Almost all 4-year-olds (99. 3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (3) _____ this is not compulsory...

Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets', a test (10) ____ by the Central Institute for Test development.

children receive an average of 22 hours of (9) _____,

During the first two years, which (8) _____ kindergarten,

thus schooling (7) _____ for 8 years.

Primary school (6) _____ of 8 groups,

In most schools, children are grouped by (5) _____ in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects.

Almost all 4-year-olds (99. 3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, although this is not compulsory until children reach the age (4) _____ 5 .