European Schools Network

The European Schools were established in 1957 to educate the children of employees of European Union institutions.

There are two types of European Schools: The classic European Schools (type I), which are administered and funded by the European Schools’ Board of Governors in Brussels. The Accredited European Schools (type II) are national schools that offer the European Schools curriculum.

ESH has been an officially Accredited European School - accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools - since December 2012.

ESH follows the same structure and is subject to Pedagogical Inspections and Audits by European School inspectors mandated by the General Secretary. Programs and evaluation processes are identical to Type I European Schools, including the final European Baccalaureate examinations.

ESH provides schooling for children of employees of the European Agencies and Institutions. This includes: Europol, Eurojust, European Patent Office, European Space Agency, Frontex, European Union Agency for the Space Programme, European Medicine Agency, the European Commission, and national liasion offices and authorities.

Children with parents employed here have a reserved place at our school as Category I students. Additional places are also available for pupils who qualify for an international education in the Netherlands, as stipulated by the Dutch International Schools (IGBO-Wet) regulations, and are Category III students.

For more information about whether you qualify as a Category I or Category III applicant, please visit the Admissions page.