Our House Rules are to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone within our institution including the cafe, restaurant, club and art spaces. Therefore no one is exempt from our House Rules including staff, guests, partners, tenants and artists. Be mindful of how this space is experienced differently by everyone and how your behaviour influences people’s experiences within our space. We reserve the right to refuse entry, to remove you from the premises, ban future entry and/or report to the authorities or first responders depending on the gravity of the situation.



We do not condone aggression, assault, discrimination, exclusion, harassment, and/or physical or verbal or violence such as (but not limited to): ableism, antisemitism, (body)shaming, bullying, intimidation, Islamophobia, racism queerphobia, sexism, sexual misconduct and/or transphobia.

Guests visibly drunk, on drugs, or rowdy and uncooperative will be denied access.

Minimum age for entry as a guest is 21. The door host and security have the right to ask for ID. If not provided, you will be denied access.

By entering De School you agree to be searched. If you do not agree to this, you will be denied access.

If you feel uncomfortable being searched by a specific team member, we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Bringing food and/or liquids (including perfume), into the club is prohibited. Please make the door hosts aware of anything that is required for medical reasons.

Groups larger than 4 people will be denied access, due to the influence of big groups on our space.

Appropriate footwear is required due to safety: this means nothing open-toed or particularly thin-soled.

For the privacy of our guests, photos/videos in all club and art spaces are not allowed. Doing so will result in a 3 month ban.

No phones on the dancefloor: upon entry to the club your phone's camera will be covered. If you do not agree to this, you will be denied access.

Bringing liquids into the club is prohibited. Please make the door hosts aware of anything that is required for medical reasons.

Open use of, possession or trade of illegal substances (in the club) is prohibited.

Possession or trade of weapons is prohibited.

For your protection and our own, we use camera surveillance.

De School utilises lighting that may be dangerous for people with a sensitivity for seizures, epilepsy or who’ve had stroke(s). De School can not be held responsible for any injuries resulting from this.

We are obligated to uphold the law and call first responders if necessary.

Be considerate to our neighbours when entering and leaving our premises.

If you're feeling sick, please be considerate of fellow guests and stay at home. If you experience symptoms of Covid, please get tested.

De School is not responsible for lost items.

Feedback: community@deschoolamsterdam.nl
Confidential incident report: tellus@deschoolamsterdam.nl
Lost property: lost@deschoolamsterdam.nl