CSG De Lage Waard

What CSG De Lage Waard does

CSG De Lage Waard is a Christian secondary school located in Papendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, founded in 1973 and operated by the non-profit Stichting voor Christelijk Voortgezet Onderwijs Alblasserwaard West. The school serves approximately 1,200-1,800 students across two physical campuses - VMBO/MAVO at Burgemeester Keijzerweg 5 and HAVO/VWO at Vijzellaan 4 - offering the full Dutch secondary spectrum from LWOO learning support and Zorgklas care classes, through Talent XL VMBO and MAVO, to HAVO and VWO, with practical learning extensions including the PGP Impact Makers exam subject and the PIE Leer- en Werkplein technical workshop. The teaching and student-administration stack is built on the Magister platform with a SchoolWiki overlay; no proprietary technology is developed in-house.

The school's revenue model is non-commercial: as a public-benefit ANBI-status institution, it is funded entirely through the Dutch government bekostiging education-funding system, with no tuition charged and ancillary revenue from tax-deductible charitable donations and student-led fundraising (e.g., €9,300 raised for Tearfund via the Happietaria pop-up restaurant). Go-to-market is community-led, with recruitment driven by Groep 7/8 transition programs, open days, and word-of-mouth in the Papendrecht/Alblasserwaard catchment. The school is currently investing in a €9.3M consolidation project co-funded by the Municipality of Papendrecht, with the two campuses to be merged into a single new building on the Vijzellaan site. Recent strategic emphasis has been on practical learning, employer engagement (51-company Netwerkevent), and international exchange (Blomberg, Germany), positioning the institution as a community-anchored Christian school with applied-learning differentiation rather than a research-oriented academic track.

Name

CSG De Lage Waard

Legal name

Stichting voor Christelijk Voortgezet Onderwijs Alblasserwaard West

Website

https://delagewaard.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CSG De Lage Waard is a Christian secondary school in Papendrecht, Netherlands, serving approximately 1,200-1,800 students across two campuses with the full VMBO-through-VWO curriculum, including LWOO support and practical-learning programs, funded by the Dutch government bekostiging system under ANBI status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Papendrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a public secondary school, CSG De Lage Waard is funded through government educational funding (bekostiging). The school operates under the legal entity Stichting voor Christelijk Voortgezet Onderwijs Alblasserwaard West.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CSG De Lage Waard is a Christian secondary school delivering full-spectrum secondary education across two campuses in Papendrecht. Offerings range from LWOO and Zorgklas learning-support programs through VMBO (with Talent XL), MAVO, and HAVO/VWO tracks, including the practical PGP Impact Makers exam subject and a PIE technical workshop. The school is government-funded, charges no tuition, and operates as a public-benefit non-profit (ANBI status).

Product overview

CSG De Lage Waard is a Christian secondary school offering a comprehensive educational portfolio across two locations. The vmbo/mavo location (Burgemeester Keijzerweg) provides LWOO & ZORGKLAS, TALENT XL VMBO, and MAVO programs with practical orientation, while the havo/vwo location (Vijzellaan) offers HAVO/VWO pathways. The school integrates practice-based learning through its PIE (Practijk, Industrie, Economie) workshop facility with modern technical equipment and the PGP Impact Makers exam subject where students work on real assignments for external partners. Programs are designed to be inclusive, with a focus on student wellbeing and diverse learning needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Talent XL VMBO: A VMBO program focused on practical learning through doing, part of the Talent XL educational approach.
• Happietaria
• Impact Makers
• PIE Leer- en Werkplein

Products and services

• LWOO & Zorgklas Specialized learning support (LWOO - leerwegondersteunend onderwijs) and Zorgklas care class programs for students who need additional academic support or a tailored learning environment within the school's Christian secondary framework.
• Talent XL VMBO Practice-oriented VMBO (voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs) program where students learn by doing through hands-on work-environment experiences beginning in their first year.
• MAVO / HAVO Secondary education pathway combining MAVO (preparatory secondary education) with HAVO (higher general secondary education), featuring practical orientation and weekly choice afternoons where students select their own subjects.
• HAVO / VWO HAVO (higher general secondary education) and VWO (pre-university education) programs at the Vijzellaan campus, preparing students for higher education.
• Praktijkgericht Programma (PGP) Impact Makers Practical exam subject for HAVO 4 students where they work on real assignments for partner organizations inside and outside the school, developing skills in collaboration, presentation, independent work, and planning.
• PIE Leer- en Werkplein Technical learning and working environment for PIE students featuring modern lathes, milling machines, column drilling machines, and welding stations with extraction systems.
• Talent XL Junior Transitional bridge program for Group 7/8 primary-school students preparing for entry into CSG De Lage Waard's secondary education tracks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% pass rate for mavo, lwt and vmbo basis
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Volksuniversiteit PapendrechtminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The community education center (Volksuniversiteit) at Vondellaan 158 in Papendrecht serves as the location for the Happietaria pop-up restaurant charity initiative organized by CSG De Lage Waard students.
• Regional Companies Network (51 companies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202651 regional companies in the Papendrecht area participated in the annual Netwerkevent organized by CSG De Lage Waard and Willem de Zwijger College. 630 students met with these companies to learn about careers and some arranged internship contacts. Companies span sectors including healthcare, technology, police, and creative industries.
• Willem de Zwijger CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner secondary school in the joint annual network event where 630 students from both schools met with regional companies. Both schools are also collaborating on the new school building project with the municipality of Papendrecht.
• Municipality of Papendrecht (Gemeente Papendrecht)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025The municipality is collaborating with CSG De Lage Waard on the school's €9.3M building project, providing €9.3M funding. Mayor Margreet van Driel attended international exchange events. The municipality and school jointly communicate about construction plans and contribute to the design of the new school building.
• Blomberg School (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025International exchange with Blomberg school from Germany, including Mayor Christoph Dolle, school director Monika Precker, and cultural policy advisor Andrea Plat visiting CSG De Lage Waard. Discussions focused on educational and cultural cooperation and opportunities for students to learn each other's languages.
• Papendrechtse Ondernemersvereniging (OVP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025The Papendrecht Business Association (OVP) commissioned PGP Impact Makers students (HAVO 4) to organize their annual winter party. The students planned the entire event including decorations, champagne wall, invitations, and music quiz for approximately 80 entrepreneurs.
• NexTech ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025NexTech is a consortium of local companies that aims to enthuse young people about technology. The consortium organized a pitch evening at superyacht builder Oceanco where student Daniel Terpstra won a study scholarship for his life-saving glass-breaking device.
• TearfundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Tearfund is a development organization. CSG De Lage Waard students raised €9,300 for Tearfund projects in Indonesia and previously €8,500 for Uganda through the Happietaria pop-up restaurant initiative. This is a student-led charity project where students organize a restaurant for the benefit of Tearfund's international development work.
• Stichting Jongerentheater QuintminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Foundation providing original music and theatrical support for school productions. Bart Kuntz and Marijn van Engelen composed original music for the annual school theater productions 'Jaap en de Bonenstaak – Climate War' and 'Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek'.
• OceancominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Superyacht builder that hosted the NexTech pitch evening where CSG De Lage Waard student Daniel Terpstra won a study scholarship. Oceanco provided the venue for this industry-education technology initiative.
• CarglassminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Carglass provided old windshields free of charge to CSG De Lage Waard student Daniel Terpstra for testing his life-saving device to break through laminated car glass for his profile project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Driestar College: A Reformed Christian secondary school with locations in Driebergen-Woudenberg and Gouda, offering VMBO through VWO programs under a stichting. Comparable in Christian identity, program breadth, and values-based positioning to CSG De Lage Waard, though geographically distant.
• Gomarus College: A Reformed Christian secondary school in Gorinchem, in the broader South Holland region. Comparable in denominational identity, stichting governance, and HAVO/VWO program mix to CSG De Lage Waard, though serving a different municipality and not directly competing for the same students.
• Ichthus College: A Christian secondary school in Veenendaal, Netherlands, offering VMBO through VWO programs. Comparable in Christian identity, program structure, and Dutch secondary education positioning to CSG De Lage Waard, though operating in a different region.
• Calvijn College: A Reformed Christian secondary school in Goes, Zeeland, offering VMBO through VWO tracks. Comparable in denominational identity, stichting-operated governance, and program structure to CSG De Lage Waard, though in a different province.
• Helder CLV: A Christian secondary school in Den Helder, Netherlands, with VMBO through VWO programs under stichting governance. Comparable in denominational identity, governance model, and program mix to CSG De Lage Waard, though serving a northern Dutch market rather than South Holland.

Direct peers

• Willem de Zwijger College: A secondary school in Papendrecht, Netherlands, explicitly partnering with CSG De Lage Waard on the joint network event and the new building project. It serves a similar student population in the same town and is the most direct local peer for head-to-head comparison on enrollment, programs, and outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/csgdelagewaard

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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