Frequently asked questions

On average, there are +/- 25 students in a class.

Talk to your grade 8 teacher and your parent(s)/carer(s) and ask them what they think would suit you best. With a havo/vwo education, we assume that you can at least reach havo and, with extra effort and potential, you may also be able to reach vwo level. If you have to work hard to get to havo level, but mavo is certainly within reach, choose a mavo/havo bridging class.

We teach at the higher level, with the appropriate teaching material and at the appropriate pace. We also test at the higher level and standardize at the lower level, so that the students who will fit best there can also achieve a good result in the following year.

No, unfortunately that is not possible.

Yes, this is possible. However, the first school year must be fully completed unless this jeopardises a student’s transition.
Transferring from bilingual to regular is possible in any grade, although the current school year must be fully completed.

In the first three years, this concerns the subjects physics, drama, English, mathematics, chemistry, geography, biology, history, physical education and multicultural studies. In addition, pupils receive more hours of English. The other subjects are taught in Dutch, which is sufficient for a good development of Dutch at havo level.

Pupils complete the programme with an IB-English B certificate. Provided all conditions are met, pupils receive a junior certificate after year three and a senior certificate after year five.

In VWO, English is the language of instruction and intercourse for: English, history, physics, drama, chemistry, geography, biology, physical education, multicultural studies, big history and mathematics. The other subjects are taught in Dutch. The bilingual vwo runs from the first year to the exam. Students complete the programme with an IB-English A certificate.

Vwo students also receive a junior certificate after year three and a senior certificate after year six.

During the first three years of school, the following forms of testing are used:

• Written and oral examination.
• Test paper and final test.
• Common test during the testing week.

In addition to these forms of testing, there are also projects, excursions with an assignment, trips with an assignment, language village, reports, reading dossiers and art dossiers.

A PTO (Programma voor Toetsing en Overgang) and testing policy is currently being developed. We hope that this can be published starting from the new school year

Upper School students’ knowledge of the subject matter is tested as follows:

• PTA test (Programma voor Toetsing en Afsluiting)
• Progress test
• Manual section
• Profile piece vwo and havo
• Profile piece mavo
• Practical assignment

We have a care office with associated care coordinators. They will discuss with you, your parent(s)/carer(s) and your primary school what is best for you. Every pupil who needs extra care and attention is discussed individually.

We pay extra attention to pupils who are gifted and highly talented. We offer them extra challenges on the cognitive level and we offer deepening and/or broadening of the programme. This could include, for instance, Chinese, Russian, debate team or student parliament. It is also possible to do something very specific that the pupil would like to learn or explore.

For study coaching, homework help and tutoring, you can turn to Lyceo. They have their own place in our school building. We also have upper-class students who can provide tutoring.

Yes, as a language-friendly school, we offer the following languages: Chinese, Russian and additional French (Delf Scolaire), Spanish (DELE) and German (Goethe).

World citizenship is an important theme for us in our education. To encourage this, we organise many intercultural activities for pupils. Pupils can choose from a variety of trips and exchanges. They can also participate in projects involving e-mailing, writing or skyping with pupils from other schools abroad. There is a strong emphasis on internationalisation within bilingual education. A separate (compulsory) programme has therefore been drawn up for students in bilingual education.

Are you an international student? If so, you can follow a special NT2 programme at the Henegouwenlaan location. This is for pupils with an international background who do not yet have a sufficient command of the Dutch language. You will receive extra Dutch lessons: specially tailored to your needs. In addition to the extra Dutch lessons, you will follow the normal timetable together with your class.

The aim of this guidance is to strengthen your Dutch so that you can successfully pass your final exam, at whatever level.

For pupils who are learning the Dutch language, it is essential that they are exposed to Dutch as much as possible. That is why we advise these pupils to enter the NTO (Dutch-speaking education mavo/havo/vwo) rather than the TTO (bilingual education mavo/havo/vwo).

Is this not what you are looking for? Our school is part of SILFO. SILFO is an educational organisation in Eindhoven that offers students various international programmes at three different schools.

Click here for more information about the programmes.

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