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Primary school in the Netherlands lasts 8 years, typically from age 4 to 12. The first 2 years used to be to be separate and non-mandatory until the 1980s, when
by em500 5y ago
Primary school in the Netherlands lasts 8 years, typically from age 4 to 12. The first 2 years used to be to be separate and non-mandatory until the 1980s, when they were merged into a single 8 year track. Homework typically doesn't start until the 5th or 6th year, so when the kids are age 9 or 10. They certainly don't get any homework before they're 8 years old.
- fgeiger 5y agoThat is yet another difference, indeed: Primary school is only until grade 4 in most states, i.e. from around 6 to 10 years old. To be honest, I don't know if and how much homework is assigned in primary school. I imagine that this also differs between states and even schools.