We were visiting the Nehterlands from 4th to 12th of September. We were participating in a Learning Mobility experience inside the EU's Erasmus+ programme KA1. Our destiny was Wolfert PRO in Bergschenhoek. It is in the suburbs of Rotterdam. Education System in The Netherlands Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division. Education is divided over schools for different age groups, some of which are divided in streams for different educational levels. Schools are furthermore divided in public, special (religious), and general-special (neutral) schools,[1] although there are also a few private schools. The education in the Netherlands as the 9th best in the world as of 2008. Compulsory education in the Netherlands starts at the age of five and ends at the age of 16. Secondary School After attending elementary education, children in the Netherlands (by that time usually 12 years old) go directly to high school. The Dutch educational ...
