Netherlands
Amsterdam
This page lists the 4 schools we profile in Amsterdam and compares them at a glance: curriculum, teaching languages, ages and boarding. Programmes on offer: IB, French curriculum and host-country national programmes. All of them are day schools.
School profiles in this area
| School | Curriculum | Teaching languages | Ages | Day or boarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam International Community SchoolAmsterdam | IB Primary Years Programme · IB Middle Years Programme · IB Diploma Programme · IB Career-related Programme | English | 4–18 (Group 1 to DP2 or CP2) | day |
| Het Dalton Spinoza LyceumAmsterdam | Dutch mavo (vmbo-tl) · Havo · Atheneum · Gymnasium | Dutch | Dutch secondary education — four-year mavo, five-year havo and six-year vwo | day |
| International School of AmsterdamAmstelveen | IB Primary Years Programme · IB Middle Years Programme · IB Diploma Programme | English | 2–18 | day |
| Lycée français Vincent van GoghThe Hague | French national curriculum · Diplôme national du brevet · French Baccalauréat · American International Section and French International Baccalaureate option | French · English and Dutch as language subjects | Approximately 3–18 in The Hague; approximately 3–11 in Amsterdam | day |
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