{"id":350,"date":"2025-09-08T13:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnew.schakelaruba.com\/upper-years\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:15:04","slug":"upper-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/college.schakelaruba.com\/en\/upper-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"350\" class=\"elementor elementor-350 elementor-94\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a03494 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53a03494\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65963bc7 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65963bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff75eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ff75eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upper Years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2232c8d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2232c8d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a84c3de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a84c3de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f299233 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-nav-menu__align-start elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"f299233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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These are important years, during which we guide students in an effective and supportive way toward their much-desired diploma. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8d8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab8d8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Exams\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64dede1f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64dede1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpb_text_column6897954b0aa72\" class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"wpb_text_column689c01186f43f\" class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Schakel College is authorized to administer the Aruban final exams for mavo, havo, and vwo. This means our students take their exams in the same way and at the same time as students at regular secondary schools. <\/p><p>Our havo and vwo students who follow the Dutch curriculum can also choose to take the Dutch state exams in their final year. The administration of these exams follows a slightly different schedule, and we are happy to explain how this works.  <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4391c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b4391c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal Development<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1982a07f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1982a07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wpb_text_column6897954b0aa72\" class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"wpb_text_column689c01186f43f\" class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Students in the upper years are at an age where they undergo significant personal development, and we give this careful attention. There is also a strong focus on exam preparation and the factors that can make this easier or more challenging. In our LOBO lessons, we address career choices, further education, and how to prepare for them.   <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4870fa8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4870fa8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc16cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bc16cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/college.schakelaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/3bloks_colors.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/college.schakelaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/3bloks_colors.png 472w, https:\/\/college.schakelaruba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/3bloks_colors-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upper Years By the upper years, we mean the final year of mavo, the last two years of havo, and the final three years of vwo. 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