Dutch school system vocabulary: de basisschool (primary school), de middelbare school (secondary school), het gymnasium (grammar school with Greek and Latin), het lyceum (academic secondary school), de havo (higher general secondary), het vmbo (pre-vocational secondary), het mbo (secondary vocational education), het hbo (higher professional education), de universiteit (university).
In the classroom: de klas (class/classroom), de leraar or lerares (teacher), de leerling (pupil), de student (university student), het huiswerk (homework), de toets (test), het cijfer (grade), de rapporten (report cards), het lesrooster (timetable), de schoolgids (school prospectus), de pauze (break/recess).
School subjects: wiskunde (mathematics), Nederlands (Dutch), Engels (English), geschiedenis (history), aardrijkskunde (geography), biologie (biology), scheikunde (chemistry), natuurkunde (physics), tekenen (drawing/art), muziek (music), lichamelijke opvoeding / gym (physical education). The Dutch school year runs from September to July with several holiday breaks.