school
English meaning: School
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Een instelling waar kinderen systematisch onderwijs krijgen in kennis en vaardigheden.
English Definition
An institution for educating children. The Dutch school system is distinctive — primary school (basisschool, ages 4–12) followed by streaming into VMBO (vocational), HAVO (general), or VWO (pre-university). This streaming at age 12 is controversial but produces high educational outcomes. The Netherlands has a unique 'pillarization' (verzuiling) tradition of separate religious schools (Catholic, Protestant, Islamic) with public funding.
Example
“Het Nederlandse onderwijsstelsel kent een vroege studiekeuzedifferentiatie op 12-jarige leeftijd.”
In English: “The Dutch education system features early tracking differentiation at age 12.”
Synonyms
- leerschool
- onderwijsinstelling
Literary Heritage
“Studia sine moribus inanis est.”
“Learning without character is vain.”
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Language information
- Language
- Nederlands
- Dutch
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
- 25M