The Dutch educational system
The below diagram shows how the Dutch educational system is organised:
The time will come when your child knows enough Dutch to go to a regular school. If your child is less than 12 years old, this can be a primary school or a specialist school, we will discuss this with you at the appropriate time. We will also help you find a primary school, however if you already know which primary school you want your child to go to, then we are happy to hear that too.
If your child is older than 12 years old, it may be that your child is leaving for secondary education. There are different levels, but in most cases we refer our students to the ISK (international transition class). The ISK caters for foreign-language students between the ages of 12 and 18, who are from all parts of the world and who have not yet sufficiently mastered command of the Dutch language. In an average of two years, students at the ISK learn sufficient Dutch to be able to move onto Secondary Education, or to Secondary Vocational Education.