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reccel
Joined 2014
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10 years ago

Public funding International Schools in Amsterdam - About the quality

10 years ago

Hi All,

We're planning to move to the Netherlands in upcoming months and looking for suitable school for our 4 years of daughter. What I found is that private international schools fees are too high (British, ISA etc). There are couple of public funding international schools such as Hilversum International School, Letterland in Almere etc.

In the some articles say not good things about public funding international schools. Such As :

"Not surprisingly, teachers that are paid amongst the lowest salaries in the EU are not incented to spend a lot of time working, and the Dutch education labor laws assist them. Dutch elementary teachers are entitled to 16 holidays, called ADV days, while their classes are up and running. In addition, there is a generous sick leave policy, which means that anyone slightly disabled, such as with arthritis or a bad back, may be entitled to work less than a full week. And, to top it off, older teachers are entitled to additional days off per week, making it possible for them to work only four days per week.

Low pay has also resulted in a shortage of teachers, a condition far more likely in a public international school owing to the limited supply of native English teachers. Combining a shortage of substitute teachres, with the Netherlands’ generous sick leave policy, it is possible for a teacher to go out sick without a substitute, in which case the students are divided amongst other classes. If there are not enough classes in their age group, they may be sent to older or younger classes, or they may be sent home."

Could you someone share some real feelings and experiences about the 2 international primary schools in Hilversum?

Is the quality of the education good, bad or reasonable?

If there are pain points about them I will need to pay at least 15K per year for British School.

Thanks for your helps in advance.

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