The school prioritises, for enrolment purposes, the children of European Union staff.

[2] Students must enrol in either the English, French or Dutch language sections of the school.

[2] In 2019, enrolment in the school increased by 20% as a result of the relocation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), its staff and their families to Amsterdam, as part of arrangements for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

[4] This increased the daily number of students commuting from Amsterdam to the school to 20% of total enrolment.

[4] As a result, the Dutch education ministry announced in late 2019 that it was investigating relocating the school to a new campus in 4 or 5 years time, with the municipalities of Alkmaar, Castricum and Zaanstad expressing interest in hosting the school.