Af 2,000 for a three bedroom apartment. Education Very much attention is being paid to education. The educational system is modeled after the Dutch system. English and Spanish are compulsory in secondary school. There are 58 schools for primary education and 23 schools for secondary education.
Higher education is also available but in a limited selection.
A school for secretarial and administrative education, a teacher trainee school, a hotel school leading to an associate degree and a preparatory high school are available. The latter two have an American curriculum. The ISA is fully accredited in the US and also recognized by the US Department of State as an OAS school overseas. In 1988 the University of Aruba started with the Faculty of Law, while in August of 1993 the Faculty of Finance and Economics was initiated. For children who are either physically or mentally handicapped, special schools are available.