensive for us.
Are there english public schools or dutch schools that have english as a 2nd language? Or what other options are there?
Kind Regards
Are there english public schools?
Swim16
16 February 2021 04:48:10
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Fred
16 February 2021 05:46:20
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The first thing you have to know is public schools are private schools with fees
Swim16
16 February 2021 06:01:57
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It says on the expat sites there are free public schools 
Fred
16 February 2021 08:01:00
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Swim16
16 February 2021 08:29:02
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So are there english state schools? Or english 2nd language state schools?
hoangtrunghieu
16 February 2021 08:33:27
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Fred wrote:There are, but they're state schools - Public schools charge
Genuine question, what is the difference between a state school and a public school?
Fred
16 February 2021 08:37:12
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Aneesh
18 February 2021 11:42:03
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There are no English schools in Belgium that are not private 
reddit-some
18 February 2021 11:59:58
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If I'm not wrong children can still learn English in dutch school as second language and later stage around 18 yrs/above child become equal to the other english schools.. I am not sure but somebody can confirm on dutch schools curriculum.
hoangtrunghieu
18 February 2021 18:44:22
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Fred wrote:hoangtrunghieu wrote:Fred wrote:There are, but they're state schools - Public schools charge
Genuine question, what is the difference between a state school and a public school?
It's a strangeness of British English.
A state school is run by the state and is free of charge
A public school is private and charge
It is strange indeed.
If I am not mistaken, all public schools in Belgium are free of charge.
hoangtrunghieu
18 February 2021 18:48:44
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reddit-some wrote:If I'm not wrong children can still learn English in dutch school as second language and later stage around 18 yrs/above child become equal to the other english schools.. I am not sure but somebody can confirm on dutch schools curriculum.
I'd say French is the second language.
My kid is in her final year at a Flemish basis school. They started French a year ago but not yet have any English lesson.
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