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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 Dutch education system consists of eight years of primary education, a diversified secondary education system with different tracks and a binary higher education system. Primary and secondary education. Children are allowed to begin school at the age of four, but are not legally required to do so until the age of five.
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 consists of eight years of primary education, a diversified secondary education system with different tracks and a binary higher education system.
This country note provides an overview of the key characteristics of the education system in the Netherlands. It draws on data from Education at a Glance 2023. In line with the thematic focus of this year’s Education at a Glance, it emphasises vocational education and training (VET), while also covering other parts of the education system.
5 cze 2024 · PDF document | 10 pages | 322 kB. Publication | 05-06-2024. 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.
