Don Bosco Sint-Pieters

What Don Bosco Sint-Pieters does

Don Bosco Sint-Pieters is a Catholic secondary school located in Ghent, Belgium, founded in 1908 and operating as a campus of Don Bosco Gent under the governance of Don Bosco Onderwijscentrum (DBOC). It serves students aged 12-18 across six academic tracks — economy, humane sciences, classical languages, modern languages, STEM, and sciences and mathematics — organized in three grade levels, and it also operates an on-site boarding school (internaat) for residential students. The school follows the Salesian educational philosophy of Saint John Bosco and is affiliated with Scholengemeenschap De Bron, a regional secondary-school network.

The core operational technology is the Smartschool digital learning management system, which handles academic administration, student-teacher communication, assignment distribution, grade management, and parent engagement. The school has announced that from the 2026-2027 academic year onward, every student will receive a MacBook as the standard school device, a move explicitly framed around quality, safety, and equal access. Supplemental offerings include extracurricular midday activities (sports, culture, environment programs, international exchanges), student support and learning guidance services in partnership with Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding (CLB), and an active community ecosystem comprising a student council, parent committee, school board, and alumni association.

The business model is that of a subsidized Flemish secondary school: revenue is primarily composed of recurring government education subsidies under the Flemish public-education framework, supplemented by regulated parent-paid school fees and material costs. Go-to-market is event-driven, anchored in scheduled information evenings (November and January), an open school day (March 2026), primary-school feeder partnerships, and the centralized Ghent secondary-school enrollment system. There is no disclosed revenue, fundraising round, or commercial product line.

Name

Don Bosco Sint-Pieters

Legal name

Don Bosco Gent – campus Sint-Pieters

Website

https://donboscosintpieters.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Don Bosco Sint-Pieters is a Catholic secondary school in Ghent, Belgium, serving students aged 12-18 across six academic tracks under the Don Bosco Salesian network. It offers day and boarding programs, uses the Smartschool LMS, and will provide MacBooks to all students starting 2026-2027.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Blended/Hybrid K–12 Schools (Online + In-Person) (EDAJADAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Catholic school
• Boarding school
• STEM curriculum
• Student guidance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Belgian secondary schools receive government subsidies as part of the public education system. The school is part of Don Bosco Onderwijscentrum (DBOC) school governing body and operates within the Flemish education framework.
2. School Fees and Material Costs: Parents pay school fees and material costs as regulated by Flemish education guidelines. The school publishes a costs page with fee information.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Don Bosco Sint-Pieters is a Catholic secondary school in Ghent offering comprehensive secondary education across six study tracks (economy, humane sciences, classical languages, modern languages, STEM, and sciences/mathematics) for students aged 12-18. The school supplements its academic curriculum with a residential boarding school (internaat), extracurricular midday activities, student guidance and care services, and a standardized MacBook device program launching in 2026-2027. Operations are supported by the SmartSchool digital learning platform for academic management, communication, and grade tracking.

Product overview

Don Bosco Sint-Pieters is a secondary school (middelbare school) offering comprehensive education through multiple integrated programs. The school operates primarily via the SmartSchool digital learning management system for academic operations, supplemented by specialized services including a boarding school (internaat), technology programs (MacBook device initiative starting 2026-2027), extracurricular midday activities, and student support services. The curriculum spans six study tracks: economy, humane sciences, classical languages, modern languages, STEM, and sciences/mathematics across three grade levels (eerste, tweede, and derde graad). The school is part of Don Bosco Gent educational network and Scholengemeenschap De Bron.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Programs Comprehensive Catholic secondary education (doorstroomonderwijs) across six study tracks — economy, humane sciences, classical languages, modern languages, STEM, and sciences/mathematics — delivered across three grade levels for students aged approximately 12-18 in the Ghent region.
• Internaat (Boarding School) On-site residential boarding facilities offering accommodation, a daily schedule, supervised activities, pastoral care, and a structured living-and-learning environment for secondary school students.
• MacBook School Device Program Standardized MacBook laptop device program, launching in school year 2026-2027, providing every student with a uniform school device for reliable, creative, independent, and future-oriented learning.
• Middagactiviteiten (Midday Activities) Extracurricular midday activity program running during lunch breaks, including sports, cultural pursuits, environment-focused initiatives, and international exchanges for enrolled students.
• Leerbegeleiding en Zorg (Learning Support and Care) Student guidance and care services providing academic support, pastoral care, and wellbeing assistance, delivered in coordination with the CLB partner.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scholengemeenschap De BroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is part of Scholengemeenschap De Bron, a school community network of secondary schools in the region that collaborates on educational programs, quality assurance, and shared resources.
• Don Bosco GentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDon Bosco Sint-Pieters is a campus of Don Bosco Gent, part of the larger Don Bosco educational network. The school operates under the Salesian educational philosophy and methodology of Saint John Bosco.
• Don Bosco Onderwijscentrum (DBOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDBOC is the school governing body that oversees Don Bosco schools in Belgium. They set educational policies, manage resources, and ensure quality standards across all Don Bosco institutions.
• Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding (CLB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLB provides student guidance services including learning support, career counseling, preventive healthcare, and well-being support. The school CLB is accessible for appointments during school hours and holiday periods.
• Oud-leerlingenbondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlumni association connecting former students. The growing community of alumni 'who make a difference' serves as ambassadors and provides networking opportunities for current students.
• Basisschool (Primary Schools)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with primary schools to facilitate student transition to secondary education. Provides information sessions and smooth handoff for students moving from primary to secondary school.
• SmartschoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital learning platform used for student-teacher communication, assignment distribution, grade management, and parent engagement. The school maintains an active Smartschool presence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Koninklijk Atheneum Gent: Long-established public secondary school in Ghent under the GO! network. Competes for the same regional student pool with a non-denominational alternative, frequently cited by local families alongside Don Bosco Sint-Pieters.
• Heilig Hart College Gent: Catholic secondary school in Ghent offering a comparable academic and values-based proposition. Competes for the same family segment within the centralized Ghent enrollment system.
• Don Bosco Zwijnaarde: Sibling Don Bosco Salesian secondary school in the greater Ghent area, operating under the same DBOC governance and Salesian pedagogy. Directly competes for students on the south side of Ghent.
• Sint-Lievenscollege Gent: Jesuit Catholic secondary school in Ghent with a comparable values-based, broad-curriculum proposition. Competes head-to-head for the same Catholic family demographic inside the centralized Ghent enrollment system.
• Don Bosco Halle: Don Bosco Salesian secondary school in Halle, Belgium. Operates the same Salesian educational model and is part of the broader Don Bosco Belgium network, sharing brand, methodology, and DBOC oversight.
• Sint-Barbaracollege Gent: Established Catholic secondary school in Ghent offering multiple study tracks. Direct competitor for the same Catholic, family-oriented parental segment in the Ghent regional enrollment system.
• Don Bosco Gent: The parent Don Bosco network in Ghent of which Sint-Pieters is a campus. Operates complementary Salesian secondary education programs under the same DBOC governance, competing for the same Ghent student pool.

Others

• Smartschool: Flemish learning management system used by Don Bosco Sint-Pieters for communication, assignments, and grades. Serves as core digital infrastructure and is widely adopted across Flemish primary and secondary schools.
• Scholengemeenschap De Bron: Regional school community network of Flemish secondary schools in which Don Bosco Sint-Pieters participates. Coordinates policy, quality assurance, and shared resources across member schools.

Broad incumbents

• GO! Onderwijs Vlaanderen: Largest public school network in Flanders operating dozens of secondary schools including KA Gent. Sets the public-school benchmark that Don Bosco Sint-Pieters competes against in the centralized enrollment system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/donboscogentcampussintpieters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/donboscosintpieters
• Instagraminstagram.com/sintpietersgent

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Investors

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