Maurick College

What Maurick College does

Maurick College is a public secondary school (voortgezet onderwijs) located in Vught, Netherlands, offering the full Dutch secondary spectrum — VMBO, HAVO, atheneum, and gymnasium — to students aged approximately 12-18. It serves as a Dalton school (daltonschool), organizing daily "dalton hours" in which students choose their own activities, anchoring the educational model in five principles: choosing with responsibility, independence, cooperation, reflection, and effectiveness. The school is governed by Vereniging Ons Middelbaar Onderwijs (OMO), a Catholic-tradition school association founded in 1916 that operates multiple secondary schools across North Brabant. Students are drawn exclusively from the 's-Hertogenbosch and Vught municipalities through the regional DOVO enrollment system.

The school's core product is the Dalton-based secondary education track, augmented by a structured set of sub-brands: the Maurick Talent Academy (Explore and Master programs in sports, dance, music, and singing), the Maurick Dance Company (8 teams including 5 selection groups), the Maurick Choir, Maurick Musical productions, and an internationalization program that includes third-year foreign travel and the annual Water is Life international conference. Digital infrastructure is standard for the Dutch VO sector, comprising Magister (student information system), Microsoft 365, TeachBuddy (digital learning tool), and the AURA library system; Maurick College does not develop proprietary technology. Reported outcomes include a 92% final-exam pass rate, marginally above the 90% average for comparable municipalities per DUO data.

Maurick College does not charge tuition, consistent with the Dutch public education model, and is funded by the Dutch government through the national VO funding system. Limited ancillary costs (e.g., optional gym clothing via external supplier Jos van Herpen) are passed to parents. The institution is led by Rector Monique van Roosmalen (appointed January 1, 2024) and operates as a semi-public educational institution rather than a commercial enterprise. It is not a candidate for conventional PE/VC investment, and any expansion is constrained by public-sector governance, fixed regional catchment, and OMO group-level decision-making.

Name

Maurick College

Legal name

Maurick College

Website

https://maurickcollege.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Maurick College is a Dutch public secondary school in Vught offering VMBO, HAVO, atheneum, and gymnasium tracks using the Dalton methodology, serving students from Vught and 's-Hertogenbosch via the Maurick Talent Academy for sports and performing arts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Dalton education
• Talent development programs
• Performing arts education
• International student programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Vught

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maurick College delivers secondary education in Vught, Netherlands across vmbo, havo, atheneum, and gymnasium tracks using the Dalton education methodology. The school supplements its academic curriculum with the Maurick Talent Academy for sports and performing arts, a two-year bridge class system to find optimal educational level fit, and internationalization programs including the annual Water is Life conference.

Product overview

Maurick College offers secondary education (vmbo, havo, atheneum, gymnasium) based on the Dalton educational approach. The core Dalton Education program is complemented by the Maurick Talent Academy for specialized talent development in sports and arts. Performing Arts programs include the Maurick Dance Company, choir, and musical productions. International programs and sustainability themes like Water is Life provide cross-curricular enrichment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maurick Talent Academy: Talent development program offering specialized programs in sports (Maurick Talent Academy), performing arts, and other areas. Includes master programs in dance and singing.
• Maurick Dance Company

Products and services

• Daltononderwijs (Dalton Education)
• Maurick Talent Academy Talent development program offering specialized tracks in sports (Explore and Master programs), dance, singing, and other areas for gifted students at Maurick College.
• Performing Arts Creative arts program covering dance, music, musical theater, and visual arts, including the Maurick Dance Company, Maurick Choir, and Maurick Musical productions.
• Maurick Dance Company Dance ensemble offering training in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and modern styles, with 8 teams including 5 selection groups participating in competitions and performances.
• Internationalisering (International Programs) International programs including third-year foreign trips and participation in international conferences such as the Water is Life conference with students from 16 countries.
• Water is Life Program Cross-curricular annual program on water, climate, and sustainability culminating in an international conference with students from 16 countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% exam pass rate (2025-2026 school year) compared to 90% average in comparable municipalities

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Nuffic Global DevelopmentminorOthers · 8 June 2026Nuffic Global Development wrote a positive article about the Water is Life international conference hosted at Maurick College in June 2026, where youth from 16 countries gathered to discuss global water challenges.
• Brabantkoor (Brabant Choir)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brabantkoor, a professional choir, collaborates with the Maurick Talent Academy singing program. Professional singers/teachers from the choir provide vocal training as part of the Master Programma Zang (Master Singing Program) at the school.
• Brabant WaterminorOthersBrabant Water participated in the launch of the Water is Life theme year (2025-2026) by bringing their tapfiets (water bike) to school to provide students with fresh, healthy tap water, supporting the school's sustainability and water awareness initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plein 13: A Dalton secondary school in 's-Hertogenbosch operating under OMO. Comparable to Maurick as an OMO-affiliated Dalton school serving an overlapping regional catchment, with similar student choice-based pedagogy.
• Stedelijk Gymnasium 's-Hertogenbosch: A gymnasium secondary school in 's-Hertogenbosch with similar academic-rigor positioning. Comparable because Maurick's gymnasium track competes for the same academically oriented families in the same regional labor market.
• Sondervick College: A Dalton secondary school in the North Brabant region of the Netherlands, also part of the OMO network. Directly comparable because it follows the same Dalton pedagogy and overlaps Maurick's talent-development and multi-track (vmbo/havo/vwo) offering.

Others

• ROC Tilburg: A regional vocational education institution in North Brabant. Comparable as a regional post-vmbo pathway option for Maurick's vmbo graduates, representing an 'ecosystem peer' influencing school choice and graduate outcomes.

Regional players

• International School of The Hague: An international secondary school in the Randstad offering globally oriented curricula. Comparable to Maurick because both target families seeking an internationally oriented secondary education, even though the IS Hague operates a different (international) curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium: One of the largest and oldest gymnasia in the Netherlands. Comparable because, like Maurick's gymnasium track, it emphasizes classical/academic preparation and offers a broad talent-development program, serving as a benchmark for aspiration and outcomes.
• Canisius College Nijmegen: A Catholic secondary school in Nijmegen offering multiple tracks (vmbo/havo/vwo) with broad talent programs. Comparable as a Dutch Catholic secondary school that balances academic preparation with personal development in the same religious-educational tradition as Maurick's OMO governance.
• Gymnasium Sorghvliet: An independent gymnasium in The Hague with strong academic and personal-development profile. Comparable as a higher-end secondary school that competes on outcomes and broadened education similar to Maurick's position.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maurick-college
• Instagraminstagram.com/maurickmedia

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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