Dutch boarding schools for international students are mostly international schools teaching in English, following IB, IGCSE, or the American system. Eerde International Boarding School in Ommen accepts students from age 11, offering full boarding and academic preparation for university; a year of study here costs from €15,700 to €26,400 depending on age and programme. UWC Maastricht follows the United World Colleges model, where education is built around the International Baccalaureate and social projects; boarding costs up to €43,575 per year. The American School of The Hague, founded in 1953, is one of the country's largest international schools, with annual fees ranging from €20,325 to €29,000. Admission usually requires transcripts for two years, recommendations, and proof of English level; Dutch is not mandatory for international programmes, but students begin studying it in the earliest grades.