Vmbo, havo or vwo? Education minister wants this school choice to take place later

Does your child go to vmbo, havo or vwo after group 8? Minister Dennis Wiersma (Primary and Secondary Education) wants this school choice to take place later than now. In this way, he wants to give all students the maximum opportunity to get the best out of themselves.

At the moment, children in group 8 take a final test that – together with the school advice – determines the choice to go to VMBO, HAVO or VWO. And according to experts, this can lead to unequal educational opportunities.

‘Opportunity inequality comes out of my throat’

“We have to be prepared to make far-reaching choices in many areas, including selecting later,” Wiersma said in the AD. “As far as I’m concerned, we’re going to get started with that, but the question is: how quickly can that be done? Because then we are years further. I’m working out the options now. You will hear more about that this fall. What if a post is above water: the inequality of opportunity that we now see is beyond me.”

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The final test will in any case be transformed into a transfer test from school year 2023-2024. Students from group 8 will already make these in February. In addition, the Education Council advised last year to postpone the selection moment until after a broad three-year bridging period, but it is not yet known whether Minister Wiersma wants to go along with this.

Source: AD.nl

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