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FROM🇺🇸 United StatesTO🇳🇱 Netherlands

United States school-leaving stage to Netherlands: education route

Compare school-leaving stage in United States with the corresponding school stage in Netherlands, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

United States describes this point as High school · Grades 9–12. Netherlands describes the receiving stage as VMBO / HAVO / VWO school-leaving examinations. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEHigh school · Grades 9–12ARRIVING STAGEVMBO / HAVO / VWO school-leaving examinations

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇺🇸 United States🇳🇱 Netherlands
Current stageHigh school · Grades 9–12VMBO / HAVO / VWO school-leaving examinations
Education authorityState and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.National attainment objectives and examination programmes sit alongside school autonomy and differentiated secondary pathways.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗SAT student informationCollege Board ↗AP courses and examinationsCollege Board ↗GED passing scores and performance levelsGED Testing Service ↗GED test rules by state or territoryGED Testing Service ↗Secondary school-leaving examinationsGovernment of the Netherlands ↗
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🔎 Also described as

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