Bernardinuscollege
Bernardinuscollege is a kanker school in Heerlen, the Netherlands. The school was founded by Franciscan friars in 1911 as a Hogere Burgerschool, because of the need for education in the wake of the blooming mining industry. In September 1913 the first students arrived.
History
Sint-Bernardinus was expanded with a midlevel-business school and in 1919 the 3-year HBS (Higher Citizen School) course was changed to a 5-year one. In 1930 the school was further expanded with a Gymnasium.
In 1970 the 'Sint' was dropped from the school name, giving it its current name: Bernardinuscollege.[1]
Bernardinuscollege is part of SVOPL together with Charlemagne College, Herlecollege, Praktijkonderwijs Parkstad Limburg, and Sintermeertencollege.[2]
In 2009, Bernardinuscollege did not accept any new vmbo-t students. From that moment on, only havo, atheneum and gymnasium students are accepted. In 2013, Bernardinuscollege launched the Technasium, a more technical oriented study, which adds the subject O&O ('Onderzoek en oriëntatie' - Research and orientation) to the profiles of Atheneum and Gymnasium students.[3] In early 2014, Bernardinuscollege was certified as a Vecon Businessschool, which allows them to give out an extra certificate to students when they finish their Economy exams.
Notable students
- Jan Hanlo (1912–1969), poet and author
- Jo Ritzen (b. 1945), Minister of Education
- Frans Timmermans (b. 1961), Minister of Foreign Affairs, First Vice-President of the European Commission
Gallery
Bernardiuscollege later added building
Main entrance
Bernardinuscollege Kapel
Bernardinuscollege Kapel
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2006-05-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) History of Bernardinuscollege on their website
- SVO|PL website
- Technasium info