Special education
Special elementary education
Special nursery education ('buitengewoon kleuteronderwijs') is subdivided into 7 different types:
- Type 2: for children suffering from a mild to severe mental disability
- Type 3: for children suffering from serious emotional and/or behavioural disorders
- Type 4: for children suffering from a physical disability
- Type 5: for children confined to hospital, a preventorium or staying in a residential setting
- Type 6: for children who are visually impaired
- Type 7: for children who are aurally impaired
- Type 9: for children with autistic spectrum disorders
Special primary education offers three extra types:
- Type 'basisaanbod' ('BA') (basic offer): for children with special educational needs for whom the regular program with reasonable adaptations isn't achievable in general education. (This type replaces the former type 1 and type 8.)
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Special secondary education
Special secondary education ('buitengewoon secundair onderwijs') is subdivided in the same types as special primary education and also offers 4 different education forms. These education forms cater for pupils suffering from the various types of disabilities/disorders. Every form of education comes with its own objective:
- Education form 1: social integration
- Education form 2: social integration and vocational training
- Education form 3: integration into a standard living and work environment via vocational education
- Education form 4: preparation for higher education via general, vocational, artistic and technical education
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