International School Almere is an international school for ages 4 to 18 in Almere, partially publicly funded. Under Dutch law it is two schools under one roof: a primary school (ages 4-11) with the IB PYP and a secondary school (ages 11-18) with the IB MYP, Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme. The school was authorised for the Diploma Programme in 2010 and for the MYP in 2014; in the Career-related Programme students combine two DP courses with a BTEC diploma in Information Technology. Since September 2023 both schools have shared a new building. English is the language of instruction at all levels; all students learn Dutch as the host country language. Classes are small: up to 22 students in primary, up to 24 in secondary. The school belongs to the network of Dutch publicly funded international schools, so it admits children under government rules for internationally mobile families and charges an annual fee for the international programme.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 197–8 343 a year
4 600–7 385 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP, CP · BTEC
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Dutch, French, Spanish, Chinese
Class size
up to 22 students in primary, up to 24 with in-class support; up to 24 in secondary
Registration fee
≈ $226
200 EUR
About the fees The international programme fee for 2026-2027 is compulsory. Primary: 4600 EUR per year when starting in August or September, less when starting later (down to 1538 EUR in May and June); payment in full or in eight instalments. Secondary: 6450 EUR per year in MYP1-5 and 7385 EUR in DP1-2 and CP1-2; mid-year starters pay a monthly reduced share. Parents may ask their employer to pay. The Dutch government funds the school; the fee covers what a regular Dutch school does not have: small classes, specialist staff, language support and projects.
Admissions The school is publicly funded and admits under Dutch rules for international schools. A child is eligible if at least one condition applies: the child has a non-Dutch nationality (or also a non-Dutch nationality) and a parent works in the Netherlands or a Dutch border region for a limited time; the child is Dutch and has lived and gone to school abroad for at least two years because a parent was stationed abroad; the child is Dutch and the parent the child lives with will be stationed abroad within two years for at least two years (an employer statement is required). For primary (ages 4-11) an inquiry is submitted once the child has turned 3.5; placement is by age and the first six weeks are an evaluation period. When places are short, priority goes to siblings of current students, then to students arriving from abroad, then to students from another international school in the Netherlands; for now, the school says, there is no waiting list and admission runs all year. Primary students must re-apply for secondary. Secondary: application with documents and fee, a tour and an interview with the programme coordinator, an entrance test if needed; the test is required for MYP5 and DP1, and no students are admitted to the final DP2 year. Diploma Programme entry requires a havo diploma or promotion to vwo year 5 and sufficient English. For 2026-2027 MYP3 and MYP5 are full with waiting lists. Children with special needs are admitted after review of reports and discussion with the support team.
Stages and year groups Grades Early Years, Year 1-6; MYP1-5, DP1-2, CP1-2. Primary: IB Primary Years Programme, Early Years (from 4; children with birthdays after 1 September spend two years in Early Years) and Year 1-6, maths with Numicon, writing with Talk for Writing. Secondary: IB Middle Years Programme (MYP1-5, ages 11-16) with eAssessments in MYP5, then the IB Diploma Programme (DP1-2) or the IB Career-related Programme (CP1-2: two DP courses, the CP core and the BTEC Level 3 International Diploma in Information Technology). All programmes are IB and taught in English; Dutch is taken as language and literature or as an acquired language.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP, CP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Primary Years, Middle Years, Diploma and Career-related programmes.
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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), CP (ages 16-19, with a vocational slant). 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. CP is the final stage with a vocational slant, ages 16 to 19: some of the DP subjects plus an applied qualification. It is meant for those heading into a trade or an applied degree rather than an academic one.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →BTEC
A British vocational qualification from Pearson: not an academic course with an exam at the end, but a programme of practical assignments in a particular trade, from engineering and business to art and sport.
What this means for this school. Teaching and assessment work differently from A-level: instead of written exams there is a run of practical assignments marked by the school, while Pearson checks the school itself and samples the work. British universities do accept BTEC, but not all of them and not for every course: level 3 carries the same UCAS points as A-level, and that is what a family aiming at a particular university should look at. For a child who needs the classic academic route, BTEC is not a replacement for A-level but a different path.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Makerspace
Campus: Since September 2023 the school has occupied a new building on Breskensweg: two gyms, two libraries, a laboratory, a workshop and a large cafetorium for dining and school events. Primary and secondary are in different wings of the same building. The building is wheelchair accessible, with free parking and bicycle parking, near Almere Muziekwijk station. After school care for ages 4-11 is run by the external provider Partou. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: ALMUN · Dungeons & Dragons · Computers · Yearbook · Reading · Basketball · Singing · Eco Schools · Orchestra · Design · Rock Climbing · Badminton
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
Each primary class has a designated teacher; physical education is taught by specialist teachers in English and Dutch. The school does not publish teacher qualifications or staff numbers.
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 room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
Secondary has a school psychologist who coordinates the care team, a school counsellor, an anti-bullying coordinator and two trust persons; the care advisory team includes a school nurse from the health department and a youth social worker. The school has a social safety policy and a primary safety plan. Teachers hand younger students over only to known adults.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)95 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 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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