2008 - 2009
E L E M E N TA R Y E D U C AT I O N in images
PUPILS number of pupils: nursery education
primary education
total total elementary education: 654,884
total
regular special
243,482 1,977
regular special
245,459
381,882 27,543
409,425
distribution over the provinces (1) 120,000
7, 497
nursery education
100,000 4,018
5,391
557
60,000
455
276
4,487
379
40,000 105,868
0
regular special
6,150
80,000
20,000
primary education
regular special
73,387
67,609
66,844
49,986
40,459
Flemish Brabant and B.C.R.
Antwerp
310
86,340 55,165
West Flanders
30,231
East Flanders
Limburg
proportion nursery/primary/regular/special special primary 4.2% regular nursery 37.2% regular primay 58.3%
special nursery 0.3%
distribution over the educational networks nursery education OGO 23.1%
primary education OGO 22.6%
GO 14.3% VGO 62.6%
GO 14.4% VGO 63.0%
(1) Not included in the chart: Henegouwen Province.
49,430
INSTITUTIONS number of schools:
regular special
elementary education (1)
2,312 190
nursery education
regular special
2,133 94
regular special
primary education
2,142 190
total
2,502
total
2,227
total
2,332
distribution over the provinces (2) 800 700
elementary education regular special
nursery education regular special
44
600
44
24
43 30
500
24
400
43
21
45
11 30
primary education regular special
45 28
14 28
300 200 100 0
539
432 558
607
465
Antwerp
399 422
Flemish Brabant and B.C.R.
474 412
427
West Flanders
500
288 468
281
312
East Flanders
Limburg
distribution over the educational networks elementary education OGO 21.9%
nursery education
GO 15.4%
OGO 21.4%
GO 16.7% VGO 61.9%
VGO 62.7%
primary education OGO 22.0%
GO 16.3% VGO 61.6%
(1) The sum of the number of nursery schools and primary schools is higher than the number of elementary schools as 2,057 schools provide nursery as well as primary education. (2) Not included in the chart: Henegouwen Province.
B.C.R stands for Brussels Capital Region GO stands for Community Education VGO stands for subsidised private-authority education OGO stands for subsidised public-authority education
S TA F F number of staff members:
regular elementary education special elementary education
men
women
10,211
58,502
8,824 1,387
total total elementary education: 68,713
total
50,742 7,760
59,566 9,147
68,713
staff members by gender and age 20,000 men women
16,977
6,695
15,885
15,000 13,029 1,946
11,253
10,000
55+
5,000 2,142
1,763
3,028
2,759
1,358
519
0
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
age
staff members expressed in full-time equivalents tenured posts in regular elementary education OGO 23.7%
tenured posts in special elementary education OGO 15.1%
GO 13.6%
GO 22.8%
VGO 62.7%
VGO 62.1%
temporary posts in regular elementary education
temporary posts in special elementary education
OGO 23.0%
OGO 13.9%
GO 20.7%
VGO 54.1%
VGO 56.3%
managing and teaching staff other staff
GO 32.0%
regular elementary education 46,588 regular elementary education 4,394
special elementary education 5,895 special elementary education 2,026
BUDGET Budget elementary education (policy credits 2009): 2,881,017 thousand euro. Share of elementary education in the overall education budget: 31.29%. Budget regular elementary education: 2,499,146 thousand euro of which 9.52% for operation, 4.48% for investment and 86.00% for salaries paid directly by the Education and Training policy area. Budget special elementary education: 376,815 thousand euro of which 6.00% for operation, 1.98% for investment and 92.02% for salaries paid directly by the Education and Training policy area. distribution over the educational networks regular elementary education Cross educational networks 0.1%
special elementary education
GO 15.2% VGO 61.3%
GO 30.8% VGO 55.6%
OGO 23.5%
OGO 13.7%
evolution of the educational expenditure per pupil (1)
(in EUR)
special elementary education
regular elementary education
15,000 13,695.36 11,937.05
12,000 10,587.66
12,866.73
12,413.74
11,191.11
9,000
6,000 3,627.94
3,704.95
3,944.36
4,088.45
4,681.53
4,166.81
3,000
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
(1) The increase of the educational expenditure per pupil between 2008 and 2007, and the decrease of the educational expenditure per pupil between 2009 and 2008, can be explained by the pre-payment of the operation budget for 2009.
Elementary education is administered by four divisions jointly responsible for mainstream and special elementary education. Department of Education and Training – division Institutions and Pupils in Nursery and Primary Education and Part-time Education in the Arts This division is responsible for policy preparation, policy assessment and drawing up regulations on organizational and financing mechanisms of education institutions in mainstream and special nursery and primary education and part-time education in the arts (more specifically issues concerning staffing hours, school structures, funding, equal opportunities in education, truancy policy, rights and duties of parents and pupils etc, …). You can contact this division at basisonderwijsbeleid@vlaanderen.be and deeltijdskunstonderwijsbeleid@vlaanderen.be Agency for Educational Services – division Schools of Nursery and Primary Education and Pupil Guidance Centres This division provides services to nursery and primary schools as well as to pupil guidance centres (CLBs). Schools can call on this division for: • accreditation, financing or funding of institutions • changing school structures and educational provision • checking pupil numbers and pupil attendance rates • calculation and audit of staffing support • calculation and audit of the different types of funding • composition and staffing hours of school clusters • derogations from the organisation of the school year • support of local consultative bodies (LOPs) • support of school administrations • pupil countings • obtaining resources for children with special needs, necessary for these children to participate CLBs can call on this agency for: • accreditation, financing or funding of pupil guidance centres • calculation and audit of staffing support • calculation and audit of the different types of funding Parents and pupils can contact the agency for: • reports of school screenings • home education • follow-up of compliance with compulsory education requirements • questions on the rights and duties of pupils You can contact the agency at scholen.basisonderwijs.agodi@vlaanderen.be and clb.agodi@vlaanderen.be
Agency for Educational Services – division Staff of Nursery and Primary Education and Pupil Guidance Centres This agency ensures that staff members of mainstream and special nursery and primary education, Pupil Guidance Centres, the education inspectorate and educational supervision are paid correctly and on time. It manages personnel files containing financial and administrative information. This starts from the first engagement, continues for the permanent appointment and goes all the way until the preparation of the retirement dossier. In addition, all service interruptions are recorded in an electronic personnel file. Information about these matters is provided to the Head Masters and secretarial staff of elementary schools and Centres for Pupil Guidance (Centra voor leerlingenbegeleiding, CLB’s) and in second instance to members of staff themselves. You can contact the agency at personeel.basisonderwijs.agodi@vlaanderen.be and clb.agodi@vlaanderen.be
Responsible editor: L. Van Buyten, Secretary General
Department of Education and Training – division Working conditions policy This division is responsible for the working conditions policy in the education sector (with the exception of higher education). In order to develop the most appropriate working conditions policy, this division works in close consultation with Flemish, federal and international organizations and interest groups, taking into account labour market evolutions, recent evolutions in the education sector as well as the views of policy makers. Evolutions in working conditions in other sectors are studied and if necessary incorporated into policy proposals. You can contact this division at personeelsbeleid.onderwijs@vlaanderen.be.