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The Dutch education system consists of 8 years of primary education, 4, 5 or 6 years of secondary education (depending on the type of school) and 2 to 6 years of higher education (depending on the type of education and the specialisation).
The education system of the Netherlands. The Dutch education system consists of eight years of primary education, a diversified secondary education system with different tracks and a binary higher education system.
The Dutch education system consists of eight years of primary education, a diversified secondary education system with different tracks and a binary higher education system.
Professions in education act (Wet BIO, 2004) School boards are obliged to take competent staff into their employment. Teacher training colleges use these competences as a guideline to their educational programme. An independant organisation (NVAO) accredits the teacher training colleges.
One of the key features of the Dutch education system, guaranteed under article 23 of the constitution, is freedom of education, i.e. the freedom to found schools, to organise the teaching in schools and to determine the principles on which schools are based.
The Dutch education system. The higher education system in the Netherlands is based on a three-cycle degree system, consisting of a bachelor, master and PhD. Two types of programmes are ofered: research-oriented degree programmes ofered by research universities, and professional higher education programmes ofered by universities of applied ...
Basic information. Level of Dutch diplomas. Educational institutions and study programmes. Grading systems. Chart: education system in the Netherlands.
