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- Secondary +31 (0)15 820 0208
We are a Dutch government-funded school and are therefore not open to all students.
For admission in general, students must meet one of the following criteria:
A. The student does not have Dutch nationality (holds a foreign passport), and one of the parents/legal guardians is temporarily employed in the Netherlands.
B. The student has Dutch nationality and has lived and attended school abroad for at least two years because one of the parents/legal guardians was stationed abroad.
C. The student has Dutch nationality and has a parent/legal guardian (with whom the student will be living) who will be stationed abroad within the next two years for a minimum of two years. This must be supported by a written statement of intent from the parent or employer.
In addition to the criteria above, admission to the Diploma Programme (DP) is also open to students who do not fall under categories A–C, including Dutch citizens or long-term foreign residents, provided that:
The student has successfully completed HAVO or VWO 4, and
The student demonstrates sufficient proficiency in English to follow the programme successfully.
For certain groups in our school there indeed might be a waiting list. Those groups that are full will be indicated to you when you are making an application on OpenApply. [If you have multiple children that you would like to enroll, but the group for one of your children is full, please contact us directly].
Our school makes use of OpenApply, which is an online application which takes you step by step through the application process. [You can find the link to begin the application process on our admissions page.]
The registration fee is non-refundable, even if the student is not admitted or if you withdraw from the application process.
While the main language of instruction at our school is English, we do accept children who do not speak it, or who are still learning to speak. We offer extra in school support to these students.
All registration, tuition, and any addition fees are stated in our Standard Terms and Conditions
At ISD, we have age requirements per year group. Of course, there could be exceptions, when a child has doubled a year or comes from the Southern Hemisphere. If you are unsure of the year group for your child, please contact the Admissions Team directly and they will be happy to assist you.
Age at 30 Sept | ISD year Group | Dutch Equivalent | UK Equivalent | USA Equivalent | Indian Equivalent |
4-5 | PYP 1 | Groep 1 | Reception | Preschool | Nursery |
5-6 | PYP 2 | Groep 2 | Year 1 | Kindergarten | Kindergarten |
6-7 | PYP 3 | Groep 3 | Year 2 | Grade 1 | Standard 1 |
7-8 | PYP 4 | Groep 4 | Year 3 | Grade 2 | Standard 2 |
8-9 | PYP 5 | Groep 5 | Year 4 | Grade 3 | Standard 3 |
9-10 | PYP 6 | Groep 6 | Year 5 | Grade 4 | Standard 4 |
10-11 | PYP 7 | Groep 7 | Year 6 | Grade 5 | Standard 5 |
11-12 | MYP 1 | Groep 8 | Year 7 | Grade 6 | Standard 6 |
12-13 | MYP 2 | Klas 1 | Year 8 | Grade 7 | Standard 7 |
13-14 | MYP 3 | Klas 2 | Year 9 | Grade 8 | Standard 8 |
14-15 | MYP 4 | Klas 3 | Year 10 | Grade 9 | Standard 9 |
15-16 | MYP 5 | Klas 4 | Year 11 | Grade 10 | Standard 10 |
16-17 | DP 1* | Klas 5 | Year 12 | Grade 11 | Standard 11 |
17-18 | DP 2* | Klas 6 | Year 13 | Grade 12 | Standard 12 |
Pre-University |
No. It is the responsibility of parents and students to ensure that students arrive on time to school each morning.
Our primary school is proud to work closely with True Colors. True Colors Delft is fully integrated into the primary school facilities and is committed to using the IB Primary Years programme for 3-year old’s. True Colors Delft offers onsite, after school childcare for children 4-11 years, and pre-school daycare for children 0-4 years.
In primary, no. Students are expected to bring their own, healthy lunch. Also, we are a nut free environment. In secondary, there is a small cafetaria where students may purchase healthy snacks and lunch options.
No. Students may only be enrolled in our schools if at least one of the parents/legal guardians are, or soon will be, employed in the Netherlands.
Yes. ISD primary has a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to enhance the role parents can play in organising social and community-oriented events. At Secondary we have a community builder who works with parents to organise events.
Due to Dutch legislation requiring that our students meet specific criteria (mentioned above), we have a very diverse student body that is composed mainly of students with international backgrounds.
The language of instruction at our primary school is English. However, parents are encouraged to practice the students’ home language at home. Primary students have 2 lessons of Dutch per week throughout the whole school. Our secondary school language of instruction is also English. Further, the secondary offers students the opportunity to acquire language skills in both Dutch, French and Spanish.
No. Neither our primary or secondary students are required to wear a uniform.
Yes. Students with specific educational, physical, emotional or social needs will always be considered for our school. The school collaborates with specialist therapists to meet a range of specific needs. However, these services could be at additional costs to parents. Find more information on this here.
Our Primary school has facilities for disabled students, we have a lift and a disabled toilet. ISD Secondary has a lift.