Government funded international schools

Updated: 10 April 2025 by Young Expat Services

Some international schools are funded by the Dutch government and offer both primary and secondary education.

All offer education that is accredited by the Dutch government, but do not follow the Dutch schooling system. Most offer either the European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate (IB) qualification. Both are accepted by most universities across the world.

These schools are partially subsidised by the Dutch government and offer Dutch as a school subject.

According to Dutch law, students who are going to attend Dutch International School must belong to one of the three categories:

The student holds a foreign nationality of whom at least one of the parents or guardians is employed in the Netherlands or a border region of the Netherlands.

The student holds the Dutch nationality and has spent a longer period of time abroad due to at least one of the parents or guardians having been employed abroad and the student has received education abroad for more than 2 years.

The student has the Dutch nationality and at least one of their parents or guardians will be sent abroad for at least 2 years within the foreseeable future and the student will move abroad with them. This has been established by means of an employer’s statement.

Government Funded Dutch International Schools in The Hague region include: