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Name of School Het Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest International School
Principal Mr. J. D. H Swieringa
Headmaster International School Mr. M. Hekkelman
Admissions Officer Mr. M. Hekkelman
Address Apollolaan 1; 2341 BA Oegstgeest
Telephone +31 (0)71 51 93 555
Telefax +31 (0)71 51 93 550
E-mail admissions@rijnlandslyceum-rlo.nl
Website www.isrlo.nl
Type of Education International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Type of Qualification IB Diploma; IB Middle Years Certificate
Prospectus For a school prospectus please email:
admissions@rijnlandslyceum-rlo.nl
Language of Instruction English
Age Range 11 - 18
Composition of Student Body 47 nationalities
Total Number of Pupils 1300 whole school:
Dutch secondary school: gymnasium, HAVO and bi-lingual students;
230 International school
Total Number of Teachers 134
Average Class Size IBMYP- 20 students;
IBDP- 13 students
Activities Model United Nations, Drama Club, Poetry society, Joker Courses, Sports, CAS, Yearbook, Roskam
School Fees IBMYP: € 5,100.-; per school year
IBDP: € 6,050.- per school year
Other Fees IBMYP Certificate; IBDP Examination Fees,
Initial registration (non-refundable) € 250,-
book fund (refundable) € 500,-.
Cultural and Language trips apply from MP4 onwards
Admission Academic records assessed by the Admissions Committee; Please refer to website for step by step application guidelines
Advised Entrance Dates entry throughout the year
Admission Deadlines none
Career Counsellor Ms. Penny Taylor
Possibilities of Stream Changes yes
Further Education Possibilities Tertiary education after IBDP
Situation of School Located in quiet green suburb of the ancient university city of Leiden. Easy access to/from The Hague, Amsterdam or surrounding areas.
School Hours (daily schedule) 8.30 a.m. - 15.45 p.m.
Transport to and from School By car 15 min. from The Hague and 25 min. from Amsterdam. Leiden Central Station 5 min. away by public transport. Buses from The Hague, Wassenaar, Leiden and Haarlem stop in front of the school
School Holiday Periods July - August, December, February, May
Additional Information Boarding facilities nearby;
In the outcome of a comparative Maths and Science literacy research carried out by the Technical University of Twente in the Spring of 2003, International Rijnlands students gained the best overall results of the international schools who are members of DISS (Dutch International Secondary Schools organisation). Our students scored a combined 83.7% in Mathematics, whereas the second best school scored 78.4%. In Science our students scored 74.8%, coming a very close second in that category. The overall result for our students was 80.3%, against 77.2% for the next best international school.