BIS got its first authorisation by the Belgian programme in 2012 to offer the IB Middle Years Program for Grades 6 to 10.

The building was designed by the architect Henri Maquet and inaugurated in the presence of King Leopold II in 1903.

[1] The W-shaped building are a Flemish neo-renaissance shape, typical for the period and features brick masonry with white and blue stone bonds, and a natural slated roofing.

Besides the IB programme the school also offers language courses from beginner to advanced levels for students in French and Spanish.

BIS offers sports and extra-curricular activities including music, hip-hop dance, cooking, tennis, robotics, boxing and coding classes.