{"id":21451,"date":"2020-02-18T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/changing-primary-school\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:09:43","slug":"changing-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/changing-primary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing primary school"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":21771,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/kennisbank-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21451","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"inhoud":[{"acf_fc_layout":"inhoud_blok","afbeelding_of_video":"geen","afbeelding":false,"video":null,"intro":"Parents can always change their child's primary school for any reason. Parents have free school choice.","inhoud":"<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reasons<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\"> to change primary school<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There can be many reasons to change primary school: a move, a different view on the policy or how things are done at school, a conflict, or because your child no longer wants to go to that school.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">When<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The best time to change schools is at the end of the school year, but this is not always<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> possible<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for you and your child.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> It<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is not required; children can also change primary schools during the school year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Register new school<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you want to change, it is up to you to find a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> new primary school that accepts your child.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Once you find one, you register your child at the new school and the school then unregisters your child. The municipality gets notification of the deregistration. When moving to another school, the old school must make an educational report and give it to the new school. This is arranged in the law on primary education in<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wetten.overheid.nl\/BWBR0003420\/2015-08-01\/0\/HoofdstukI\/TiteldeelII\/Afdeling1\/Paragraaf4\/Artikel42\/afdrukken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> article 42<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"call_to_action","selecteer_call_to_action":"gerelateerde_onderwerpen_lijst","berichten_met_prioriteit":false,"download_pdf":false,"veelgestelde_vragen_verwijzing":{"titel":"","knop_tekst":"","url":""}}],"banner_subtitel":"","samenvatting":"Parents can always choose another school for their child for any reason. 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