Hogere burgerschool
Encyclopedia
The Hogere burgerschool or HBS was a secondary school type in the Netherlands
, existing between 1863 and 1974. The school, with a five or sometimes six year program, was continued in 1968 as havo
and vwo
. The last hbs diplomas were given out in 1974.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, existing between 1863 and 1974. The school, with a five or sometimes six year program, was continued in 1968 as havo
Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs
The havo or hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs is a stream in the secondary educational system of the Netherlands. It has five grades and is generally attended from age twelve to seventeen...
and vwo
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs
Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs or pre-university secondary education is the highest variant in the secondary educational system of the Netherlands. After leaving elementary school students are enrolled in different types of secondary schools, according to their academic ability...
. The last hbs diplomas were given out in 1974.
External links
- The 1939 graduating class of the Joodse Hogere Burgerschool with their teachers (Photo No. 56175, Ghetto Fighters' HouseGhetto Fighters' HouseThe Ghetto Fighters' House , full name, Itzhak Katzenelson Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum and Study Center, was founded in 1949 by members of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, a community of Holocaust survivors, among them fighters of the ghetto undergrounds and partisan units...
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