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AFNORTH International School

Netherlands, Brunssum

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, German
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 900
Type Co-educational
Opened 1967
Bus Service Yes
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum American Curriculum, British Curriculum
Taught languages French, German, Spanish
Strengths Sport, STEM, Outdoor Education
Clubs Arts and Creative, Academic and Intellectual, Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Stages Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School, High School
Introduction

AFNORTH International School is an international day school located on a spacious 10-acre campus in South Limburg. It serves students aged 3 to 18 and offers four curricula: American, Canadian, British, and German, reflecting a diverse, globally minded community. The campus is designed to promote international values and collaborative work, with a central, airy Hub surrounded by four colour‑coded Pods that house specialist spaces for the early years, the arts, technology, sports, and sciences. Modern facilities include spacious classrooms equipped with SMART interactive technology, wireless learning tools, a modernised library, and dedicated science labs and technology spaces. The school benefits from extensive sports facilities, including four refurbished sports halls, floodlit pitches, a four‑lane track, and access to the JFC HQ swimming pool. Indoor and outdoor spaces support a broad range of extracurricular activities, outdoor education, and well‑being experiences, including a Forest School area and the Atalanta Friendship Garden for creativity.

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Ferdinand Bolstraat 1, 6445 EE Brunssum, Netherlands

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The Essentials

AFNORTH International School has 900 pupils, instruction in English, German.

Location
Brunssum, The Netherlands. Ferdinand Bolstraat 1, NL-6445 EE Brunssum. It is located in the Northwest Europe NATO community near JFC Brunssum and Geilenkirchen NATO base.

Stages
Kindergarten to High School.

Type
international day school.

Additional learning support
Speech and Language Therapy; Educational Psychology; an additional adult may be used to support learning; MOD ASSESSMENT OF SUPPORTABILITY OVERSEAS (MASO) is used to assess needs overseas; consent for Specialist Intervention and Support is required; the pupil's voice is heard in planning.

Country affiliation
Sponsored by the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Germany.

Bus service
School Bus Service; home-to-school routes provided by Jacobs and Taxi Ruijters; use is voluntary and available for students starting in Kindergarten; registration via the Bus Office; Bus Catchment Area covers the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
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Fees
Application fees

- No separate non‑refundable application or registration charge is listed as part of the enrolment paperwork. Parents complete the International Application Form and select a payment plan (1, 2 or 4 payments) when registering.

Tuition fees (School Year 2025/2026 — per child, shown as annual fee and calculated per term on a four‑term year)

- German section
- Klasse 1–4: EUR 5,700.00 per year — EUR 1,425.00 per term.
- Klasse 5–10: EUR 6,408.00 per year — EUR 1,602.00 per term.

- British section (NATO‑connected vs non‑NATO shown where applicable)
- Reception (age 4): NATO‑connected EUR 8,590.00 per year — EUR 2,147.50 per term; non‑NATO EUR 23,528.00 per year — EUR 5,882.00 per term.
- Year 1–Year 6: NATO‑connected EUR 8,590.00 per year — EUR 2,147.50 per term; non‑NATO EUR 23,528.00 per year — EUR 5,882.00 per term.
- Families with three or more children enrolled in the British section (NATO‑connected families): tuition is discounted by 10% per student (discounted NATO figure shown: EUR 7,731.00 per year — EUR 1,932.75 per term).

- Canadian section (NATO‑connected vs non‑NATO shown where applicable)
- Kindergarten (age 4) and Grade 1–6: NATO‑connected EUR 8,590.00 per year — EUR 2,147.50 per term; non‑NATO EUR 23,528.00 per year — EUR 5,882.00 per term.
- Grade 7–8: NATO‑connected EUR 8,590.00 per year — EUR 2,147.50 per term; non‑NATO EUR 24,779.82 per year — EUR 6,194.96 per term.
- Grade 9–12: NATO‑connected EUR 8,590.00 per year — EUR 2,147.50 per term; non‑NATO EUR 26,021.38 per year — EUR 6,505.35 per term. Families with three or more children in the Canadian section (NATO‑connected families) receive a 10% tuition discount per student (discounted NATO figure shown: EUR 7,731.00 per year — EUR 1,932.75 per term).

- US section (NATO‑connected or US‑federal connected vs non‑NATO / US non‑federal)
- PreK (age 4), Kindergarten (age 5) and Grade 1–6: NATO/US‑federal connected EUR 22,768.72 per year — EUR 5,692.18 per term; non‑NATO / US non‑federal EUR 23,528.00 per year — EUR 5,882.00 per term.
- Grade 7–8: NATO/US‑federal connected EUR 23,969.24 per year — EUR 5,992.31 per term; non‑NATO / US non‑federal EUR 24,779.82 per year — EUR 6,194.96 per term.
- Grade 9–12: NATO/US‑federal connected EUR 25,159.48 per year — EUR 6,289.87 per term; non‑NATO / US non‑federal EUR 26,021.38 per year — EUR 6,505.35 per term.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- The school year is organised on four teaching terms; the published term start dates for 2025/2026 are: Term 1 18 August 2025, Term 2 27 October 2025, Term 3 19 January 2026, Term 4 13 April 2026. Tuition figures above are annual amounts; per‑term figures are the annual amount divided by four to match the four‑term structure.

- Invoicing and payment timing:
- Tuition invoices are issued by the Directorate; invoices are generated shortly after 1 July with the applicable exchange rate applied. Payment is due on receipt of the invoice but no later than 30 days from the invoice date. Payments must be made in advance of the student's first day of attendance. Families select payment frequency on registration (annual, bi‑annual or quarterly / 1, 2 or 4 payments).

- Currency and bank charges:
- All tuition charges are payable in Euro. When making payment, all bank charges must be borne by the remitter.

Boarding fees

- AFNORTH is an international day school; no boarding provision or boarding fees apply.

Other costs and routinely billed items

- Extra‑curricular and activity fees: Additional costs for extra‑curricular activities (for example Middle/High School sports and other co‑curricular activities) are invoiced after registration; participation by students enrolled outside the US section in some US‑section activities may carry a per‑activity charge.

- Sports: For international students not enrolled in the US section, there is a charge of EUR 100 per sport (this fee is invoiced through the AIS Finance Office).

- Catering / lunch cards: Lunch accounts are managed by the Business Office. Replacement lunch cards: the first two replacements are free; subsequent replacement cards are EUR 5 each (paid at the Business Office). Cafeteria purchases are charged to the student lunch account.

- Transportation (school bus): A school bus service is available and registration with the Bus Office is required; bus services are organised and billed through the Bus Office / Business Office as part of the school's transport procedures. Specific bus fares and billing arrangements are managed by the Bus Office and will be invoiced to parents.

- Uniforms and other personal items: standard school communications and policies reference dress code items in routine publications, but no compulsory uniform fee schedule is published as a line item in the tuition schedule. Extra costs such as personal stationery, exam fees, field trips, specialist course materials, and voluntary clubs may be charged separately and will be invoiced where applicable.

Refund and withdrawal handling

- Payment timing and refunds: Tuition payments must be made in advance; when a student withdraws or is deregistered the Directorate and Finance Manager review accounts and will check for overpayments. Overpayments may be refunded or issued as a credit note following the Directorate's admission and finance procedures.

Fee payment options and how amounts are collected

- Currency and collection: All tuition and school fees are collected in Euro; invoices are issued by the Directorate / Business Office and must be paid within the invoice terms. Bank transfer is the routine method referenced; bank charges are to be paid by the remitter. Payment frequency options are annual, bi‑annual or quarterly (1, 2 or 4 payments) and are selected on the application/registration form. Small, on‑site cash payments (for example the lunch card replacement fee) are accepted at the Business Office where indicated.
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Admissions

Admissions
1. Initial Process: Determine entitlement and begin registration. Entitled students from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany register through their national section offices; there is no tuition for this group. Non-entitled students with military or commercial affiliation wishing to enrol begin by contacting the International Directorate Secretary and submitting a Non-Entitled Student Application Form. The national section determines whether a position will be offered to a non-entitled student according to the admission policy, based on program and space availability. The school offers places for 900+ students aged between 3 and 18 registered in four National Sections.

2. Academic Admission Decision: If academic admission is NOT approved, the National section informs the parents. If academic admission is approved, the Directorate Secretary sends an official AIS acceptance letter to the parents and the National Section. The original application form is handed over to the Finance Manager for invoicing to the responsible party listed on the non-entitled application form. The check list on page 3 is completed; the application is processed as a ‘Green Application Form' and distributed to the National Section. The National Section fills out the student number and returns the original non-entitled application form to the Directorate Secretary. The green form and the original non-entitled application form are handed to the Finance Manager to check for overpayment refunds and/or issue a credit note.

3. Administrative and Tuition Arrangements: Dutch Customs Authority statistics for the student population must be reported twice per year (April and October). Tuition fees payments may be made annually, bi-annually, or quarterly and must be paid in advance of the first day of attendance; exceptions may be considered in extreme circumstances only. Additional fees apply to co-curricular activities hosted by the US National Section for fee-paying students. Invoices are issued in Euros by the Directorate and are mailed within 5 working days of 1 July after currency exchange considerations; payment is due within 30 days.

4. Admission Criteria: Entitled students (US, Canadian, British sections) are not allowed to enroll in another English-language section if their own section can provide the program; Entitled US students may cross over to the German section; British entitled students needing to enroll in middle school may enroll in the Canadian section. Tuition-fee paying students are assigned to sections based on language and space availability (English-language education may be enrolled in British, Canadian, or US sections; middle/high school education in English may enroll in Canadian or US sections), with an aim to honour families' preferences where possible.
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