Quality Indicator for Primary Education in Amsterdam
The City of Amsterdam has published a report offering a comparative quality survey of all primary schools in Amsterdam. This is expected to aid parents when making decisions about schooling and is also designed to help raise the standard of primary schooling throughout the region.
Statistical clarity
The Quality Indicator report paints a clear and visible picture about the quality of Amsterdam’s primary schools during the past three years. Its graphical results show how each school performed compared to previous years, and also compared to other schools with similar student populations.
There are five topics utilised throughout the report to accurately indicate the quality of each school’s performance:
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The Education Inspectorate assessment of the amount of supervision the school requires
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Statistics about student characteristics
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Test results across the spectrum of primary education
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End of primary education test results
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Future schooling advice.
All data has been collected and made publicly available by the schools, the City of Amsterdam and the Education Inspectorate.
The future
The aim of this report and future surveys is not only to present a clear picture of primary education as it stands, but also to set a clear path of improvement for each school to follow. The aim is that schools will no longer demonstrate ‘weak’ results by 2014 and that those already regarded as ‘strong’ can continue to increase quality standards yet further.
Understanding the report
Download the full Quality Indicator for Primary Education in Amsterdam report. (in Dutch).
To aid non-Dutch speakers, please find the translations of some important phrases from the report’s key below:
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Gemiddelden en normen: Averages and standards for the assigned school group.
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Schoolgroepen: A number ranking between one and five to classify schools on the socio-economic background of their students.
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VVE (Voor- en Vroegschoolse Educatie): Whether the school provides pre-school education for children between two and six years old.
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Toezichtarrangement van de Onderwijsinspectie: The Education Inspectorate assessment of the amount of supervision the school requires.
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Kenmerken leerlingen: Statistics about student characteristics and numbers. Also used to determine the amount of additional financial support a school receives to tackle educational arrears.
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Percentage schoolwisselaars: the percentage of pupils in the last year of primary education that enter the school after the third year of primary education.
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Rendement na 3 jaar: the percentage of pupils still in their advised secondary school three years after leaving the primary school.
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Eindopbrengsten: Percentages of pupils advised to go on to LWOO/PRO, VMBO, and HAVO/VWO levels of education.
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Tussenopbrengsten: Test results across the various levels during primary education.
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