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The Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation ( nl, Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum) is an educational

foundation Foundation may refer to: * Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization ** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. ** Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause ...

the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

encompassing nine different schools; three offering primary education and six offering

secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

. The Foundation, established in 1936, is based in

Wassenaar Wassenaar (; population: in ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and Dorp (town), town located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, on the western coast of the Netherlands. An affluent suburb of The ...

, a suburb of

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Management

The sole member and chair of the Foundation's executive board is Arjan Kastelein, who is accountable to the supervisory board chaired by Johan van der Werff. Previous chairs of the supervisory board include,

Frans Weisglas Frans Willy Weisglas (born 8 August 1946) is a retired Dutch politician, diplomat and economist. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 16 May 2002 until 30 Nove ...

, former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, and

Hans Dijkstal Henri Frans "Hans" Dijkstal (28 February 1943 – 9 May 2010) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and financial adviser. Early life, education, military service and early career Dijkstal was born in Port ...

, former

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Responsibilities

The Foundation is responsible for financial administration, the maintenance of buildings and IT infrastructure, and the recruitment of staff. The Foundation, as the "competent authority", is responsible for the quality of the education and is accountable to the Dutch Ministry of Education and the Dutch Education Inspectorate.

Schools in the organisation

The organisation comprises eight schools: * ''Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest'' (secondary) *''Rijnlands Lyceum Sassenheim'' (secondary) *''Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar'' (secondary) *

International School of The Hague The International School of The Hague (often abbreviated as ISH) is an international school located in the vicinity of Kijkduin, The Hague. School Profile The International School of The Hague is one of several schools catering to the large i ...

(secondary) *

(primary) *

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(secondary) * European School The Hague (primary) * European School The Hague (secondary) *''Eerste Nederlandse Montessorischool'' (primary) The ''Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest'', ''Rijnlands Lyceum Sassenheim'' and ''Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar'' offer three streams of Dutch secondary education: "pre-vocational secondary education" ( MAVO), "higher general continued education" (

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 ...

), and "preparatory scientific education" ( VWO). They also offer bilingual education, in English and Dutch. In addition the ''Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest'' has an international department offering the

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) is an educational programme for students between the ages of 11 to 16 around the world as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum. Middle Year Programme is intended to pr ...

(IB MYP) and

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into ...

(IBDP). The International School of The Hague constitutes a primary and secondary school, offering the International Primary Curriculum, the MYP and the IB DP. The

, opened on the premises of Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar in 2019, offering the

(IB MYP) and – in the future – the

(IBDP). The European School The Hague opened in 2012, initially offering primary-level education, with its secondary cycle operating from 2014. The school is accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools to offer the

European Baccalaureate The European Baccalaureate (or EB) is a bilingual educational diploma, which certifies the completion of secondary studies in a European School or Accredited European School by the Board of Governors of the intergovernmental organisation, "The Eu ...

bilingual diploma as its secondary leaving qualification. It prioritises, for enrolment purposes, the children of European Union staff and other non-EU European institutions based nearby. The ''Eerste Nederlandse Montessorischool'' is a primary school offering a Montessori education.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation Schools in South Holland Educational organisations based in the Netherlands Education in the Netherlands