NetherlandsOnderwijs en opvoeding 24 · Education and upbringing
The school asks for a voluntary parental contribution (vrijwillige ouderbijdrage) for the school trip. Jamal's parents do not pay it. May Jamal go on the school trip?
In the exam (Dutch)
De school vraagt een vrijwillige ouderbijdrage voor het schoolreisje. De ouders van Jamal betalen die niet. Mag Jamal mee met het schoolreisje?
- aYes. The school may not leave him at home.Ja. De school mag hem niet thuislaten.Correct answer
- bOnly if Jamal brings the money himself on that day.Alleen als Jamal het geld zelf meeneemt op die dag.
- cNo. Anyone who does not pay may not go with the class.Nee. Wie niet betaalt, mag niet mee met de klas.
Why?
The parental contribution (ouderbijdrage) is voluntary. Parents do not have to pay. A school may not exclude a child from a school trip if the parents do not pay.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Dutch, as shown above.
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Sara goes to secondary school. Must her parents buy the schoolbooks?Correct answer:No, the school provides the schoolbooks.
Sara gaat naar de middelbare school. Moeten haar ouders de schoolboeken kopen? — Nee, de school zorgt voor de schoolboeken.
Onderwijs en opvoeding 26
The Bakker family has little money. The school costs, such as sports clothes and a school excursion, are too high. What can they do?Correct answer:Ask the school and the municipality whether help or a discount is possible.
Familie Bakker heeft weinig geld. De kosten voor school, zoals sportkleren en een excursie, zijn te hoog. Wat kunnen zij doen? — Bij de school en de gemeente vragen of er hulp of korting mogelijk is.
Onderwijs en opvoeding 27
Lina is 18 and attends vwo. She wants to apply for a contribution towards her school costs. Where does she do that?Correct answer:At DUO.
Lina is 18 jaar en zit op het vwo. Ze wil een bijdrage in haar schoolkosten aanvragen. Waar doet ze dat? — Bij DUO.
Onderwijs en opvoeding 28
Joost goes to a university of applied sciences (hogeschool). He borrows money from DUO through student finance (studiefinanciering). What must he do later with the borrowed money?Correct answer:Pay it back to DUO.
Joost gaat naar de hogeschool. Hij leent geld van DUO via de studiefinanciering. Wat moet hij later met dat geleende geld doen? — Het terugbetalen aan DUO.
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