Pieter Nieuwland College
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The Pieter Nieuwland College is a secondary school
in Amsterdam
, Holland, in the district Watergraafsmeer
.
The school is named after Pieter Nieuwland. It is a school of further education with the directions Gymnasium, VWO
and HAVO. There were in 2009, 835 students, 42% in the first two grades. The school is growing. It is a multicultural school with good results. The school is part of the Amarantis Working Group.
From this school a new Gymnasium was started, the Cygnus Gymnasium. The Gymnasium is the same level of education as Atheneum but with an additional focus on ancient languages such as Greek and Latin. See also the Education in the Netherlands
for further information on the Dutch education system.
VWO
, one has to choose a profile to follow from the third year of secondary school up until graduation. These are the numbers of the Pieter Nieuwland College.
VWO
Name and number of participants in 2005.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Holland, in the district Watergraafsmeer
Watergraafsmeer
The Watergraafsmeer is a polder in The Netherlands. It was reclaimed in 1629. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there were many buitenplaatsen in the Watergraafsmeer, though nowadays only one, Frankendael, remains....
.
The school is named after Pieter Nieuwland. It is a school of further education with the directions Gymnasium, 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...
and HAVO. There were in 2009, 835 students, 42% in the first two grades. The school is growing. It is a multicultural school with good results. The school is part of the Amarantis Working Group.
From this school a new Gymnasium was started, the Cygnus Gymnasium. The Gymnasium is the same level of education as Atheneum but with an additional focus on ancient languages such as Greek and Latin. See also the Education in the Netherlands
Education in the Netherlands
Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is orientated toward the needs and background of the pupil. Education is divided over schools for different age groups, some of which are divided in streams for different educational levels...
for further information on the Dutch education system.
VWOVoorbereidend Wetenschappelijk OnderwijsVoorbereidend 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...
- There are 241 pupils in the last four classes, approximately eight classes, plus minus two per class.
- Compared to other VWO schools the results in the first two years are above the national average, 100% of the students doesn't have to repeat any school years until the third grade.
- 64% of these students proceed to graduate without delay. That is equal to the national average.
- The examination marks are also within the national average with a 6.4 (out of 10).
- The results Dutch Language courses are below the national average, other outcomes are above the national average, which is explained by the relatively large number of children who have do not have DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
as their primary language.
Havo
- There are 196 students in the last three classes, which is approximately 6 groups, 2 per class.
- Compared to other schools HAVO the results in the first two years are above the national average. 100% of the students doesn't have to repeat any school years until the third grade.
- 68% of these students proceed to graduate without any delay.
- The exam figures are an average of 6.4.
Profiles
In the Education in the NetherlandsEducation in the Netherlands
Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is orientated toward the needs and background of the pupil. Education is divided over schools for different age groups, some of which are divided in streams for different educational levels...
, one has to choose a profile to follow from the third year of secondary school up until graduation. These are the numbers of the Pieter Nieuwland College.
VWOVoorbereidend Wetenschappelijk OnderwijsVoorbereidend 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...
Name and number of participants in 2005.
- Culture and SocietyCulture and SocietyCulture and Society is a book published in 1958 by Welsh leftist writer Raymond Williams, exploring how the notion of culture developed in the West, especially Great Britain, from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries....
, 6% lower than average in the Netherlands. - Economy and SocietyEconomy and SocietyEconomy and Society is a book by political economist and sociologist Max Weber, published posthumously in Germany in 1922 by his wife Marianne. Alongside The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, it is considered to be one of Weber's most important works...
, 31%, which is an average number. - Nature and Health, 41% above the national average.
- Nature and Technology, 22% above the national average.
Havo
Name and number of participants in 2005.- Culture and SocietyCulture and SocietyCulture and Society is a book published in 1958 by Welsh leftist writer Raymond Williams, exploring how the notion of culture developed in the West, especially Great Britain, from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries....
, 30%, which is an average number. - Economy and SocietyEconomy and SocietyEconomy and Society is a book by political economist and sociologist Max Weber, published posthumously in Germany in 1922 by his wife Marianne. Alongside The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, it is considered to be one of Weber's most important works...
, 45%, which is an average number. - Nature and Health,% 14, which is an average number.
- Nature and Technology, 10%, on average.