This page compares 8 international schools in Amsterdam with lower published tuition, drawn from the 10 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is € 5,000 and the highest in this comparison set is € 26,015, quoted in €.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Amsterdam — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europaschool (Europa School) | Dutch primary curriculum (basisschool) with early foreign language education (VVTO): English, Spanish or French from age 4, plus strong international/multicultural orientation and support for newcomers | 4-12 | 5,000 | 12,000 | € |
| Japanese School of Amsterdam | Japanese | 6-15 | 5,000 | 10,000 | € |
| Lycée Français Vincent van Gogh | French, Bilingual | 3-18 | 5,500 | 12,000 | € |
| Denise International Primary School | Bilingual Dutch-English | 4-18 | 6,000 | 10,000 | € |
| Amsterdam International Community School (AICS) | IB | 3-19 | 6,025 | 9,168 | € |
| The British School of Amsterdam | British / English National Curriculum, GCSE and A Levels | 3-18 | 9,497 | 22,976 | € |
| Nord Anglia International School Amsterdam | British, IB | 3-18 | 12,000 | 25,000 | € |
| Amity International School Amsterdam | IB | 3-18 | 20,260 | 26,015 | € |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Montessori School Amsterdam | Montessori | 3–12 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in €. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (3 schools), Dutch primary curriculum (basisschool) with early foreign language education (VVTO): English (1 school), Spanish or French from age 4 (1 school), plus strong international/multicultural orientation and support for newcomers (1 school), Japanese (1 school), French (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 9 schools in Amsterdam that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is € 5,000 at Europaschool (Europa School). Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from € 5,000 to € 26,015 (€). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 8 schools in Amsterdam with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 1 school in Amsterdam do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. The British School of Amsterdam teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 9,497.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, Dutch primary curriculum (basisschool) with early foreign language education (VVTO): English, Spanish or French from age 4, plus strong international/multicultural orientation and support for newcomers, Japanese, French. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Amsterdam, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.