International School Groningen (ISG) is a state-subsidised Dutch international secondary school for students aged 11-18 in the Haren district in the south of Groningen, the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. The school offers IB programmes: the Middle Years Programme for ages 11-16 and the Diploma Programme for ages 16-18. Teaching is in English; Dutch is taught as a mother tongue and as a second language, French as a foreign language. ISG shares a campus with the Dutch school Maartenscollege, which also uses the MYP framework; the Diploma Programme is also open to students from Maartenscollege and other Dutch schools after vwo year 4. The school calls itself small: the average class has around 15 students, the maximum is 22. Schoolbooks are included in the fee.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $8 812 a year
7 800 EUR
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Dutch, French
Class size
around 15 students on average, at most 22 pupils
Registration fee
≈ $339
300 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027 are 7800 EUR per year for the first child; 6200 EUR for the second, 5100 EUR for the third, 2500 EUR for the fourth if they attend at the same time. Schoolbooks are included. Payment in full at the start of the year, per term or in ten monthly instalments from September to June. For 2027-2028 the school expects 8000 EUR. Mid-year starters pay less. The school receives funding from the Ministry of Education, so fees are moderate.
Admissions The Middle Years Programme (ages 11-16) admits under government rules a child who has a non-Dutch nationality (or dual citizenship) with a parent temporarily working in the Netherlands or the border region; or a Dutch child who has lived and attended school abroad for at least two years; or a Dutch child moving abroad with a parent (an employer statement is required). The school warns that attending an international primary school does not guarantee a place, especially if the family is settled in the country for the foreseeable future. MYP applications are accepted all year if places are available; placement tests are used. The Diploma Programme is open to all students, expats and Dutch nationals: school records, a recommendation (for Dutch students promotion to vwo year 5 or a havo diploma), entrance tests, an interview and strong English are required; applications by May, entry only at the start of the school year, and the student must already live in the Netherlands. Students with limited English are welcome and supported. Special needs must be disclosed on application; the school reserves the right to refuse if it cannot support the student.
Stages and year groups Grades MYP1-5, DP1-2. Secondary only, IB programmes in English. Middle Years Programme (MYP1-5, ages 11-16): language and literature, Dutch and French acquisition, history, geography, economics, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, PHE, visual arts, theatre, music, design; the personal project in MYP5. Diploma Programme (DP1-2, ages 16-18): language and literature, Dutch, English and French acquisition, economics, global politics, history, biology, chemistry, physics, environmental systems and societies, two mathematics courses, visual art, plus the DP core. Moving from MYP to DP is not automatic.
Address Hemmenlaan 2, 9752 NS Haren
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Middle Years and Diploma 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: MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). 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 →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
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio
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
The school says its teachers are trained to help students who arrive without English; the staff list with subjects is published in the MYP guide. The school does not publish teacher qualifications.
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 trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has a safeguarding team and a designated safeguarding lead; staff report suspected abuse or neglect to the team. The school does not tolerate bullying, and its anti-bullying policy is set out in the school guide; conflicts are handled with restorative practice. There is a special needs coordinator, in-class support and a school counsellor. Phones are kept in lockers during lessons and breaks.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)88 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 data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 "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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