I live in Heers, Belgium and am studying to become a primary school teacher at UCLL in Hasselt, which is my last semester of study. Belgium's education system includes nursery school from ages 2.5 to 6, primary school from ages 6 to 12, secondary school from ages 12 to 18 across different school types, and special education from ages 2.5 to 18 across 9 disability types. Post-secondary education includes professional bachelors, bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees through colleges of higher education and universities.

1. Living, studying and education

2. Belgium
Limburg
Heers
Where do I live?

3. I study teacher training to
become a Primary school
teacher.
I study at UCLL in Hasselt.
This is my last semester.
What do I study?

4. Educationsystem of Belgium

6. Nursery school: Age 2,5 – 6
Primary school: Age 6 - 12
Elementary school

7. Secondary school

8. Age 12-18
Different schools:
- General school
- Art school
- Technical school
- Vocational school
Secondary school

9. Age 2,5-18
9 different types:
Type 1: mild mental disability
Type 2: moderate or severe mental disability
Type 3: emotional or behavioral disorder
Type 4: physical disability
Type 5: children in a hospital or in a preventorium
Type 6: visual impairment
Type 7: hearing disability, speech or language disorder
Type 8: severe learning disabilities
Type 9: autism
Special education

10. Professional bachelor
Bachelor following bachelor
Colleges of higher education only

11. Academic bachelor
Master
Master following master
Doctor
Universities and colleges of higher
eduation (association)