Catholic
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secondary school for VMBO, HAVO, Atheneum and Gymnasium, near
Zeist
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History
The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year 83 ...
. It is one of the colleges founded by the
Society of Jesus
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, in 1831, and has undergone several moves since then.
History
The school began as a private, Catholic, boys boarding school in 1831 in
Katwijk aan den Rijn
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The Hague
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and in 1946 to an estate in Breul, between Zeist and
Driebergen
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. In 1953 a new building was built which still stands and displays the school's motto ''Mutua Fides'' (mutual trust).
Girls were admitted from 1966 and in 1968 it merged with other girl's and boy's schools, and has been growing ever since. The boarding school, which accommodated 150 boys, remained until 1981. The current school building opened in 1980. The last Jesuits retired from the faculty in the 1980s and since then the school has become more generic
Christian
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.
The students have long been included on the committee that hires teachers and evaluates them before issuing further contracts, through Representation of Students in Appointment Procedures (VLIB). The practice has drawn the attention of the national press. The VLIB organizes an assessment of teachers in their first year, through surveys in three classes, in the first and second half of the school year. Based on the results of the second evaluation VLIB pupils provide advice to the rector on whether to grant tenure to the teacher.
the school had about 1,600 students, of which 42% were in the first two years. The school was then controlled by an interim administration.
Alumni
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Piet Aalberse
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member Lower House of the States General for the
RKSP
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, Chairman House of Representatives, Minister, member Council of State, Minister of State
* :nl:Vincent van der Burg, member of parliament for the Christian Democrats
* :nl:Erik Brey, comedian
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Eva de Goede
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, international hockey
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Fedde le Grand
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In 2006, his single "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached the top five on the Dutch Top 40, number one in the UK Singles Chart a ...
Maastricht
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* :nl:Erik Jurgens, party executive CSF, member of parliament for the PPR later PvdA, member Senate for the PvdA, professor of media law Limburg University, and Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law Free University Amsterdam
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Hans Kolfschoten
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Kolfschoten was minister of Justice, ...
, member Senate for RKSP, Justice Minister, Mayor of
Eindhoven
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Benk Korthals
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Korthals attended the Gymnasium Leiden from June 1957 until June 1963 and applied at the Leid ...
, member of parliament for the VVD, Justice Minister and Balkenende cabinet Defense Minister
* :nl:Harry van der Putt, cigar manufacturer, member of parliament for the RKSP, deceased in Bergen-Belsen
* Jan de Quay, member Senate for
RKSP
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and KVP, Minister, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Commissioner of the King (or Queen) in
North Brabant
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* nl:Robert Regout, S.J., Jesuit, professor of international law and resistance fighter, died in
Dachau
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Frans-Jozef van Thiel
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He was a member of the Hou ...
Brenninkmeijer
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See also
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List of Jesuit schools
The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges and university, universities listed here.
Some of these universities are in the ...