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Representations > Students in Municipal or Governmental Bodies (Netherlands)
School students are not regularly involved on a municipal level. Youth councils are sometimes present. In the Netherlands, municipalities have very little influence on education. On a national level LAKS speaks regularly with civil servants and politicians to discuss student issues. The...

Representations > Hurdles (Netherlands)
In the Netherlands, students sit on the very formal co-administrative council. This allows them to participate. However, student councils are also a part of school student participation. The promotion of student councils (perhaps through legislation) is one of the challenges for the future.

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School systems > Secondary schools (Netherlands)
There are roughly 650 schools. 200 are public and 450 are ‘special’ (please refer to: school system of The Netherlands). There are lower vocational, pre-polytechnic or pre-university schools. About 65% of all students go to vocational schools, 15% to pre-polytechnic and 20% to pre-university...

School systems > Disabled students (Netherlands)
Disabled students in the Netherlands can go to regular schools. In this case, students receive something called a ‘backpack’, which is extra government funding to provide for special teaching or facilities. There are also separate primary and secondary schools for disabled students.

School systems > Overview (Netherlands)
In the Netherlands 3,500,000 pupils and students are educated at 8700 schools. There are three types of schools, public, special (based on religion or an educational philosophy like Dalton, Montessori, etc.) and private. Roughly 39% are public, 60% are special and less than 1% is private.

School systems > Primary schools (Netherlands)
There are roughly 7000 schools. About 30% is public and 70% is ‘special’ (please refer to: school system of The Netherlands). Both public and special schools are funded equally by the government. The grading system used in The Netherlands consists of a ten point scale. 1 is the worst possible...

School systems > Higher education (Netherlands)
There are 13 universities and 52 polytechnics in the Netherlands. Most of these institutions are public. The government provides students with a part of the costs of studying. Also, students receive a maintenance grant which varies in amount, depending on the parents’ income and whether or not...

School systems > Country (Netherlands)
The Netherlands is a part of Kingdom of the Netherlands, situated in North West Europe. The country covers an area of 41,526 km² and its population compromises of 16.4 million people. The official language is Dutch.

School systems > Kindergartens (Netherlands)
Kindergartens do not exist in the Netherlands. They are formally part of primary education and as such are completely funded by the government. Children are allowed to start ‘kindergarten’ when they are four years old.

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