Amstelland International School, Amsterdam | International Schools Guide

A small, primary-only Dutch-subsidised international school in Westwijk, Amstelveen. Founded in 2019 by Jacquelene Da Silva, who came out of AICS and the American School of The Hague.

Ages 4 to 11 only, with IPC at the core, IEYC in early years, and Cambridge Primary supporting English and maths. As a Dutch International School, fees are capped, around 5,400 EUR a year, which puts it within reach of expat families who cannot stretch to 20,000-plus.

Project-based, no-homework, music-heavy. The school sits in a multicultural neighbourhood with many international families, and the tone is closer to a community primary than a corporate operation. Public review data is thin given how new it is. Plan for the secondary transfer in Year 6, since families typically move to AICS, ISA, the British School or back to a Dutch route from age 11.

Year level	Age	Fee
Groups 0-7 (all year groups)	4	€5,406

Year level

Age

Fee

Groups 0-7 (all year groups)

€5,406

Item	Age	Fee
Admission Fee (non-refundable)		€200
Deposit (refundable)		€500

Item

Age

Fee

Admission Fee (non-refundable)

€200

Deposit (refundable)

€500

A small, Dutch-subsidised primary in Westwijk, Amstelveen, opened in 2019 under founding director Jacquelene Da Silva and built around an inquiry-led, Reggio-tinged take on the IPC. Annual tuition sits near EUR 5,400, a fraction of the for-profit international schools in the region, and the school is closing in on capacity at around 200 pupils across 40-plus nationalities. Parent voices on the school split sharply: warm accounts of personal attention, SEN support and a no-homework community sit alongside a pointed complaint about how management handles discipline.

Positives

Pricing and positioning. Subsidised tuition around EUR 5,400 a year, with a EUR 200 enrolment fee and a refundable EUR 500 deposit. That is roughly a tenth of the local for-profit international schools and is the school's strongest practical pull.
Pastoral support and inclusion. Repeated praise for how staff handle children arriving with no English, ADHD or other needs. Two full-time student support teachers, an English Language Acquisition stream and small classes (average 18, max 22) back this up.
Learning approach. Inquiry and project-based work in the IPC frame, with Reggio Emilia influences and a no-homework policy. Parents who want hands-on, child-led primary education tend to settle in well; families looking for a more traditional academic drill do not.
Pathway to secondary. From August 2026 the school launches an International Middle Years Programme with Hermann Wesselink College in Amstelveen, extending the pathway through years 1 to 3 of secondary. A purpose-built campus to house primary and secondary together is still aspirational.

Management and discipline. A recent parent account flags a punitive streak in how administration handles young children, including multi-day suspensions of four-year-olds and a visible record of mistakes. Teachers are described warmly in the same account, the criticism is pointed at leadership. One voice rather than a chorus, but specific enough to register.

Scale and maturity. Opened in 2019 with 17 children, now over 200. Rapid growth means limited availability and a school still building out its full age range. Capped at primary until the Hermann Wesselink partnership matures.