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Grade Levels

First year

For students, the school year starts with an introductory period. This period ends in October with an activity programme for all first-year students. For you, an introductory evening is organised at the beginning of the school year. You will then receive information about the first year of study and can meet your child’s learning coach. After a few weeks, a triangular meeting (parent – pupil – coach) follows to discuss the findings of the first months with you.

The learning coach has an important role in the first year of learning. In the common coach lessons, the coach guides your child in learning to study, cooperate, do homework and master social skills. In the first year of study, we work with a structured homework policy, which is supervised by the learning coach. In addition, there are support groups in which your child can receive extra support or go deeper into the subject matter.

These so-called plus hours are offered from the second semester onwards.

In January and April, you will receive a recommendation from the teachers’ meeting on the type of education your child should follow after the first year. At the end of the academic year, the course of study for year 2 is determined. In the first year, a pupil cannot double-cross.

Second year

At the beginning of the school year, you can meet the learning coaches of the second year (t)mavo, (t)havo and (t)vwo. In this school year, extra attention is paid to career orientation and guidance (LOB) in the common coach lesson of the (t)mavo. The choice of the most suitable continuation path after the second year of study is also discussed.

If your child performs very well during the first half of the school year, it may be transferred to another type of school. You will receive a proposal about this from the teachers’ meeting.

Third year

In the first weeks of the school year, you can meet the deans and learning coaches of the third year (t)mavo, (t)havo and (t)vwo. In this learning year, the joint coach lessons of (t)havo and (t)vwo focus on preparing the choice of profile and package.

(t)Mavo pupils start the exam this year. The arrangement of the school exam will be announced to you and your child before 1 October. You will also receive information about the examination regulations, the programme of tests and examinations and the work placement week in February.

Fourth year (t)mavo

At the beginning of the new school year, you will receive information about the examination regulations and the Programme of Tests and Completion. The tests of the school exams are taken during the testing weeks. In addition to the test weeks, there are oral exams, practical exams and CITO listening tests.

For some subjects, small tests are held regularly. After the test week, your child receives an overview of the test results.

After the first and second testing weeks, every exam candidate is entitled to one resit. After the third week of tests, there is no resit. Pupils who have not completed their school exams for a certain subject may not take the central exam in that subject. Pupils who have missed a test for a valid reason may catch up the test during the catch-up days at the end of each period. Under certain conditions, pupils may resit a test. These conditions can be found in the examination regulations.

Before the final central exam begins, the final grades of the school exam will be announced. Your child will also receive an explanation of the course of the central exam and the school exam marks obtained will be checked.

During the examination year, your child’s subsequent education receives a lot of attention. The learning coach and school dean will help your child choose the right course.

Upper secondary (t)vwo and (t)havo

At the beginning of the school year, during the common coach lessons of 4-(t)vwo and 4-(t)havo, students receive an explanation on the use of the media library in the upper school.

In the second semester of 4-(t)havo and 5-(t)vwo, pupils start their profile paper (PWS). This paper is completed before 1 December of the final examination year. The students present the profile paper during the profile paper meeting.

School examination

The arrangements for the school exams will be announced to you and your child before 1 October. The tests of the school exams are taken in the periods specified in the Schedule of Tests and Completions. In the examination year, pupils are allowed to retake three tests from the examination year.

At the end of each semester, your child will receive a report. These reports contain both the progress marks and the marks for the school examination. For pupils in 4- and 5-(t)vwo and 4-(t)havo, the progress grades for most subjects are also the school examination grades according to a certain weighting factor per subject.

Pupils also receive some overviews of the examination file per grade.

Before the final exam begins, the final exam candidates receive an explanation of the course of the central exam and the school examination marks are checked.

During the examination year, your child’s subsequent education receives a lot of attention. The learning coach and school dean help your child choose the right course.