optionally, but preferably, draw the school buildings and tag building=school
Level
The level of education should be specified using isced:level=*.
General ISCED
Level
ISCED 2011
Description
French Community
Flanders
German-speaking Community
0
Early childhood Education (01 Early childhood educational development)
Education designed to support early development in preparation for participation in school and society. Programmes designed for children below the age of 3.
Prégardiennat
0
Early childhood Education (02 Pre-primary education)
Education designed to support early development in preparation for participation in school and society. Programmes designed for children from age 3 to the start of primary education.
Maternelle
1
Primary education
Programmes typically designed to provide students with fundamental skills in reading, writing and mathematics and to establish a solid foundation for learning.
Primaire
2
Lower secondary education
First stage of secondary education building on primary education, typically with a more subject-oriented curriculum.
Secondaire inférieur
3
Upper secondary education
Second/final stage of secondary education preparing for tertiary education and/or providing skills relevant to employment. Usually with an increased range of subject options and streams.
Secondaire supérieur
4
Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Programmes providing learning experiences that build on secondary education and prepare for labour market entry and/or tertiary education. The content is broader than secondary but not as complex as tertiary education.
Enseignement post-secondaire non-supérieur
5
Short-cycle tertiary education
Short first tertiary programmes that are typically practically-based, occupationally-specific and prepare for labour market entry. These programmes may also provide a pathway to other tertiary programmes.
Enseignement supérieur de cycle court
6
Bachelor or equivalent
Programmes designed to provide intermediate academic and/or professional knowledge, skills and competencies leading to a first tertiary degree or equivalent qualification.
Licence ou équivalent
7
Master or equivalent
Programmes designed to provide advanced academic and/or professional knowledge, skills and competencies leading to a second tertiary degree or equivalent qualification.
Master ou équivalent
8
Doctoral or equivalent
Programmes designed primarily to lead to an advanced research qualification, usually concluding with the submission and defence of a substantive dissertation of publishable quality based on original research.
Doctorat ou équivalent
Representation of multiple values:
number list (0;1;2;3)
Applied to Flanders
This section is still being researched and developed. If you see something wrong, please correct it!
Flanders has an own education scale, VKS. The table below shows which VKS and ISCED 2011 levels are applicable for each school in normal education. You can map the VKS level with vks:level=* and the ISCED level with isced:level=*.
VKS
ISCED
Beschrijving
Description
Basischool
0
Kleuteronderwijs
Pre-school
1
1
Lager onderwijs
Primary education
Middelbare school
2
1ste graad secundair onderwijs
1st grade of secondary education
2
2de graad BSO
2nd grade of vocational secondary education
2de graad ASO, TSO, KSO
2nd grade of general, technical and art secondary education
3
3
3de graad BSO; deeltijds BSO
3rd grade of vocational secondary education; part-time vocational secondary education
4
3
3de graad ASO, TSO, KSO
3rd grade of general, technical and art secondary education
4
4
Extra jaar ASO, TSO, KSO, of BSO of specialisatiejaar BSO
Extra year secondary education or specialisation year of vocational secondary education
Hogeschool
5
5
HBO5
Higher Vocational Education on European level 5
6
5
Professionele bachelor
Professional bachelor
7
5?
Master ("master of arts" of zo?)
Master (master of arts or what?)
Universiteit
6
6
Academische bachelor
Academic bachelor
7
7
Master
Master
8
8
Doctoraat
Doctoral, PhD
An empty table cell denotes that the scale does not have a level for the end of that grade.
Examples:
Primary education
A school with pre-school and primary education (basisschool): vks:level=1isced:level=0;1