| European schools |
- Two European schools in the Netherlands located in Bergen and The Hague
- No tuition fees for children of EMA staff
- Guaranteed places for children of EMA staff
- Offers nursery ('Early Years', ages 4-6), primary and secondary education
- Provides multilingual and multicultural education
- After-school care service provided by external companies (fees apply)
- Curriculum leads to the European Baccalaureate
- A school minibus service is available for children and costs may be reimbursed by EMA
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| Dutch International Schools (DIS) |
- Provide an international education in English
- After-school care service provided by external companies (fees apply)
- Publicly funded, tuition fees are reasonably low
- Tuition fees are reimbursable by EMA subject to certain restrictions and ceilings
- Possibility to transfer the child to a Dutch state school (i.e. Dutch language) only during the first year of the child
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| Dutch state schools |
- No tuition fees
- Facilitate integration into your local community
- After-school care service provided by external companies (fees apply)
- High standard of education across the Netherlands, with excellent facilities available at many schools
- No possibility to transfer the child to a DIS later.
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| Private schools |
- Private schools are not administered by the Dutch local, state or national government
- Generally high tuition fees are partially reimbursable by EMA subject to certain restrictions and ceilings
- Follow an international curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, or a national curriculum
- Availability of places may be limited, and waiting lists may be quite long
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