School Pact

The School Pact (Dutch: Schoolpact, French: Pacte scolaire) is the name given to a political agreement concluded in Belgium on 6 November 1958 and ratified by Parliament in 1959. It ended the Second School War (1950–1959), a political crisis over the funding and role of religion in education. The pact established a framework guaranteeing the coexistence of state and private (mainly Catholic) schools and remains a foundation of the Belgian education system.

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