Success rates higher in HAVO and VWO
The success rates for HAVO and VWO are higher this year than in previous years. More than 40 percent of the teachers at these school types indicated this in a recent one AOb-survey. The pass rates in VMBO were more comparable to previous years.
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“The higher the level of education, the higher the graduation rates are compared to previous years,” says AObpolicy officer Marieke Jansma about the results in the survey *Download the survey via this link. that the AOb last week to members in secondary education sent. The question about success rates has been answered by nearly 2200 members.
The higher the level of education, the better the pass rates compared to previous years
Higher percentages
Of the HAVO teachers (more than 1500), 44 percent indicate that the exam flag went out in percentage terms for more students this year than in previous years. Just over a quarter answered that the success rate was 'significantly higher'. Almost 30 percent say that the proportion of graduates is comparable.
Within VWO, the results show the same picture as for HAVO: 43 percent of the surveyed teachers (1587) indicate that the pass rates are higher. One in five calls it 'significantly higher' and over a third thinks the success rates are comparable to previous years.
Comparable
In general, the proportion of graduates in VMBO is more comparable to previous years. This is especially the case with the VMBO basic (69 percent) and VMBO framework (64 percent) programs. The examination percentages for the pre-vocational secondary education courses are higher than for the other two pre-vocational levels. For example, one third of the respondents from VMBO-GL indicate that more students have passed, for VMBO-TL this is 41 percent.
In the figures, hardly anyone indicates that the success rates are lower.
Last March Education Minister Arie Slob announced that he will cancel the central final exams this year due to the corona crisis. The school exams, normally good for half of the final mark, determine the entire final mark this year.
Pass
In the survey, the AOb also to the transitional standards. Eight in ten respondents say they have been adjusted because of the corona crisis. Most often, teachers then look at each pupil whether they can go to the next class or not (60 percent). The school results up to March 16 are another indicator of whether a student is ready for the next year, 46 percent indicate that the decision was made on that basis, 35 percent relaxed the standards.
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In the Education Magazine three final exam students what this exam year was like for them without central exams.
