Education in the Netherlands
English definitions of abbreviations used on the education theme pages for the various levels of secondary and higher education:
secondary education
- bbl = apprenticeship-based track of mbo (secondary)
- bol = school-based track of mbo
- havo = senior general secondary education
- lwoo = extra learning support in vmbo
- mavo = junior general secondary education
- mbo = senior secondary vocational education
- vavo = basic secondary education for adults
- vmbo = preparatory secondary vocational education
- vwo = pre-university education
higher education
- hbo = higher professional education
- wo = university education