Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet

What Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet does

Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet is a Dutch publicly funded secondary school (lyceum) located on Bezuidenhoutseweg 40 in the Bezuidenhout district of Den Haag, Netherlands. Founded in 1925 as a Christian HBS by parents, the school exclusively offers gymnasium, atheneum, and havo tracks and operates as a small-scale institution with approximately 890 students and 93 staff, intentionally capped at a maximum of 900 students to preserve its personal character. Beyond the core academic tracks, the school markets differentiated programs including a Cambridge preparation centre, arts and music, and specialized support for talented and highly gifted learners (Onderwijs aan hoogbegaafden). Governance is held by Lucas Onderwijs, a professional education board, and the school maintains an unusually high level of parent participation, with roughly 20% of parents actively serving on the Ouderraad, MR, canteen parent, or class parent platforms.

The school's revenue model is government-funded secondary education under the Dutch public system: tuition is free for students, and the institution is funded primarily through per-student allocations from the Dutch Ministry of Education. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective students are recruited primarily through the Groep 8 (primary school graduation) transition, with a dedicated website funnel that includes brochures, school tours, and an enrollment form for 2026-2027. The school draws from Den Haag and at least eight surrounding municipalities (Rijswijk, Voorburg, Leidschendam, Scheveningen, Wassenaar, Pijnacker, Nootdorp, Zoetermeer), supported by a five-minute walk from Den Haag Centraal Station and the RandstadRail terminus. Marketing channels are limited to the school's website, Instagram, Facebook, and direct outreach, with formal parent and student portals for ongoing communication.

Recent strategic positioning has centered on the school's 100-year anniversary (2024/2025), including a rebrand from "Zandvliet College" back to the founding-era "Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet" name and the construction of a new school building on the original 1925 site, featuring an auditorium with theater, a large sports hall, and a hypermodern science laboratory. The institution's competitive positioning is built on small-scale, Christian-identity, structured-but-personal education, with no disclosed AI capabilities, no proprietary technology platform, and no third-party enterprise customers.

Name

Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet

Legal name

Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet

Website

https://chrlyceumzandvliet.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet is a small-scale, publicly funded Dutch secondary school in Den Haag, exclusively offering gymnasium, atheneum, and havo tracks to approximately 890 students, governed by Lucas Onderwijs and intentionally capped at 900 students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Christian secondary school
• Gymnasium education
• HAVO atheneum
• Pre-university education

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Haag

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded Education: As a Dutch secondary school (lyceum), the institution operates as a publicly funded educational institution. The school is governed by Lucas Onderwijs and was originally established in 1925 as a Christian HBS by parents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Christelijk Lyceum Zandvliet is a Christian secondary school in The Hague, Netherlands, serving approximately 890 students with 93 staff members. The school provides tuition-free secondary education through three tracks — gymnasium, atheneum, and HAVO — and is operated under the Lucas Onderwijs foundation as a government-funded public school.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gymnasium (pre-university classical track)
• Atheneum (pre-university modern track)
• HAVO (higher general secondary education)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 890 students educated at any given time with a capacity of 900
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lucas OnderwijsOthersThe school is governed by Lucas Onderwijs, a professional education board. Originally, the school was founded in 1925 as a Christian HBS by parents, and over the years the governance responsibility shifted to this professional board.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Visser 't Hooft Lyceum: Christian Dutch secondary school (gymnasium/atheneum/havo) in Leiden, governed by the same SCOOL foundation. Closely comparable in faith-based identity, offerings, and small-scale model. Direct structural peer.
• Gymnasium Haganum: Public gymnasium located in Den Haag, directly competing for the same academically oriented families in the same city. Comparable academic profile with classical curriculum.
• Het Stedelijk Lyceum: Multi-location Dutch secondary school with gymnasium/atheneum/havo tracks across the Randstad. Comparable offerings and target customer (HAVO/VWO-bound families) in overlapping geographies.
• International School of The Hague: Den Haag-based international secondary school offering IB and Cambridge programmes. Direct competitor for internationally oriented families in the same catchment.
• British School in the Netherlands: International school in the Den Haag region offering British and Cambridge curriculum streams. Competes for internationally mobile families seeking English-language secondary education in the same catchment.
• Wolfert van Borselen: Dutch secondary school in the Rotterdam/Bergschenhoek area offering gymnasium, atheneum, havo and vwo. Comparable curriculum structure and target families, though serving a different municipality.
• Lorentz Lyceum: Established Dutch secondary school in Arnhem offering gymnasium/atheneum/havo. Comparable academic profile and customer base at a Dutch regional level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/christelijklyceumzandvliet
• Instagraminstagram.com/christelijklyceumzandvliet

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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