High costs for pupils at Dutch international schools

The costs per pupil are higher at international schools than at regular schools in the Netherlands. Higher teacher salaries, smaller classes and extra pupil supervision are the reasons for this. International schools spend 113 million euro. There were 40 international schools for primary and secondary education in the Netherlands in 2004. Twenty are private schools and 20 are financed by the government. The operation of the international schools cost 113 million euro in 2004; the 20 private schools spent 71 million euro, the 20 government-funded schools spent 42 million euro. Read more: Eurogates. Forum of education news