HOLLAND vs ITALY

THE DUTCH SCHOOL

WHEN DOES THE SCHOOL START?

• Dutch children start going to school when they are 5 year old

• However, 99% of children start the school one year before, when they are only 4 years old.

HOW OLD ARE THE CHILDREN WHEN THEY GO SCHOOL??

• The school is compulsory until the pupils turn 18.

• The primary school (Basisschool) last for 7 years: they when they are 5 years old and finish when they are 12 years old.

• The school lasts 13 years

• After the Basisschool the students have to attend a secondary school (Voortgezetonderwijs)

• The education is free and the families don’t have to pay. However the majority of the schools are controlled by private organization

… AND AFTER THE BASISSCHOOL??

• They are three choices: - VBO or MBO: professional schools - HAVO: general secondary schools - VWO: which is a type of school that prepares the

pupils for the University. It is divided in two parts: Atheneum and Gymnasium.

• In Holland there are speficic schools for children who suffer from behaviour disorders or have disabilities. They can go to school from 4 years old to 20 years old. This depends on their problems.

THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THE SCHOOL WEEK

• The school year lasts about 200 days and it begins in August and finishes in June. During the week the students have lesson only 5 days: from Monday to Friday

THE ITALIAN SCHOOL

FROM…TO…????

• The school in Italy is compulsory from 6 years old to 16 years old.

• The Constitution of the Italian Republic says that the Education is open to everyone (Art. 34)

THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION• There are three education’s levels:1. The primary school, last 5 years 2. The secondary school, which includes the

middle school (3 years) and high school (5 years)

3. The superior education, which includes the university.

…WHICH POSSIBILITY??

• After the middle school • They are three choice:• - Liceo, which pepares for the University - Istituto tecnico, the students learn about

tecnical jobs. - Istituto professionale, which prepares for a

specific work.

MAYBE YOU DON’T KNOW THAT…

Differently from the Dutch school system, in Italy it there isn’t a specific school for children with disabilities; they attend the school with

other students. In the past there were special schools also in Italy, but not anymore.

SOURCES• Internet:http

://www.indire.it/quandolospazioinsegna/eventi/2012/miur/download/Analisi_Olanda (pdf)

Wikipedia, http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istruzione_nei_Paesi_Bassi

• Books Italian CostitutionDei M., (2007), la scuola in Italia, il Mulino, Bologna

By Giorgia Coser and Assia

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