| Name of School | European School |
| Director | Mr. J. Jatautas |
| Contact Person | Mrs. C. Schouten/ Mrs. I. de Jong |
| Address | Molenweidtje 5; 1862 BC Bergen N-H |
| Postal Address | P.O. Box 99 1860 AB Bergen N-H |
| Telephone | +31 (0)72 58 901 09 |
| Telefax | +31 (0)72 58 968 62 |
| info.esbergen@eursc.org" | |
| Website | www.europeanschool.nl www.eursc.eu www.esbergen.org |
| Type of Qualification | European Baccalaureate |
| Age Range | Nursery school 4 - 6; Primary School 6 - 11; Secondary School 11 - 18 |
| Number of Pupils | 600 |
| Number of teachers | 85 native speakers |
| Class size | 10-25 |
| Activities | school orchestra, sports activities, excursions, school trips and school exchanges |
| School Fees | For the school year 2008/2009: Nursery school: € 2,546.99 per year Primary School: € 3,501.99 per year Secondary School: € 4,775.44 per year reduction for second and subsequent children |
| Admission | children of EU-staff and foreigners by decision of Head. Children of Dutch nationality by decision of Head and the Dutch Ministry of Education |
| Counsellor | For every language section one counsellor |
| Possibilities of Stream Change | the School is divided into five language-sections: German,English, French, Italian and Dutch. Within the sections these languages are used as the means of instruction. In addition the following languages are taught at mother tongue level: Spanish, Greek, Finnish, Danish, Swedish and Portuguese. All the community languages may be taught as foreign languages. From the third year and upwards of the Secondary School the first foreign language is the instruction language for Geography and History |
| Further Education Possibilities | the European Baccalaureate gives admission to all Universities in the countries of the EU, Switzerland and a number of states of the U.S. |
| School Hours (daily schedule) | 9.00 -
13.15 and 14.00 - 16.25 Kindergarten and Primary School
are free on Wednesday and Friday afternoons the first 5 classes of the Secondary School are free on Wednesday afternoon |
| Transport to and from School | school buses run from Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Petten and Alkmaar; railway connections from Amsterdam and Leiden/Haarlem to Alkmaar, school bus from railway-station Alkmaar to the School |
| School Holiday Periods | beginning of term: second week of September autumn holidays: one week Christmas holidays: two weeks spring holidays: one week in February Easter holidays: two weeks Whitsun holidays: one week end of term: first week of July |
| Additional information | mother tongue, first foreign language, Philosophy, Physiocal Education, Mathematics, Biology, History and Geography are compulsory; at least four or five of the following subjects must also be studied: Latin, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, second foreign language, third foreign language, advanced mother tongue, advanced first foreign language, Philosophy and/or Natural Sciences (if Physics or Chemistry are not chosen) and Introduction to Economics (if Economics are not chosen), Arts, Music and Computer Studies |
