What is HAVO and VWO?
Senior general secondary education (HAVO) and pre university education (VWO) HAVO and VWO prepare pupils for higher professional education (HBO) and university studies, respectively. HAVO takes five years, while VWO takes six years.
What is HAVO degree in Netherlands?
HAVO (senior general secondary education) The HAVO is a five-year middle stream that prepares students to study higher professional education at universities of applied sciences (hogescholen), where they can follow a bachelor’s degree in applied sciences (HBO). Students complete the HAVO around the age of 17.
What is a HAVO diploma?
The HAVO (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs; literally “higher general continued education”) has five grades and is attended from age twelve to seventeen. A HAVO diploma provides access to the HBO level (polytechnic) of tertiary education.
What does HAVO mean in Dutch?
school of higher general secondary education
school of higher general secondary education.
What is HAVO diploma comparable to?
Studying in the Netherlands
| Diploma | Comparable to | NLQF level |
|---|---|---|
| DiplomaHigh School Diploma | Comparable tousually a HAVO diploma, but at least a VMBO-T diploma and at most a VWO diploma | NLQF level2-4+ |
| Diploma Associate’s degree (‘terminal/vocational program’) | Comparable tousually an MBO diploma, level 4 | NLQF level4 |
What can I do with a HAVO diploma?
After passing your HAVO examination, you could study for a year at a HBO institution to obtain the HBO propaedeutic certificate. In principle, any HBO propaedeutic certificate gives access to university. Some Bachelor’s degree programmes have additional entry requirements.
Can you go to university with a HAVO diploma?
What level is VWO?
Studying in the Netherlands
| Diploma | Comparable to | EQF level |
|---|---|---|
| DiplomaHigh School Diploma | Comparable tousually a HAVO diploma, but at least a VMBO-T diploma and at most a VWO diploma | EQF level2-4 |
| Diploma Associate’s degree (‘terminal/vocational program’) | Comparable tousually an MBO diploma, level 4 | EQF level4 |
Can I go to university with HAVO diploma?
What is equivalent to a Dutch VWO diploma?
The most common diplomas that are equivalent regardless of profile or curriculum are: Arubaans VWO-Diploma. Diplôme du Baccalauréat Général (France) International Baccalaureate (International Schools worldwide)