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Nederlandse Afdeling - Lycée International

Admissions Process

Our admissions process is designed to be as clear and supportive as possible. Below you'll find all the steps and what to expect.

When to apply?

For the new school year (September), we recommend applying before May 1. Mid-year enrollment is possible in exceptional cases.

Process steps

1

Apply for enrollment

Fill out the application form or contact us. We respond within two business days.

1-2 days
2

Introductory meeting

By phone or online. We provide all information about options, the admissions procedure and tuition fees.

After request
3

Application package

We send you an enrollment package by email.

After introductory meeting
4

Submit documents

You compile the package and email it back to us. You pay 100 euro administration fee (not for preschool).

5

Tour and student assessment at school

We review the application and invite you and your children to school for a tour and a possible French or Dutch test.

After submission
6

Feedback and offer of a place

We provide feedback on the application. If positive, we submit the file to the French school management. As soon as a place becomes available, we send you an offer. This can happen quickly, but may also take longer.

7

Accept school place

You accept the place within two weeks and pay 750 euro entrance fee (not for preschool) plus a tuition deposit.

Within 2 weeks
8

Complete enrollment

An administrative enrollment follows and we guide you further with your start at the Lycée International.

Required documents

  • Copy of student's passport or ID
  • School reports from the last 2 years
  • Educational report
  • Results of standardized language tests (most recent output from a student tracking system) such as CITO, DIA or IEP
  • Motivation letter (brief, may be in English)

Admission criteria

We apply the following criteria:

  • Students are accepted up to and including the fourth year of secondary education.
  • The student has a language level equal to or with a maximum of one year language delay compared to peers in the Netherlands and Flanders.
  • The student has the potential to reach the 4F reference level for Dutch at the end of their school trajectory.
  • The student has a rich Dutch language offering in the family.
  • The student is suitable for bilingual education (based on the information in the school reports, supplemented with a Dutch and/or French test).
  • The student has above-average motivation and work ethic to follow bilingual education and the parents are closely involved in their child's school career.
  • The student has a travel time of maximum 30 minutes to school (only for primary school students).
No French? No problem!

More than half of our new students don't speak French upon arrival. Thanks to Français Spécial, they become fluent within a year.

Tuition fees

For details on how tuition fees are calculated and what factors influence the amount, seeTuition fees.

Ready to get started?

Take the first step and request information. We'll guide you through the entire process.

Start your application Join an online info session