This page compares 7 international schools in Rotterdam with lower published tuition, drawn from the 7 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is € 216 and the highest in this comparison set is € 28,998, quoted in €.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Rotterdam — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Rotterdamse Montessorischool | Dutch Primary Education; Montessori Education | 4-12 | 216 | 791 | € |
| Harbour International Primary School | International Primary Curriculum (IPC); elements of the British Curriculum | 4-11 | 4,500 | 4,500 | € |
| Rotterdam International Secondary School | International Baccalaureate (IB), IB Diploma Programme (DP), British | 11-18 | 6,160 | 10,290 | € |
| The British School in the Netherlands | The British School in the Netherlands (BSN) is a private international school serving children aged 3–18 across four campuses in and around The Hague. The school provides a British education alongside international pathways, with Foundation Stage and Junior School education followed by GCSE/IGCSE and senior pathways including A Levels, IB Diploma Programme, IB Career-related Programme and BTEC. The BSN has a highly international community representing nearly 90 nationalities. | 3-18 | 7,140 | 28,998 | € |
| International Waldorf School The Hague | https://www.waldorfschoolnesselande.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Schoolplan-Waldorfschool-Nesselande-2023-2027.pdf | 4-12 | 7,200 | 7,200 | € |
| The Japanese School of Rotterdam | Japanese National Curriculum (Japanese Course of Study) | 6-15 | 9,360 | 9,360 | € |
| Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam | International Baccalaureate (IB) | 3 to 18 years | 16,300 | 24,500 | € |
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 International Baccalaureate (IB) (2 schools), Dutch Primary Education; Montessori Education (1 school), International Primary Curriculum (IPC); elements of the British Curriculum (1 school), IB Diploma Programme (DP) (1 school), British (1 school), The British School in the Netherlands (BSN) is a private international school serving children aged 3–18 across four campuses in and around The Hague. The school provides a British education alongside international pathways (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 7 schools in Rotterdam that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is € 216 at De Rotterdamse Montessorischool. 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 € 216 to € 28,998 (€). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 7 schools in Rotterdam with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 0 schools in Rotterdam do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Harbour International Primary School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 4,500.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach International Baccalaureate (IB), Dutch Primary Education; Montessori Education, International Primary Curriculum (IPC); elements of the British Curriculum, IB Diploma Programme (DP), British, The British School in the Netherlands (BSN) is a private international school serving children aged 3–18 across four campuses in and around The Hague. The school provides a British education alongside international pathways. 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 Rotterdam, 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.