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.

The school day starts at 8:30 from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, school starts at 9:30.

The school day finishes at 15:30. Extracurricular activities are offered as of 15:30.

Yes. ISA offers an After School Care programme for students after the school day.

ISA class capacity is 23 students.

The average number of students varies depending on the grades. Pre-school has 16 students on average. Grades 1 to 5 have 20 students. Upper School grade levels have up to 23 students.

Teaching assistants are common in our Primary Years Programme.

ISA currently has 1153 students.

Over 62 nationalities are represented at ISA.

Seventeen per cent of our students are North American.

The school offers an extensive extracurricular programme that includes creative arts, athletics, student government, Model United Nations, debate, grade-level challenge trips, music, yearbook, publication, choir, language clubs, chess, the Duke of Edinburgh International Awards and theatre productions.

Basketball, cross country running, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, golf, track and field, softball, volleyball

ISA offers a full range of competitive athletics for students in grade 5 and higher. Team sports include basketball, cross country running, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, golf, track and field, softball and volleyball.

15 dedicated arts spaces, a 144m2 theatre, 3 libraries, science labs.

2 gymnasiums, playgrounds, playing fields.

All language teachers are native speakers. Teachers teaching languages other than English are also native speakers of that language.

As ISA seeks to serve an international community and English is the primary language of instruction, the school recognises the need to support and develop students’ academic English proficiency to enable access to the programmes offered. Students may join the school without any prior English language proficiency until Grade 9. Students for entry into Grade 10 must demonstrate a minimum of intermediate proficiency in academic English. Students coming into Grade 11 must demonstrate advanced proficiency in academic English. Please note that English as an Additional Language support is not available for students in grades 11 and 12.

While ISA has limited facilities and resources available to students with additional needs, support is offered to students with mild to moderate learning challenges or physical disabilities. Additional support services may be provided on a private tuition basis and may have associated fees.

While ISA has limited facilities and resources available to students with special needs, admission may be offered to students with mild to moderate learning challenges or physical disabilities, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee. Initial screening, in-class, and group support may be provided through the Student Support Department and Counselling teams.