公立

當時沒有任何以英語為母語的人在公立學校任教。

At the time there were no native English speakers teaching in any public school.

這是一所公立學校。

This is a state school.

湯姆上公立學校。

Tom goes to a state school.

湯姆上公立學校。

Tom attends state school.

荷蘭的公立教育常會教授法語、德語或者西班牙語，有時也會教像拉丁語和希臘語這樣的古典語言，不過古典語言的學習需要由學生主動提出。

The public education in the Netherlands usually teaches French, German, or Spanish. Sometimes, it will also teach classical languages like Latin and Greek, although students have to voluntarily request to learn classical languages.