prefer age of highschool students in belgium?
hi guys!! i really need to know what age are highschool students in belgium is?? is it ok if i go to high school there at age of 21 (im exaggerating) is not that awkward? or i'll better go to night school?
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Careful because in Belgium, high school is actually university level, but less theoretical and more geared towards a vocation. What you are likely referring to is what is called secondary school over here. It's six years and is generally done between the ages of 12 and 18. Though some do double their years.. Depending on the track you've followed, especially the vocational ones, there may be an extra seventh (specialization) year that you can follow as well. Age 21 would be unusual though. Most after 18 or 19 who have trouble at school will give up and get a job. If they do decide later on to get their secondary school diploma anyway, they'll likely self study and then take an exam before what we call a middle jury.
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What 2wicky said is correct about the middle jury ("examencommissie" in Dutch) for people who want to get a secundary degree after the age of 20. There is one other option too, and that is "tweedekansonderwijs", which literally means "education of the second chance". This is a day school, which is attended by people of all ages, but most of them are in their twenties. The students are people who had to quit school early because of personal problems (illness, early pregnancy, financial problems, difficulties to study, ...) or adult immigrants from all over the world who want to get their degree in order to find a job.
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The most of the high school students and university students starts at the age of 18-19 year, after finishing their secondary school (12-18 year old). Some branches in high school and university can also be followed in evening school. This evening classes depends also from the official high schools and universities and are equal to the day classes. They have special programs for for example persons who like to combine work and study. Most of this students are much older (range between 25 and even 50).
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