International School of Amsterdam

Our Admissions Team facilitates intake interviews for all enrolled students, which vary depending on the entry grade level. For students entering Upper School, a placement test is required.

There may be waiting pools for specific grades. However, upon inquiry, our Admissions Team will offer detailed information about placement.

Yes. Although you can make an application to ISA at any time there are a few key dates that you should keep in mind if you are hoping to begin school on the first day of the academic year in August. JANUARY 15: We release the first round of admissions decisions for each academic year around the middle of the preceding March. If you want to receive your admissions decision as part of that first round of offers it is crucial that you start your application before January 15. Applications are considered as started once the application fee has been paid, and the Student Application and Household Information sections in the online application portal are complete FEBRUARY 1: If you successfully start your application by January 15, you then have until February 1 to fully complete the application by submitting all required documentation. Applications that are not complete by February 1 will not be reviewed on time to be part of the first round of admissions offers. If you complete your application before February 1, you will receive your admissions decision in the first round of offers in mid-March. MAY 1: If you are applying to start school at ISA on the first day of the academic year in August, we highly recommend that you ensure that you complete your application by May 1 at the latest. At that stage in the year we will be continuing to review applications on a rolling basis, but with the summer holidays approaching we cannot guarantee that applications completed after this date will be reviewed on time for a new student to begin on the first day of term.

ISA operates a system of rolling admissions. This means that students can join during the school year, and not just on the first day of term. The only limit we place on this is that new students cannot start at ISA after the end of April in any academic year, as this is too close to the ultimate end of the school year.