Europeesche Lagere School

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Europeesche Lagere School was a Dutch colonial-era European primary school in the Dutch East Indies that provided Western-style education primarily to Europeans and select indigenous elites.

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instanceOf Dutch colonial educational institution
European school in the Dutch East Indies
colonial primary school
accessPolicy primarily reserved for Europeans
selective admission of indigenous elites
admissionCriterion legal racial classification in the Dutch East Indies
social status
aimedTo educate children of European residents
train a small indigenous elite loyal to colonial rule
ceasedToExistIn mid-20th century
contrastedWith Hollandsch-Inlandsche School NERFINISHED
Inlandsche School NERFINISHED
contributedTo formation of a Western-educated indigenous elite
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
educationalModel European curriculum model
educationLevel primary education
fundedBy colonial government
governedBy Dutch colonial administration
hadLegalStatus official government school
hadSchoolYearStructure European-style school calendar
historicalLocation territory of present-day Indonesia
historicalPeriod Dutch colonial period in Indonesia
historicalRole symbol of European privilege in colonial Indonesia
influencedBy Dutch educational reforms in the 19th and early 20th centuries
languageOfInstruction Dutch
legalLanguage Dutch colonial regulations
locatedIn cities and towns of the Dutch East Indies
mediumOfCulturalTransmission European norms and values
operatedIn Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED
partOf colonial education system of the Dutch East Indies
provided Western-style education
replacedBy Indonesian national primary school system
schoolSystemLevel lower level of European education in the colony
schoolType day school
segregationPolicy racially segregated schooling
socialFunction instrument of colonial social stratification
tool of cultural Westernization
targetStudentGroup Europeans in the Dutch East Indies
Indo-European population
indigenous elites in the Dutch East Indies
taughtSubject Dutch language
European history
arithmetic
geography
reading
writing
typicalPupilsAgeRange approximately 6–12 years

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Haji Agus Salim educatedAt Europeesche Lagere School