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Scandinavian School of Brussels (SSB; Finnish: Brysselin Skandinaavinen koulu, French: École Reine Astrid) was an international school in Waterloo, Belgium. It served students ages 2–19. [1] The school had preschool through upper secondary levels, and had separate academic programmes for Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. [2] SSB offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme that was taught in more than 4000 schools in over 140 countries. Its French name refers to Queen Astrid of Sweden. [3]
Its campus was located on the Argenteuil estate, which it shared with, "Den norske skolen i Brussel", the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, and the European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil.
It opened in 1973 and closed in 2020. [4]
SSB used the following buildings: [5]
SSB also assigned some boarding students to area families who participated in homestay arrangements. [6]
Its students originated from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. As of 2015 it had about 300 students, [1] most of whom reside in Waterloo, Lasne, and Sint-Genesius-Rode, with some living in central Brussels. [7]
The school also offered home language courses to 100 other students. [1]
The school closed in 2020. [4] It consolidated into the Swedish section of the European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil. [8]