← Back to the rankingLycée français Vincent van Gogh La Haye-Amsterdam
The Hague, Netherlands · est. 1947 · Private
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Lycée français Vincent van Gogh La Haye-Amsterdam is a French school of the AEFE network directly managed by the French state agency, teaching the official programmes of the French Ministry of Education. It was founded in 1947 by French families in the Netherlands; it has borne the name Vincent van Gogh since 1980 and has been directly managed by the French state since 1986. The school has two sites: in Den Haag a primary school, collège and lycée with about 900 students; in Amsterdam the École française d'Amsterdam, a primary school (maternelle and élémentaire) founded in 1957 by the Michelin company and part of the lycée since 1989. In total more than 1000 students of more than 50 nationalities attend. Teaching is in French; from maternelle English or Dutch, later the other of the two, and from collège German or Spanish. There is an American international section (SIA) from CE2 to lycée leading to the Baccalauréat français international, a European section, and the brevet and baccalauréat exams. Almost half of graduates continue their studies outside France.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 604–14 049 a year
8 501–12 436 EUR
Programmes
French programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Latin
Registration fee
≈ $565
500 EUR
About the fees Annual fees 2026-2027: Amsterdam, PS-CM2 - 8501 EUR; Den Haag, PS-CM2 - 8643 EUR, 6e-3e - 11968 EUR, 2nde-Terminale - 12436 EUR. The American international section costs an extra 250 EUR in CE2-CM2 and 1000 EUR from 6e to Terminale; the European section in lycée 400 EUR. French children may receive an AEFE scholarship with full or partial fee exemption depending on family income; a solidarity fund helps families of any nationality in temporary difficulty.
Admissions Pre-registration is online only; children are placed in the class matching their year of birth. Applications are ranked by priority: first children from French state schools, private schools under contract with the state and accredited French schools abroad (except PS), then siblings of current students, then by age, oldest first. Children from schools not accredited by the French Ministry of Education take written tests in French and mathematics from GS to 1ère, sometimes remotely; decisions depend on the results, previous schooling and available places. Direct entry to the final year (Terminale) is not possible. The American international section selects through a separate application. The school does not admit children who do not live with their parents, and simultaneous registration in Den Haag and Amsterdam is not possible. A birth certificate in French, English or Dutch, parents' documents, school reports and a certificate from the previous French school are required. The first registration fee is 500 EUR.
Stages and year groups Grades PS-MS-GS, CP-CM2, 6e-3e, 2nde-Terminale. French Ministry of Education curriculum: école maternelle (PS, MS, GS, from age 3), école élémentaire (CP-CM2), collège (6e-3e) with the diplôme national du brevet, and lycée (2nde, 1ère, Terminale) with the baccalauréat général; Amsterdam has only maternelle and élémentaire (8 classes), while collège and lycée are in Den Haag. Language pathways: the American international section (SIA from CE2; from 6e history-geography half in English and American literature; in 1ère-Terminale the Baccalauréat français international), the EURO option in collège and the European section in lycée (history-geography in English), and the classic pathway. In lycée students choose three specialities in 1ère and two in Terminale; there are mathématiques complémentaires and expertes options, theatre and Latin. The school does not offer IB, Cambridge or Pearson.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
AEFE · accreditationThe Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) lists the lycée in its register as a directly managed school (gestion directe), with sites in The Hague and Amsterdam.
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AEFEAgency for French Education Abroad
It runs the network of French schools worldwide, while the accreditation itself, the homologation, is granted by the French education ministry and inspected by French state inspectors. A leaver from a homologated school moves into a school in France without an entrance examination. Homologation is granted stage by stage, so it sometimes covers only part of the year groups.
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The state programme of France. A school is homologated by the French ministry of education, and a leaver may move into a school in France without entrance tests. Homologation is granted stage by stage, so it sometimes covers only part of the year groups.
What this means for this school. Which year groups of this school are covered by homologation - only the primary ones, or all the way to the final year - is not stated here. The difference matters: it decides whether the school takes a child through to the French baccalaureate or hands them on to another school halfway.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: McGill University · EPFL · Delft University of Technology · Leiden University · Maastricht University · University of Amsterdam · CentraleSupélec · ESSEC · emlyon business school · PSL University and Lycée Henri-IV preparatory classes · King's College London · IÉSEG
Graduates of 2026 continue their studies in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Spain and the United Kingdom; almost one in two studies outside France.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·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
Clubs and activities: Association sportive (school sports association: climbing, swimming, orienteering, basketball, badminton) · Atelier théâtre (drama workshop) · Atelier musique (music workshop) · Atelier arts plastiques (visual arts workshop) · Model United Nations · Conseil de vie lycéenne (student council)
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their 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 room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has a nurse and a psychologist who follow students together with other staff. An anti-bullying protocol adopted by the health and citizenship committee applies; meetings with professionals cover risk behaviour, sex education, bullying and discrimination. The vie scolaire service (a CPE and five supervisors) supervises students outside lessons all day and contacts families immediately in case of absence. Children with special needs have individual plans PAI, PAP, PPRE, PPS.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data60 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data76 "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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