High school characteristics
| School A | School B | |
| Type of education offered | Pre-university education only | Higher general education and pre-university education |
| Geographic location | Predominantly white part of the city with the highest average disposable income per household | Ethnically and culturally diverse part of the city where the average disposable income per household is substantially lower |
| Student population | Approximately 800 students Mostly ethnic majority students, some ethnic minority students | Approximately 750 students Mostly from ethnic minority (>50 nationalities are represented: mostly Moroccan, Turkish, Surinamese and a number of ethnic majority students) |
| Study choice counselling | Starts in third year, when students have to choose their subjects 1 week internship in fourth year No classroom teaching about study choice Students are stimulated to attend external information meetings, open days and participate in student-for-a-day programmes Study counsellors inform students about activities External study choice counselling available at a charge of €200 | Starts in third year, when students have to choose their subjects Digital study choice programme Classroom teaching about study choice Information meetings for students and parents Students are stimulated to participate in student-for-a-day programmes Study counsellors and mentors actively provide information One on one study counselling for students who haven’t made their choice yet Monitoring of study choice process Mentorship programme especially for ambitious first in family students |
| Nature of study choice activities | Study choice activities are not mandatory | Information meetings are mandatory |