Richting van de school en schoolloopbanen in het voortgezet onderwijs ; School success in public, Catholic and Protestant secondary education

The educational system in the Netherlands has a large private sector which is state-supported in the same manner as the public sector. I t consists mainly of denominational schools. In this article, a sequel to an article on primary education, the effects of school sector (public, Catholic, Protestant) on students' scholastic achievement are studied within two levels of secondary education. At both levels sector effects on key aspects of school success are found. These are generally small, but tend to cumulate in favour of one of the three sectors. Protestant school students perform best at th... Mehr ...