New Schools for Emmanuel & Eléonore

26 August 2020

With the new shool year coming up, court has made it public that both Prince Emmanuel (14) and Princess Eléonore (12) will be changing schools on 1 September 2020.

Prince Emmanuel will be joining his brother, Prince Gabriel (17) at the International School of Brussels, a private English language school in Boitsfort.

Emmanuel started his school career at the very traditional catholic Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege in Brussels. After kindergarten and the first years of primary school he switched to the Eureka School in Kessel-Lo, a school for normal to highly gifted children with special learning needs. It is said Emmanuel has dyslexia.

Emmanuel will now be joining the regular school system again.

Princess Eléonore is leaving the Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege as well. After having finished her primary school education there, the Princess, like all other pupils had to place a request to stay at the school for her secondary education. Because the school receives many more demands than the places it can offer, this is a procedure all pupils have to go through. Because Eléonore has no older siblings at secondary school she cannot stay. Also the distance between the school and her home address (6 kilometres) has been taken into account. Pupils who live closer to the school receive precedence.

Eléonore's second choice was the Heilig Hartcollege (College of the Sacred Heart) in Wezembeek-Oppem: a Dutch language catholic secondary school in the Brussels region. This is where she will be starting next Tuesday.

Reminder: next Monday Crown Princess Elisabeth will also make a fresh start, as she integrates the Royal Military Academy in Brussels for a one year formation.