Special school (Netherlands)

Percentages of the denominations in education in the Netherlands in 2020.[1]

In the Dutch education system, particular education ("bijzonder onderwijs") refers to a separate category of education distinct from both public and private education, in which a school is administered by an independent board, as opposed to a government authority, while still receiving government funding.[2]

About two thirds of pupils in the Netherlands attend particular education.[3] Particular schools are comparable to the concept of a charter school, with the additional characteristic of being grounded in a particular religious denomination or educational philosophy,[2] although confusingly many state-operated schools also have chosen a distinct educational philosophy. Particular education is not to be confused with "speciaal onderwijs", which refers to schools specialized to deal with physical and/or learning disabilities.

  1. ^ "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  2. ^ a b Wetenschap, Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en (27 January 2010). "Openbaar en bijzonder onderwijs - Vrijheid van onderwijs - Rijksoverheid.nl".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Karels, Machiel (10 December 2023). "Welke soorten basisscholen zijn er, en wat houden ze in?". Ouders van Nu.

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