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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).
Two streams: Senior general secondary education (HAVO) and pre-university education (VWO) Tertiary education (HBO and WO) Pre-vocational education (VMBO) Secondary vocational education (MBO)
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.
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.
Pre-primary education The Netherlands does not provide formal pre-primary educational provision. From the age of 4 onwards, children attend primary school. Although the mandatory school age is 5, almost all children (98%) begin school at age 4. For children under the age of 4 formal education is not provided, but there are various childcare ...
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