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3.5.7 The Power of Parents in Entering Primary School Levels: A Good Practice
In the Netherlands, most schools have age-based groups where every child starts at the first level. In Nijmegen, schools work together with parents, who fill in a norm-based-entry characteristics questionnaire about cognitive and social aspects of their child at 3.8 years, just before attending school. Schools then let the child start at a level that fits the questionnaire results. At primary school “Het Talent,” there are no age-based groups, and children can study every subject at their own pace and level. The starting point is the questionnaire their parents provided.