School life

The Secondary School is open from 8 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.
Classes start at either 8.30 a.m. or 9.20 a.m. and finish at 3.40 p.m. or 4.30 p.m.
Wednesdays : 12.10 p.m. or 1 p.m., depending upon each student’s time-table.

Below you will find the calendar of events for the Secondary section.

From 1st to 6th Year Secondary there are 4 classes per year with a maximum of 22 pupils per class.

To ensure continuity, classes remain the same and keep the same main teachers from 1st to 2nd Secondary.

From 3rd Year upwards, classes are arranged according to the choice of option.

Please find below the lists of textbooks in use for the 2024-25 school year, all of which can be rented from school.

Two well-stocked libraries are accessible 5 days per week

• the English library “Tolkien” funded and managed by VSAL
• the French library “Esope” run by the school

Where pupils will find fiction and non-fiction books, useful as a support for their lessons as well as books they can read for pleasure.

Reading resources are also available in German and Dutch.

Pupils have a choice between :

• The school canteen which offers hot meals or a variety of sandwiches by means of an electronic booking and payment system.
• Pupils may bring their own packed lunch to eat in designated areas around school, including outdoors, depending on the weather.

During breaktimes, pupils may buy snacks and drinks from the tuck shop which is managed by students in accordance with ecological principles.

Soup : 1 €
Soup and bread : 2€
Hot meal : 7€
Sandwiches – Paninis : between 3.30€ and 4.75€
Dessert buffet (yoghurts, fruit, etc.) : 2€ without reservation

Snacks and packed lunches : we encourage students to bring healthy snacks and lunches in re-usable containers.

The school provides 2 car parks for parents and pupils of the secondary section: one on tarmac to the left of the main building and the other on gravel in front of the Sports’ Hall. The other car parks, including the one in front of the main building, are strictly reserved for the families of the primary section.

Two drive-ins, one along the left side of the main building and the other on the left in front of the Sports’ Hall, allow you to drop off or pick up your child quickly. If you have to wait, please park in one of the designated spaces. In case of heavy traffic, parking on the pavement is strictly forbidden. Please note : all secondary students must enter school by the gate next to the large Sports’ Hall.

In accordance with the new school timetable, a new TEC 37 bus schedule is confirmed to start in August 2025 for the new school term.

When lessons finish at 4.30pm students may stay in school and study under supervision free of charge until 5.15pm on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays.

It is also possible to sign up to a homework club run by a separate not-for-profit organisation on school premises from 4.30pm until 6.15pm for which a fee is charged by the organisers.

Each year pupils are required to take part in a certain number of day outings to reinforce learning as an integral part of the curriculum. In addition, they are expected to attend the annual school trip which may take place in Belgium (2nd Year, 3rd Year and 5th Year), lasting 2 days with one night away or abroad (1st Year, 4th Year and 6th Year, lasting one week).

These trips and outings are a vital element of Le Verseau school philosophy, encouraging learning through doing, enabling pupils and staff to reinforce relationships and develop resilience and team-work.