Canisius College, Nijmegen, is a

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school in

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

, in the

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. It has departments for

VMBO Pre-vocational secondary education (, abbr. VMBO) is a school track in the Netherlands. It lasts four years, from the age of twelve to sixteen. It combines vocational training with theoretical education in languages, mathematics, history, arts ...

HAVO ''Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs'' (havo, meaning "higher general continued education" in Dutch) is a stream in the secondary educational system of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Suriname. It has five grades and is generally attended at ...

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, and gymnasium. The school offers "bridging" for foreign students who enter without fluency in

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. The school is named after the Saint

Peter Canisius Peter Canisius ( nl, Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest. He became known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Swit ...

and is the legal successor to a former Jesuit boarding school of the same name. Since 2005 there have been no Jesuits at Canisius. Besides the main location there are two branches: De Goffert for pre-vocational secondary including LWOO, and Akkerlaan the international bridging school. In 2013 enrollment at Canisius' three locations was: 1,441 at Berg and Dalseweg, 543 at Goffert, and 51 at Akkerlaan / ISK. On 1 January 2002 the boards of four Nijmegen secondary schools merged to form Nijmegen School Group, which includes Canisius College, Nijmegen Comprehensive School Groenewoud (NSG), the Kandinsky College, and St. George's School. Teaching is at four levels, VMBO (base, frame, mixed, theoretical), secondary school, grammar school, and high school. The school has a main building, gym, and additional building with classrooms and a gym.

Notable alumni

Daphne Deckers Daphne Muriël Deckers (born 10 November 1968) is a Dutch television presenter, writer and occasional actress. In 1989 she started her career at RTL-Véronique, where she eventually became the host of ''Holland's Next Top Model'', which she too ...

, model and columnist *

Jan van Hoof Jan Jozef Lambert van Hoof (7 August 1922 – 19 September 1944) was a member of the Dutch resistance in World War II, who cooperated with Allied Forces during Operation Market Garden. He is credited with disabling explosives placed by the Ger ...

, resistance fighter *

Vincent Janssen Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen (born 15 June 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Antwerp and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Janssen started playing ...

, footballer *

Peter Hans Kolvenbach Peter Hans Kolvenbach (30 November 1928 – 26 November 2016) was a Dutch Jesuit priest and professor who was the 29th superior general of the Society of Jesus, the largest male Catholic religious order. Early years Kolvenbach's childhood was ...

, Superior General of Jesuits *

Ruud Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (; 7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refu ...

, politician *

Hans van Mierlo Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo (; 18 August 1931 – 11 March 2010) was a Dutch politician and journalist who co-founded Democrats 66 (D66). Van Mierlo studied Law at the Radboud University Nijmegen obtaining a Mas ...

, politician *

Thomas Olde Heuvelt Thomas Olde Heuvelt (born 16 April 1983) is a Dutch horror writer. His short stories have received the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, the Dutch Paul Harland Prize, and have been nominated for two additional Hugo Awards and a World Fantasy Awar ...

, writer *

Peter van Uhm Petrus Johannes Mathias "Peter" van Uhm (born 15 June 1955) is a retired Royal Netherlands Army general. He served as Chief of Defence of the Armed forces of the Netherlands from 17 April 2008 until 28 June 2012. He previously served as the Com ...

, former Chief of Defence

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Notable alumni

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