BRITISH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Carmarthen Trinity All Saints College, Wales

Please say down how much you know about British schools / colleges

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UK school

• Public schools = private!

• Uniform

• State schools = accepts students of all academic levels

• Sixth level

 

NL school

• primary / secondary school

• praktijk, vmbo, havo, vwo > (atheneum- gymnasium)

• mbo, hbo, universiteit

Prefect? Prize giving?

• Prefect = klassenoudste / klassenvertegenwoordiger

• Prize giving = the closest thing to a graduation ceremony

--> diploma-uitreiking.

Exams

• GCSE (16 years old)

> vergelijkbaar met eindexamens

• A-levels (18 years old)

> Sixth form = vergelijkbaar met 

5/6 VWO

> 3 A-levels halen om naar de Universiteit te mogen

What does the word 'public school' mean?

1. Private school
2. State school
3. Open school

Which levels can go to 'state schools'?

1. Alleen vmbo
2. Alle niveaus
3. Alleen praktijk
4. Alleen havo/vwo

Why do they wear a schooluniform?

1. School pride
2. Sense of identity
3. Equality
4. Less peer pressure

What is a 'prefect'?

1. Hoofdmonitor
2. Klassenoudste
3. Klassen-vertegenwoordiger
4. Niks

We can compare Sixth form to the Dutch :

1. 4 Vmbo
2. 3 havo
3. 5/6 VWO
4. 5 havo

Choose the English word for 'diploma-uitreiking':

1. Graduation ceremony
2. Diploma ceremony
3. Prize-giving

Please give the Dutch word for 'revision':

1. Leren
2. Toets
3. Overhoren
4. Oefenen

Oxford University

Cambridge University

Eton College

Hogwarts