How are the places assigned?
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How are available places assigned to children who have applied for a place? This page tells you how this is done:
Nursery and primary education
Watch the video. An example explains how places are assigned. The video has subtitles in Dutch, French or English. Click on the CC button at the bottom left to show the subtitles.
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Secondary education (1st year A and B)
Watch the video. An example explains how places are assigned. The video has subtitles in Dutch, French or English. Click on the CC button at the bottom left to show the subtitles.
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Special nursery and primary education
If there are more applications than available places in a school, pupils are first ranked according to certain criteria. Then they are assigned the places, according to their ranking.
Step 1: Pupils are ranked:
- The pupils who have applied will be ranked based on their choice of school. First come the pupils who gave the school as their first choice, then the pupils who gave it as their second choice.
- Within a group of children with the same school choice, the ranking is then done based on the distance from the school. First come the pupils whose parents’ home or work address is closest to the school, then those whose parents’ home or work address is farther from the school. The distance is calculated as the crow flies.
Step 2: Pupils are assigned places:
- Pupils with 1 parent who is sufficiently proficient in Dutch enjoy priority. This priority applies for 55% of the places.
- After that come the other pupils.
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Special secondary education
If there are more applications than available places in a school, pupils are first ranked according to certain criteria. Then they are assigned the places, according to their ranking.
Step 1: Pupils are ranked:
- The pupils who have signed up are ordered by school choice. First come the pupils who gave the school as their first choice, then the pupils who gave it as their second choice.
- Within a group of children with the same school choice, the ranking is then done based on a randomly generated number. This random number determines your child’s place in the school’s ranking.
Step 2: Pupils are assigned places:
- First, siblings of pupils and children of staff are given a place. They are given priority over all other children in the distribution of places. First, siblings who are also children of staff have priority, then other siblings, and finally other children of staff.
- Next, pupils with a parent who is sufficiently proficient in Dutch enjoy priority. This priority applies for 55% of the places.
- Then, children who have attended special primary education in the same campus are given a place.
- After that come the other pupils.
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