Editing Aruba (section)

==Education==
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Historically, Dutch was not widely spoken on the island, except within colonial administration, and its usage increased in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref name="Putte" /> Students in Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire were predominantly taught in Spanish until the late 18th century.<ref>Van Putte 1999.</ref> Dutch serves as the primary language of instruction, with Papiamento taught as a subject in the lower grades of secondary education.{{Sfn|Dijkhoff|Pereira|2010|p=237}}

The educational system mirrors the [[Education in the Netherlands|Dutch education structure]],<ref name="Bogaerts (Transitional times)">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/redsox/2013/09/03/usa-today-minor-league-player-of-the-year-xander-bogaerts-boston-red-sox/2760091/ |title=Bogaerts: USA TODAY Sports' Minor League Player of Year |work=USA Today |date=3 September 2013 |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402195016/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/redsox/2013/09/03/usa-today-minor-league-player-of-the-year-xander-bogaerts-boston-red-sox/2760091/ |archive-date=2 April 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> with public national education financed by the government of Aruba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitaruba.com/education/|title=Aruba Education - Schools and Universities|website=VisitAruba.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> The education landscape includes a mix of public and private institutions, such as the [[International School of Aruba]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://3dprint.com/107833/aruba-e-nable-3d-print-hands/|title=Hands for Ziti: Teacher & Students from International School of Aruba Team Up to 3D Print e-NABLE Prosthetics|website=3dprint.com|date=25 November 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> the Schakel College,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tilburgers.nl/tag/schakel-college-in-tilburg/|title=Schakel College in Tilburg • Tilburgers.nl - Nieuws uit Tilburg|website=Tilburgers.nl - Nieuws uit Tilburg|language=nl-NL|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> and [[Colegio Arubano]].

The [[University of Aruba]] is the national university. Aruba hosts three [[medical schools]], American University School of Medicine Aruba, [[Aureus University School of Medicine]] and [[Xavier University School of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aureusuniversity.com/|title=Aureus University School of Medicine|website=Aureusuniversity.com|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825231245/http://www.aureusuniversity.com/|archive-date=25 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xusom.com/|title=Caribbean Medical School - Xavier University|website=Caribbean Medical School - Xavier University|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825231102/https://www.xusom.com/|archive-date=25 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>