retake exams.

If your child fails a school exam or the final exam, your child can sometimes retake it. What rules apply for retakes? When are the retakes? And can you retake only to raise your grade?

How many exams can you retake at most?

There are national rules about the number of retakes. Each child can retake a maximum of one subject of the final exam in principle.

If your child takes exams for vmbo bb or kb? Then your child can retake one vocational subject and one general subject.

Which subject to retake?

Usually, the school gives advice about which subject your child should retake. Sometimes there are more options to still get the diploma. Then ask yourself these questions:

• In which subject is your child best?
• Which grade is easiest to raise? For example, because one grade is very low, or because your child just missed passing that subject.

Raising a grade by retaking

All students, even those who passed, can take a final exam retake to improve a grade. If your child does worse on the retake than on the first exam, no problem: the highest grade counts.

Still need an adjusted retake?

If your child did not do an adjusted final exam but still needs support for the retake, this can still be requested. You can contact your child’s school management for this. The College for Tests and Exams checks with the school which adjustments are possible. The final decision on extra adjustments lies with the school management.

Third period in exceptional cases

In exceptional cases, your child can take a state exam in the third period in August. The state exam committee of the College for Tests and Exams takes exams in the third period. These exams are not at your child’s own school.