DE BERK

What DE BERK does

DE BERK is a private special needs education institution located at Kloosterbeekstraat 3 in Hasselt, Belgium, serving children with learning difficulties, intellectual disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders. The school operates across multiple department types — Type Basisaanbod, Type 9, Type 2, and Ter Heide — providing structured educational programs from early education through secondary school levels, with each department tailored to a specific profile of special educational need as defined under the Flemish special-education classification system.

The institution provides a multidisciplinary support structure that goes beyond classroom instruction. In-house staff includes logopedisten (speech therapists), kinesisten (physiotherapists), orthopedagogen, and psychologists, alongside specialized teachers organized by department and ambulatory teachers. The school's personnel structure — Directie, Secretariaat, Leerkrachten, and Para/ortho/psycho teams — reflects a governance model common to Belgian educational institutions, including a "Schoolbestuur" (school board), an Oudercomité (parent committee), and internal advisory councils.

DE BERK's business model is built on government funding for special needs education rather than direct tuition. Distribution is via direct family enrollment into a regional catchment in Flanders, with no disclosed commercial pricing, no software products, and no technology platform. Communication occurs through the school's website, parent portals, and on-site information sessions. With 1-10 employees and no evidence of digital products, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities, the institution's value is delivered entirely through human therapeutic and pedagogical expertise.

Name

DE BERK

Legal name

De Berk

Website

https://deberk.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DE BERK is a Belgian special needs school in Hasselt that delivers specialized educational programs for children with learning difficulties, intellectual disabilities, and autism, supported by in-house speech, physiotherapy, and psychology staff under government funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Instruction & Resource Support (Inclusion, Pull-Out, Co-Teaching) (EDAJAKAC), Learning Disabilities & Dyslexia Schools & Programs (EDAKAAAB)

Keywords

• Special education
• Special needs schooling
• Therapeutic education services
• Speech therapy school
• Inclusive learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasschaat

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DE BERK is a special needs school in Hasselt, Belgium that delivers specialized primary education to children with learning difficulties and disabilities. The school runs multiple differentiated educational programs (Type Basisaanbod, Type 9, Type 2, and Ter Heide) and embeds multidisciplinary therapeutic support, including speech therapy (logopedists), physiotherapy (kinesists), orthopedagogy, and psychology, directly within the school setting.

Product overview

De Berk is a single educational institution offering specialized school programs for students with special educational needs. The school operates multiple department types (Type Basisaanbod, Type 9, Type 2, and Ter Heide) and provides support services including speech therapy (logopedie), physiotherapy (kinesitherapie), and psychological support (orthopedagogy and psychology). The institution serves students from early education through secondary school levels with tailored educational programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Type Basisaanbod Program A basic provision (basisaanbod) educational program for children with learning needs served by DE BERK in Hasselt, Belgium, providing foundational special education instruction.
• Type 9 Program A specialized educational track under the Belgian special education classification (Type 9) for children with the corresponding learning profile, delivered at DE BERK's Hasselt campus.
• Type 2 Program A specialized educational track under the Belgian special education classification (Type 2) for children with the corresponding learning profile, delivered at DE BERK's Hasselt campus.
• Ter Heide Program An additional specialized educational program offered at DE BERK for children with specific learning needs, complementing the Basisaanbod, Type 9, and Type 2 offerings.
• Speech Therapy (Logopedie) On-site speech-language therapy services delivered by in-house logopedists to enrolled pupils with communication and language needs.
• Physiotherapy (Kinesitherapie) On-site physiotherapy services delivered by kinesists to enrolled pupils requiring motor and physical support as part of their educational plan.
• Orthopedagogical Support Orthopedagogical support services provided to pupils at DE BERK to address behavioral, developmental, and learning challenges within the school context.
• Psychological Support In-house psychology services for pupils at DE BERK, supporting emotional, cognitive, and behavioral wellbeing as part of the school's integrated care approach.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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No

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Recent moves3 records

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Direct peers

• Provinciale Scholen Buitengewoon Onderwijs: Province of Antwerp's network of special needs schools (BuSO) runs Type 2, Type 9 and Basisaanbod departments with integrated therapeutic services, directly competing with De Berk for Flemish special needs students in the broader Antwerp/Flanders region.
• De Kade vzw: Belgian non-profit organization providing special needs education, care, and therapeutic support across multiple sites in Flanders; directly competes for Flemish special needs pupils and shares the integrated care-plus-education model.
• Don Bosco Buitengewoon Onderwijs: Don Bosco's special needs school network in Flanders provides Type 2, Type 9 and Basisaanbod streams with on-site therapeutic teams, overlapping directly with De Berk's department structure and service model.
• Sint-Gregorius (BuSO Gent): A Flemish Catholic special needs secondary school in Gent offering Type 2, Type 9, and Basisaanbod streams with embedded therapeutic support, structurally similar to De Berk's multi-type school model.

Regional players

• Koninklijk Instituut Woluwe (KIW): A long-established Brussels special needs school offering multi-type secondary education with therapeutic and pedagogical support; comparable operating model but located in the Brussels-Capital Region rather than Flanders.

Broad incumbents

• Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen: The umbrella body for Catholic schools in Flanders coordinates hundreds of primary and secondary schools, including multiple special needs institutions with therapeutic support, operating as a parallel publicly funded system to the GO! network.
• GO! Onderwijs Vlaanderen (Buitengewoon Onderwijs): The Flemish public education network operates multiple buitengewoon onderwijs (special needs) schools across Flanders, including Type 2, Type 9 and Basisaanbod programs comparable to De Berk's offerings, with much broader geographic coverage and organizational scale.

Emerging players

• Zorgboerderij / MPI-type providers (e.g., MPI Ter Heide): Medisch-Pedagogisch Instituten (MPI) and farm-based therapeutic education providers offer residential/day special needs care with integrated therapy, partially overlapping with De Berk's 'Ter Heide' department and broader multi-disability support.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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