Don Bosco Halle

What Don Bosco Halle does

Don Bosco Halle Technisch Instituut is a publicly funded STEM-focused secondary school in Halle, Belgium, operating under the Salesian educational tradition with approximately 1,709 enrolled students, 231 full-time teachers, five dedicated student/trajectory counselors, and a 10-hectare campus. The school offers 38 study directions across Belgium's three educational finalities — doorstroomfinaliteit (academic preparation), dubbele finaliteit (dual preparation), and arbeidsmarktfinaliteit (labor market preparation) — plus a seventh-year specialization track and dual learning programs (Duaal Leren) delivered in partnership with more than 100 regional companies under OAO agreements.

The school's core technical infrastructure includes the DreamLAB facility with four 3D printers, one resin printer, and an xTool laser cutter; an advanced multi-axis CNC machine; and a large-format professional plotter for construction plans. A new Z-building with six fully equipped science classrooms is scheduled to open in September 2026, expanding STEM experimentation capacity. Instructional delivery relies on a dedicated Smartschool learning management platform, supplemented by an external vacancy portal that connects students and alumni to regional employers.

As a Flemish Community-funded non-profit, the school generates the bulk of its revenue through per-capita government allocations with no tuition fees; supplementary parent contributions cover laptops (180 EUR/year plus a refundable 100 EUR deposit for first grade), school books (via Studieshop), and work materials (via De Smet Halle). The go-to-market motion is event-driven: open information evenings, open door days, and walk-in summer enrollment windows target prospective families, with downloadable brochures serving as the primary digital content asset.

Name

Don Bosco Halle

Legal name

Don Bosco Halle Technisch instituut

Website

https://donboscohalle.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Don Bosco Halle is a publicly funded Salesian STEM secondary school in Halle, Belgium, serving approximately 1,709 students across 38 study directions covering academic, dual, and vocational tracks, with a dual-learning network of 100+ regional employer partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Secondary Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Science & STEM Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG)

Keywords

• Secondary technical education
• STEM secondary school
• Dual learning programs
• Vocational secondary education
• Catholic secondary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Halle

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Government-funded public secondary education: As a publicly funded Belgian secondary school (Technisch Instituut), the school operates primarily through government funding from the Flemish Community. Parents pay supplementary material contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Don Bosco Halle is a Catholic Flemish secondary school (Technisch Instituut) located in Halle, Belgium that delivers STEM-oriented technical education across three finalities — doorstroomfinaliteit (academic), dubbele finaliteit (dual preparation), and arbeidsmarktfinaliteit (labor market) — supplemented by a duaal leren (dual learning) program with employer partners, individualized student counseling, and a seventh specialization year. Instruction emphasizes hands-on technical project work in a dedicated DreamLAB equipped with industrial fabrication tools, alongside traditional STEM coursework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 100 partner companies for dual learning programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Over 100 Companies for Dual Learning (Duaal Leren)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school collaborates with more than 100 companies providing workplace learning opportunities for students in dual learning programs. These companies offer practical training (werkplekleren) as part of the OAO (Overeenkomst van Alternerende Opleiding) agreement. Students receive a learning allowance from the company while gaining practical work experience.
• StudieshopminorOthersStudieshop is the school's partner for ordering school books online. Students and parents order and pay through the Studieshop website, with delivery to home or pickup options.
• De Smet Pro Working Tools (Halle)minorOthersDe Smet Pro Working Tools is the school's partner for work materials and safety shoes. Students order online with delivery to home or pickup at the store in Halle.
• The Rent Company (Easy4u)minorOthersThe Rent Company (branded Easy4u) provides laptop rental and purchase options for second-grade and higher students starting from school year 2026-2027. Students can rent or buy laptops through their platform.
• Vrij CLB (Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVrij CLB is the school's official student guidance partner, providing first-line student counseling. CLB advisors meet with school staff every two weeks and connect students with specialized external support when school-based help is insufficient.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Provinciale Scholen Vlaanderen: Provinciale Scholen Vlaanderen is a large Flemish public-school network operating multiple secondary campuses including technical/STEM tracks. As a broad incumbent in Flemish secondary education, it competes for students in the same regional catchment.
• KTA (Koninklijk Technisch Atheneum): The KTA network is a broad incumbent group of public Flemish technical atheneums offering technical secondary education across multiple locations. It competes for the same technical/STEM student demographic but operates across many sites under standardized public-school governance.
• GO! Atheneum: GO! Onderwijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap operates the Flemish public education network including GO! Atheneums offering secondary education with technical and STEM options. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same Flemish school-age demographic.

Direct peers

• Don Bosco Zwijnaarde: Don Bosco Zwijnaarde is a Salesian technical secondary school in the Gent region of Flanders. It shares the Don Bosco network identity, Salesian pedagogy, and STEM/technical education model, serving as a direct regional peer.
• Sint-Guido Instituut: Sint-Guido Instituut is a Catholic technical secondary school in the Brussels/Brabant region with similar technical and vocational study directions. It competes for the same Flemish Brabant student pool as Don Bosco Halle with a comparable faith-based educational mission.
• Don Bosco Wilrijk: Don Bosco Wilrijk is another Salesian technical secondary school in the Antwerp region (Flanders) operating under the same Don Bosco educational tradition. It offers similar finality structures and STEM/vocational programming, making it the closest direct comparable in terms of brand, pedagogy, and student demographic.
• VTI (Vrij Technisch Instituut): The VTI network comprises multiple Flemish technical institutes offering STEM, industrial, and vocational secondary education. VTI schools are direct competitors in the technical-secondary education category and overlap heavily with Don Bosco Halle's study offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/don-bosco-halle

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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