Heerlen

20 primary schools · 5 municipalities

School landscape for house-hunters

Data coverage: high

There are 20 primary schools available in Heerlen, 18 of which have a score. The offering is strongly focused on Roman Catholic education, with an average score of 58.4. There is a clear spread in performance, ranging from a minimum of 3.4 to a maximum of 83.2.

Education landscape

The offering consists of 75% Roman Catholic schools and 85% PO-BO (public primary) institutions.

The scores show a wide distribution with a median of 63.1 and a significant difference between the lowest and highest scores.

There is a diversity of educational orientations, although the Roman Catholic offering is predominant.

Useful to know

Large selection of 20 schools in the region
Dominance of Roman Catholic education
Diverse educational forms such as Islamic and Anthroposophical

Watch outs

Wide spread in school scores within the municipality
Check if the desired educational orientation is available in the neighborhood

Next steps

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AI-assisted summary based on public school data — not a judgement of the neighbourhood or housing market. · 2026-09-21

Sint Tarcisius

6417 XH · voerendaal