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Education in Belgium
Education in Belgium
The different stages of education are the same in all communities:
Basic education (Dutch: basisonderwijs; French: enseignement fondamental), consisting of
- Pre-school (kleuteronderwijs; einseignement maternel): -6 years
- Primary school (lager onderwijs; enseignement primaire): 6-12 years
Secondary school (secundair onderwijs; enseignement secondaire): 12-18 years
Higher education (hoger onderwijs; enseignement supérieure)
- University (universiteit; université)
- Polytechnic (hogeschool; haute école)
Education is organized by the regions (Dutch-speaking Flanders on the one hand, French and German speaking Wallonia on the other) and the small federal district of Brussels has schools run by both the Flemish and Walloon authorities. Both states recognize independent school networks, which cater to far more students than the state schools themselves. Most Flemish students go to a Flemish Catholic school. However, every independent school needs to follow the official state curriculum, and catholicism in Flanders has long been extremely liberal anyway.
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