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Since the topic school systems in different countries has brought up again in chit chat, I thought it would maybe be nice to explain the school system in the Netherlands for everyone who is interested.
Lili from Japan has already explained the education system in Japan in chitchat, but I like to quote her:
But looking for some terms at the Wiki I found out that there was already an English site which explains our education system in the Netherlands and it is up to date.
Only in fact it?s a bit more complicated. E.g. you have combined HAVO/VWO schools where teens can choose after two years if they go further with HAVO or VWO. Also has the MBO has differents levels: level 2 (2 years), level 3 (3 years), level 4 (4 years) and level 4 specialization (2 years, minimum required previous education HAVO or MBO level 3).
Below you see a scheme which explain our system in big lines:
Lili from Japan has already explained the education system in Japan in chitchat, but I like to quote her:
Originally posted by lili
Okay, our school system... We enter the elemntary school when we are 6 years old and study there for 6 years, then go to the junior high school for 3 years. Those 9-year study is obligation, I mean free education except meals that is surved in the elementary school. We learn some basic subjects there, math, japanese, science, social studies, and from the junior high we learn English as well.
After graduating the junior high, we can choose how we live, either to keep studying in the high school or to start working. But since the salary is so low and it's difficult to get a good job when we're too young, almost all choose studying in the high school, which is usually for 3 years. (Of course there's the examinations to enter the high school.
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And after we graduate it, we can go to the college or the university, as you do in your country. Of course we can start working too.
But I think we can't skip the grades in my country.
This is how we generally study in my country, but there're some other ways to study after the compulsory education.
After graduating the junior high, we can choose how we live, either to keep studying in the high school or to start working. But since the salary is so low and it's difficult to get a good job when we're too young, almost all choose studying in the high school, which is usually for 3 years. (Of course there's the examinations to enter the high school.
) And after we graduate it, we can go to the college or the university, as you do in your country. Of course we can start working too.
But I think we can't skip the grades in my country.
This is how we generally study in my country, but there're some other ways to study after the compulsory education.
Only in fact it?s a bit more complicated. E.g. you have combined HAVO/VWO schools where teens can choose after two years if they go further with HAVO or VWO. Also has the MBO has differents levels: level 2 (2 years), level 3 (3 years), level 4 (4 years) and level 4 specialization (2 years, minimum required previous education HAVO or MBO level 3).
Below you see a scheme which explain our system in big lines:
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In Canada we go to school till grade 7, then highschool till grade 12 at which point we graduate and can go to college/university or start working 
Where do you live?
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