Registering for primary school
Off to first grade!
Going to primary school for the first time
Around your child’s third birthday, you can register them for primary school. The municipality of Amsterdam will send you the school preference form and the brochure ‘Starting Primary School’, which explains step by step how to register your child at your preferred school using the preference form. Placement is allocated according to specific rules.
Good to know: even if your child already attends the preschool or daycare at IKC Sloterdijk, you still need to officially register them for primary school at the IKC.
Watch the video below for the procedure:
Choosing IKC Sloterdijk
Are you choosing IKC Sloterdijk?
Then submit the preference form to us and include a proof of address.
You can also do this digitally by emailing info@ikcsloterdijk.nl
Would you like to transfer your child from another school? Then this does not go through the municipality. Click here for more information about this procedure.


Useful links
All information about enrolling in primary education can be found on the BBO website.
You will also find the brochure about the 2024–2025 citywide admissions policy and the primary school preference form for Amsterdam.