← Back to the rankingAmity International School Amsterdam
Amstelveen, Netherlands · Private
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Amity International School Amsterdam is a private, not-for-profit international day school in Amstelveen for students aged 3 to 18. The school offers the full IB continuum: the Primary Years Programme (authorised since November 2020), the Middle Years Programme (since December 2021) and the Diploma Programme. In Years 9-10 (MY4-MY5) students choose a pathway: the MYP certificate with internal assessment or the Honours pathway with externally examined Pearson Edexcel IGCSE and GCSE qualifications; mathematics and sciences follow Pearson Edexcel content from MY1. In Years 11-12 students take the IB Diploma Programme or the Amity High School Diploma accredited by NEASC (accreditation awarded in January 2026). The language of instruction is English; Dutch and French are taught as foreign languages with CNaVT and DELF exams. Students wear a uniform, and there is a House system and vertical tutor groups of 10-12 students. Graduates have received offers from UCL, King's College London and other UK universities.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $23 668–30 395 a year
20 950–26 905 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · Pearson Edexcel
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Dutch, French, Spanish
Registration fee
≈ $260
230 EUR
About the fees Annual tuition for 2026-2027: Early Years 1-3 20950 EUR, Primary Years 1-5 21785 EUR, Middle Years 1-5 23365 EUR, Diploma Programme 1-2 26905 EUR. The uniform is mandatory and paid separately; lunches, transport, overnight residential trips, some co-curricular activities and the yearbook are optional and extra. Students can join during the year if places are available, with fees for the rest of the year discussed with Admissions.
Admissions The school enrols students regardless of gender, nationality or race; admission depends on available places and an assessment of the child's academic, social and emotional needs, including whether the school can provide the support needed. Applications are made via OpenApply with a 230 EUR fee; a passport copy, school reports from the last 2 years, any SEN reports and the current teacher's contact details are required. Early Years children living in the Netherlands attend an in-person assessment (from abroad, a video of up to 3 minutes); primary applicants have an online interview with the Head of Primary; Middle Years and Diploma applicants have a mandatory academic interview, and MY5, DP1 and DP2 applicants take a CAT4 assessment. From MY4 and in the Diploma Programme secure academic English is required, with an accelerated English programme if needed. Year group is determined by age on 31 August. After an offer, a 350 EUR admission fee and a 2500 EUR deposit are due within 7 days. Early Years children must be toilet trained.
Stages and year groups Grades Early Years 1-3, Primary Years 1-5, Middle Years 1-5, Diploma Programme 1-2. Early Years 1-3 (ages 3-6) and Primary Years 1-5 (ages 6-11) follow the IB PYP, with the PYPx exhibition in the final year and Forest School lessons. Middle Years 1-5 (ages 11-16) follow the IB MYP: MY1-MY3 is a common course, with mathematics and sciences following Pearson Edexcel content; in MY4-MY5 there are two pathways - the MYP certificate (internally assessed on a 1-7 scale, no external exams) or Honours with externally examined Pearson Edexcel IGCSE and GCSE on the 9-1 scale: compulsory mathematics, English language, English literature, biology, chemistry and physics, plus four options (French with DELF or Dutch with CNaVT, IGCSE history or geography, IGCSE computer science, IGCSE art). LAMDA and ABRSM exams and the Athena Award are also available. Diploma Programme 1-2 (ages 16-18) is the IB Diploma with the option of a bilingual diploma, or the credit-based Amity High School Diploma accredited by NEASC.
Address Amsterdamseweg 204, 1182 HL Amstelveen
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeNEASC · accreditationThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma programmes. In Years 9-10 the school also teaches Pearson Edexcel International GCSE courses. The school is accredited by NEASC.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →NEASCNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
An American accreditation working since 1885. For international schools it uses an approach where the visitors look first at live lessons rather than at folders of paperwork: the team works in the school for about a week. It is the only one here whose public directory honestly separates accredited schools from candidates.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Pearson Edexcel
A British exam board, the second after Cambridge. It issues its own versions of IGCSE and A-Level: the programme is the same in substance, what differs is who sets and marks the exams.
What this means for this school. The exams are set and marked by Pearson, and the school acts as an exam centre. Universities accept IGCSE and A-Level from Pearson on the same footing as the Cambridge ones. One caveat about checking: the Pearson centre search shows only those centres that agreed to be shown, so the absence of a school from it proves nothing.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: University College London · King's College London · University of Leeds · Cardiff University · Swansea University · Goldsmiths, University of London · Falmouth University
The school lists recent university offers received by its students rather than final enrolments; students apply to the Netherlands, the UK, the US, Canada, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and Greece.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground
Clubs and activities: Model United Nations · Debate · Duke of Edinburgh's International Award · LAMDA · Piano · Voice · Guitar · Drums · Robotics
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: senior school teaching is by subject specialists; the Principal and the Head of Senior School are Oxford graduates (MA Oxon)
The school says all senior students are taught by highly qualified subject specialists, and every senior student has a tutor in a vertical tutor group of about 10-12 students. Hiring requires a Certificate of Conduct (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag), DBS or similar checks, qualification checks and two references. The school does not publish staff numbers or class sizes.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, a Wellbeing Policy and policies on respectful relationships and positive behaviour; all employees, parents, volunteers and contractors must watch for signs of abuse. Staff and school transport drivers undergo safeguarding screening. A qualified school counsellor provides emotional support, and trained senior students serve as Wellbeing Ambassadors. The school is allergy aware with a no food sharing policy.
Reviews
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Academics and programmes (16%)97 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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