Your child is currently attending, or will soon start at, one of the two Taalscholen (language schools) in Amstelveen. Most children attend a Taalschool for approximately one school year (39 weeks) before transferring to a regular Dutch-language primary school.
Below you will find an overview of the transition process.
After approximately 26 weeks at the Taalschool, the school will provide advice on the most suitable year group for your child and the recommended transfer date to a regular primary school. Depending on your child's age and development, assessments may form part of this process.
Once the advice has been finalised, the Central Information Desk (CIL) will send you an email containing:
You will be asked to rank these schools in order of preference and return your preferences to the CIL before the stated deadline.
When responding, please let us know if your child has a sibling already attending a primary school in the municipality of Amstelveen.
After the deadline, your child will be offered a place at the highest-ranked school with availability. Children with a sibling already attending a school are given priority where possible, although a place cannot be guaranteed. If more children apply than there are places available, priority will be determined based on the distance between your home and the school.
If we do not receive your preferences by the deadline, your child will be allocated to a school with available places.
Once a school has been allocated, you will receive a confirmation email from the CIL.
The receiving primary school will then contact you to arrange an introductory meeting and complete the enrolment process.
Please note that the placement is provisional.
In exceptional cases, it may be recommended that your child joins a different year group or requires additional educational support. If this means that the allocated school is no longer the most suitable option, we will work with you to find an appropriate alternative.
If your child has special educational needs, the language school will first determine whether the allocated school can meet those needs. In these cases, the school's Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO/IB-er) will guide you through the placement process instead of the CIL.
Towards the end of your child's time at the language school, the school will prepare for a smooth transition by:
1. Registering a younger child (Scholenring)
If you also wish to register a three-year-old child through the Scholenring, it is important that your child attending the Taalschool is first allocated a place at a regular primary school through the CIL. Once this placement has been confirmed, we can guarantee a place for the younger sibling at the same school.
If this applies to your family, please contact the CIL as soon as possible.
2. Moving to another municipality
If you expect to move outside the municipality of Amstelveen before your child transfers to a regular primary school, please inform the CIL as soon as possible. This allows us to offer the available place to another child.