Lucernacollege Houthalen

What Lucernacollege Houthalen does

Lucernacollege Houthalen (doing business as Campus Quadrant) is a publicly funded Catholic secondary school located at Huidevettersstraat 5, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium. Founded in 2003 and governed by the non-profit foundation vzw IM Lucerna (institution number 122382), the school delivers secondary education to students aged 12-18 across three grades (1ste, 2de, and 3de graad), offering study directions that include Klassieke Talen, Moderne Talen en Wetenschappen, STEM, Natuurwetenschappen, Humane wetenschappen, Economische Wetenschappen, Bedrijf en Organisatie, and Wetenschappen-Wiskunde. The school operates from a single campus and serves students primarily from Houthalen-Helchteren, Genk and surrounding Limburg municipalities, including native Dutch speakers and international/OKAN newcomers.

Its core academic technology stack consists of third-party digital platforms — Smartschool for student data and communication, and Informat for administrative processing — both listed as data processors in the school's GDPR-compliant privacy policy. Educational technology infrastructure includes the LEGO Education Innovation Studio (LEIS), opened in January 2018 for hands-on robotics and STEM learning. The school's revenue model is government-funded under the Flemish education subsidy framework; tuition is covered by public funding, with ancillary costs limited to school uniforms (ordered via uniform.lucerna.be), extracurricular activities, and optional educational materials. The school maintains an active outreach cadence through its website (campusquadrant.be), social media channels (Facebook, YouTube, X/Twitter, Instagram), annual Open Deurdag events, and Infoavond evenings, alongside feeder pipelines from affiliated primary schools Basisschool Lucerna and Basisschool Arkades.

Beyond core academics, Lucernacollege runs several enrichment programs: L-Botics (robotics club competing in FIRST LEGO League, Infomatrix Romania, Science Expo and VLAJO), Creaclub (creative arts), in-school and after-school sports (Sport op school and SVS), the A+ Programma for highly gifted students, and OKAN reception classes for non-Dutch-speaking newcomers. Strategic partnerships span higher-education bridging (PXL/UHasselt, UCLL Campus Liza in Genk), student guidance (CLB), and STEM industry exposure (ESA Cologne, KUKA AG, Makerspace @ PXL/UHasselt, Cosmodrome Kattevennen Genk). GDPR compliance is maintained under vzw IM Lucerna's data controller role.

Name

Lucernacollege Houthalen

Legal name

vzw IM Lucerna

Website

https://campusquadrant.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lucernacollege Houthalen (Campus Quadrant) is a publicly funded Belgian Catholic secondary school in Houthalen-Helchteren, founded in 2003 under non-profit vzw IM Lucerna, serving students aged 12-18 across three grades with STEM, language, and humanities tracks plus L-Botics robotics, A+ gifted, and OKAN integration programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical Education K–12 Schools (EDAJABAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• STEM education
• Humanities programs
• Language education
• Extracurricular activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Houthalen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lucernacollege Houthalen (Campus Quadrant) is a Catholic secondary school in Houthalen, Belgium, offering comprehensive three-grade education (1ste, 2de, and 3de graad) with study directions including Classical Languages, Modern Languages and Sciences, STEM, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Business and Economics. The school provides enrichment programs such as L-Botics robotics club, Creaclub creative arts, in-school and after-school sports, an A+ program for gifted students, and OKAN reception classes for non-Dutch-speaking newcomers.

Product overview

Lucernacollege Houthalen (Campus Quadrant) is a secondary school offering a comprehensive three-grade educational program with multiple study directions. The school provides core academic programs in Classical Languages, Modern Languages and Sciences, STEM, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Business and Economics across first, second, and third grades. Beyond academics, the school offers enrichment activities including L-Botics (robotics club participating in competitions like First LEGO League), Creaclub (creative arts), sports programs (Sport op school and SVS), an A+ program for gifted students, and OKAN integration classes for non-native speakers. The school emphasizes STEM education, international exposure through trips, and participation in olympiades and competitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Basisschool Lucerna: Primary school affiliated with Lucernacollege
• Basisschool Arkades

Products and services

• Studierichtingen (Study Programs)
• L-Botics

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PXL/UHasseltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education partnership providing trial days for students (proefdagen), information evenings about higher education, and study orientation support. Fifth-year students participate in trial lessons at the university/hogeschool.
• UCLL (UC Leuven-Limburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity college partnership providing higher education orientation activities, EHBO training for students, and educational workshops. Students visit Campus Liza in Genk for practical training.
• CLB (Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent guidance center providing career counseling, study choice guidance, and student support services. CLB representatives give presentations to sixth-year students about higher education structures.
• ESA (European Space Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIP visit to ESA Cologne facilities including 3M Science Applied to Life, European Astronaut Agency, Columbus lab, and astronaut rehabilitation center. Students won first prize in Big Bang Spacetube Festival space video competition.
• KUKA AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEM classes visited KUKA AG, an international automation company specializing in robotics growth markets. Educational visit for L-Botics robotics team.
• Cosmodrome Kattevennen GenkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRobot team participated in FIRST LEGO League preparation activities at the space center in Genk, learning about space history, space robots, and rockets.
• Smartschool PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital platform used for processing student data, similar to Informat platform. Used for administrative and educational purposes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: One of the world's largest private K-12 operators with a broad portfolio of schools; relevant as a scaled incumbent comparable for the multi-campus, multi-track school model Lucernacollege operates at a smaller scale.
• Nord Anglia Education: Global premium schools group operating premium K-12 institutions worldwide; useful as a scaled incumbent peer for premium K-12 positioning and STEM/IB-style offerings.
• Cognita: International K-12 schools operator owning multiple premium schools globally; relevant as a broader incumbent showing what scaled, professionally managed private K-12 networks can achieve in the same category.

Direct peers

• Heilig Hartcollege Leuven: Catholic secondary school in Flanders with humanities and science tracks; comparable to Lucernacollege in governance profile (Catholic, publicly funded) and target demographic of 12-18 year-olds.
• Sint-Barbaracollege: A long-established Flemish Catholic secondary school offering comparable multi-track study directions (Classical Languages, STEM, Humanities) to a similar student profile. Closest analog to Lucernacollege in terms of curriculum breadth and Catholic identity.
• Don Bosco Schools Belgium: Network of Catholic secondary schools across Belgium sharing Lucernacollege's religious-affiliated, publicly-funded model with broad curriculum offerings and extracurricular activity clubs.
• Sint-Pieterscollege (multiple campuses): Belgian Catholic secondary school network with similar 1ste-3de graad structure and STEM/humanities track mix; provides a direct benchmark on curriculum breadth, Catholic governance, and student outcomes.
• Sint-Janscollege Brussels: Belgian Catholic secondary school with comparable grade structure and study direction set; provides a direct peer benchmark for Catholic Flemish secondary education operating models.

Regional players

• Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen: Public Flemish secondary school with comparable multi-track structure (STEM, Humanities, Languages). Useful as a publicly-funded comparator for academic outcomes, though secular rather than Catholic.

Emerging players

• Bright Scholar: Global K-12 education group with schools and complementary education services; relevant as a scaled education-services peer for the extracurricular enrichment and international-program positioning that Lucernacollege pursues at a local level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/campusquadrant
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDrEolgUAUsLuhFR9Of6uYw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/LucernacollegeHouthalen
• Instagraminstagram.com/campusquadrant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lucernacollege-houthalen

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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