Openbare Basisschool De Witte Olifant Amsterdam

What Openbare Basisschool De Witte Olifant Amsterdam does

Openbare Basisschool De Witte Olifant Amsterdam is a public (openbaar) primary school located in the Nieuwmarktbuurt neighborhood of central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It serves approximately 350 children aged 4-12, taught by a staff of around 8 employees, with the school itself operated under the governance of Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs aan de Amstel en de Daal (OOadA), the umbrella foundation for Amsterdam public schools. The school is differentiated by its official 'cultuurprofielschool' designation, providing specialist-led instruction in visual arts, dance, and music integrated with the standard curriculum (e.g., dance lessons reinforcing math and language concepts). It operates across three physical sites: a main upper building (Bovenbouw) on Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 96, a lower building (Onderbouw) on Lastageweg 50, and a gymnasium on Nieuwe Ridderstraat 41.

The school's product/service bundle extends beyond core primary education to include a preschool ('De Kleine Olifant'), in-house TSO (tussen schoolse opvang / lunchtime supervision), and partnerships with two external BSO (before/after-school care) providers. It uses Canvas as its learning management system for digital instruction delivery. Ancillary services include a school dentist visit (Schooltandarts) and access to the Oudersteunpunt Passend Onderwijs advisory line for inclusive-education support.

The revenue model is dominated by Dutch public-school government funding channeled through the OOadA foundation, supplemented by voluntary income-tiered parent contributions ranging from €20 (benefit-level) to €75 (2x modal income) per year, plus tiered school-trip fees of €40-€135. Children holding a Stadspas receive a €55 municipal subsidy. Enrollment is managed via Amsterdam's centralized municipal placement system (voorkeursformulier), which assigns students based on address proximity to priority schools. Distribution to prospective parents is primarily through the Amsterdam Schoolwijzer municipal platform and an active Instagram account (@witteolifant).

Name

Openbare Basisschool De Witte Olifant Amsterdam

Legal name

Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs aan de Amstel en de Daal (OOadA)

Website

https://witteolifant.nl

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Public primary school in Amsterdam's Nieuwmarktbuurt serving ~350 children aged 4-12, designated as a cultuurprofielschool specializing in visual arts, dance, and music, operated by the OOadA public school foundation and supplemented with preschool and BSO services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Domain-Specific Curriculum (Literacy, Numeracy, Science, SEL, Motor, Arts) (EDACAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Public elementary school
• Cultural arts education
• After-school care
• Preschool education

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

OBS De Witte Olifant is a public primary school (Openbare Basisschool) delivering secular primary education to approximately 350 children aged 4-12 in Amsterdam's Nieuwmarktbuurt, operating as a designated cultuurprofielschool with dedicated specialist teachers in visual arts, dance, and music integrated into the core curriculum. The school also runs an associated preschool (De Kleine Olifant), TSO (lunch supervision), and BSO (after-school care) programs, providing a continuous care pathway for families in the neighborhood.

Product overview

Openbare Basisschool De Witte Olifant Amsterdam is a public primary school located in the Nieuwmarktbuurt in Amsterdam, serving approximately 350 children. The school operates as a culture profile school (cultuurprofielschool) with specialized programs in visual arts, dance, and music. The school offers preschool services through 'De Kleine Olifant' (preschool), TSO (lunch supervision), and BSO (after-school care) programs. The school uses Canvas as its learning management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Kleine Olifant: Voorschool (preschool) program associated with the school.

Products and services

• Primary Education (Cultuurprofielschool)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• School Tandarts (School Dentist)minorOthersThe school has a school dentist visit scheduled (Schooltandarts on 26-27 October 2026), indicating a partnership with a dental care provider for student oral health checkups.
• School-site.nlminorOthersThe school's website footer includes a School-site.nl logo, suggesting a partnership with this platform provider for website hosting or educational services.
• BBO (Besteding Bestuur Amsterdam)minorOthersBBO is the collective body of Amsterdam school boards. The school is governed under BBO's policies, and parents can contact the BBO helpdesk for questions about admissions policy (tel. 020 716 3801).
• Oudersteunpunt Passend Onderwijs Amsterdam-DiemenminorOthersThe school participates in the Oudersteunpunt (Parent Support Point) for Amsterdam-Diemen, which provides independent information and advice to parents about inclusive education (passend onderwijs) options. Contact: 020-3306320, [email protected].

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Kinderopvang (Blije Voetjes / KidsFoundation): Dutch BSO and kinderopvang chains providing before/after-school care similar to the school's BSO offerings. Comparable on the wraparound-care service layer adjacent to primary education.
• Partou: One of the largest Dutch BSO and childcare providers, operating across the Netherlands. Comparable because they serve the same after-school care (BSO) segment that OBS De Witte Olifant offers through its in-house BSO sub-brands, though at much larger scale.

Others

• Malmberg (educational publisher): Major Dutch publisher of basisschool learning materials and digital curriculum tools. Comparable as an upstream supplier of curriculum and digital learning infrastructure used by primary schools like OBS De Witte Olifant.
• Instructure (Canvas): Provider of the Canvas LMS that OBS De Witte Olifant uses as its core learning management platform. Comparable as the technology infrastructure layer the school depends on for digital learning delivery.
• Cito: Dutch institute that develops student tracking and end-of-primary assessment systems widely used by Dutch basisscholen. Comparable as an assessment-and-data infrastructure provider embedded in the same primary-education ecosystem.
• Blink (educational publisher): Dutch publisher of primary-education learning materials, including arts and culture-oriented content used in basisscholen. Comparable as an enabler of the curriculum the school delivers, though not a direct operator.
• Schooltv / NPO Schooltv: Dutch public-broadcaster educational media service used widely by Dutch basisscholen to support lessons including arts and culture topics. Comparable as an enabling content provider for primary-school instruction.

Emerging players

• Squla: Dutch adaptive learning platform for primary-school children covering literacy, numeracy, and broader subjects. Comparable on the digital learning support layer intersecting with primary-school instruction.

Direct peers

• Other Amsterdam cultuurprofielscholen: Other Amsterdam basisscholen that hold the cultuurprofiel designation and similarly integrate arts, dance, and music into their curriculum. They compete for the same art-conscious families within Amsterdam's centralized registration system and are the closest niche comparables.
• Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs aan de Amstel en de Daal (OOadA) sibling schools: Other public primary schools operated by the same OOadA foundation in Amsterdam. They share governance, admissions system, funding model, and oversight, and serve as the most direct institutional peers to OBS De Witte Olifant within the same municipal framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/witteolifant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openbare-basisschool-de-witte-olifant-amsterdam

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Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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