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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Netherlands

Pupil assessment and evaluation in the upper years of secondary education

Pupil assessment in the upper years of secondary education is broadly the same as in the lower years of secondary education. For more information see chapter 6.3.

Continuous assessment

  • Takes place throughout the school year. At most schools pupils receive a report three or four times a year.
  • Each school has its own assessment system.

Summative assessment

Key features of the Dutch Education System

  • 8 years of primary education (age 4 – 12)
  • compulsory education: starts age 5, ends age 18
  • selection at age 12
  • highly diversified lower secondary education
  • two out of six streams lead to higher education
  • four out of six streams lead to upper vocational education
  • several routes through system

 

VVE/ECEC

Vroeg- voorschoolse educatie. The objective of ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) is the prevention, early identification and reduction of language and education deficiencies in young children. Early childhood education is aimed at children between 2,5 to 4 years of age. It is carried out through childcare centers and playgroups. The responsibility lies at the municipal level.

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics Netherlands), 2012. Jaarboek onderwijs in cijfers 2012 (Yearbook education in fi'gures 2012). [Online] Available at: http://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/3036B4E1-A671-4C9E-95BF-90C0493B4CD9/0/2012f162pub.pdf [Accessed: 5 September 2013].

 

Ministries

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Rijnstraat 50

2515 XP The Hague

Postal Address

PO Box 16375

2500 BJ The Hague, The Netherlands

Telephone number: +3170 412 34 56

Fax number: +3170 412 34 50

2026

No recent reforms and policy developments. 

2025 

No recent reforms and policy developments. 

2024

No recent reforms and policy developments.

 

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