Etty Hillesum Lyceum

What Etty Hillesum Lyceum does

Etty Hillesum Lyceum is a Dutch public secondary school community (scholengemeenschap) founded in 1999 and operating across five distinct school locations in Deventer, Netherlands, plus an alternative learning route (Leerroute Het Corberic) following vrijeschoolonderwijs (Steiner) philosophy. The institution is a wholly owned operating entity under Stichting Carmel College foundation and serves the full secondary education spectrum, from praktijkonderwijs and vmbo through mavo, havo, vwo, atheneum, and gymnasium, including bilingual onderbouw atheneum tweetalig, gymnasium, ecolyceum (vwo), havo XL, and an Internationale Schakelklas (ISK) for international students. Specialized programs include Toptalent (gifted students in sports, music, ballet, and other arts), Persoonlijk VO Deventer (personalized secondary education, integrated in 2025), a VMBO Schoolrestaurant De Globe (vocational training restaurant open to public visitors), and a cross-location school orchestra performing throughout Deventer.

The core technology stack consists of standard Dutch education-software tooling — Office 365, SharePoint-based internal collaboration, SOMtoday for student information, Zermelo for scheduling, and Topdesk for support — with no proprietary AI or ML systems. Revenue is generated almost entirely through Dutch government per-pupil funding allocations under the public secondary education system, with a small ancillary transaction-fee revenue stream from the Schoolrestaurant De Globe catering to external visitors. The school employs 277 staff and serves students/families in the Deventer region, with international engagement via Etty Connect partner schools in Uganda. Distribution is direct: families enroll students at the chosen school location, with central administration handling coordination across the multi-site network.

Name

Etty Hillesum Lyceum

Legal name

Etty Hillesum Lyceum

Website

https://ehl.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Etty Hillesum Lyceum is a public Dutch secondary school community (scholengemeenschap) in Deventer operating five school locations plus an alternative Steiner route, serving students from praktijkonderwijs through gymnasium under Stichting Carmel College.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping (State/National) (EDAJAFAD), Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Vmbo havo vwo
• Gymnasium atheneum
• International transition class
• Talent development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Deventer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded by Dutch government as a public secondary education institution (scholengemeenschap). Revenue comes from government per-pupil funding allocations.
2. School Restaurant Services: VMBO school restaurant De Globe generates revenue from serving lunch and dinner to external visitors on Monday afternoons and Thursday evenings (December 2025 - March 2026).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Etty Hillesum Lyceum is a multi-location Dutch public secondary school (scholengemeenschap) in Deventer, Netherlands, delivering secondary education across five school locations and one alternative vrijeschoolonderwijs route. The portfolio covers the full range of Dutch secondary tracks including praktijkonderwijs, vmbo basis/kader, mavo, havo, vwo, atheneum, and gymnasium, plus ISK for international students. Specialized offerings include Toptalent support for gifted students, Persoonlijk VO personalized learning, VMBO Schoolrestaurant De Globe, a school orchestra, and Etty Connect international partnerships.

Product overview

Etty Hillesum Lyceum is a multi-location secondary school consortium (scholengemeenschap) in Deventer, Netherlands, offering a unified educational platform across six distinct school locations (Het Stormink, De Marke, De Boerhaave, Het Vlier, Arkelstein) and alternative educational routes (Leerroute Het Corberic). The portfolio spans all secondary education levels from praktijkonderwijs through gymnasium, with specialized programs including ISK for international students, a Toptalent program for gifted students in sports and arts, and international partnerships via Etty Connect. Additional offerings include practical training facilities such as the VMBO Schoolrestaurant De Globe, enrichment activities like the school orchestra, and personalized pathways through Persoonlijk VO Deventer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Het Stormink: School location offering onderbouw basis-kader, onderbouw mavo, onderbouw havo/vwo, onderbouw atheneum tweetalig, and ISK.
• De Marke
• Leerroute Het Corberic
• De Boerhaave
• Arkelstein
• Het Vlier
• Internationale Schakelklas (ISK)
• Etty Connect
• Toptalent
• VMBO Schoolrestaurant De Globe

Products and services

• Het Stormink (School Location)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Partner schools in Uganda (Etty Connect)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo partner schools in Uganda are embraced by the Etty Hillesum Lyceum schools. Fundraising sponsor activities support these schools, and every two years a group of dedicated teachers and students visits Uganda.
• Companies and organizations in DeventerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school collaborates with businesses and organizations throughout Deventer, bringing students into the city for learning experiences and connecting students with the local community.
• Samenwerkingsverband VO DeventerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with other secondary schools in the Deventer region for shared student support services and educational coordination.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Greijdanus College: Christian secondary school community in Zwolle, Overijssel, offering similar multi-level tracks (vmbo through vwo) under a values-based educational framework. Comparable regional Dutch secondary school competing for similar students in the broader Overijssel catchment.

Broad incumbents

• Vossiusgymnasium: Established Dutch gymnasium in Amsterdam offering the academic vwo track with comparable Etty Hillesum Lyceum's De Boerhaave ecolyceum/gymnasium programs. Strong brand in the upper-academic segment of Dutch secondary education.

Others

• Samenwerkingsverband VO Deventer: Regional collaboration network of secondary schools in Deventer in which Etty Hillesum Lyceum participates. Represents the cluster of competing and collaborating secondary schools in the same geographic market that share student support services.

Direct peers

• Canisius College: Multi-location Catholic scholengemeenschap in Nijmegen offering vmbo, havo, vwo, and gymnasium tracks under a unified school community structure. Directly comparable model of multiple school locations unified under one brand with diverse educational levels.
• RSG Tromp Meesters: Multi-location scholengemeenschap in Drachten offering similar full-spectrum Dutch secondary education (vmbo through vwo). Comparable institutional model with distributed school locations under one organizational umbrella.
• Geert Groote College: Dutch secondary school community (scholengemeenschap) offering comprehensive vmbo through vwo programming in a similar multi-track organizational structure. Comparable in scale and educational level offerings.
• Stedelijk Lyceum: Dutch secondary school offering comprehensive programming including gymnasium tracks, similar in academic offering breadth to Etty Hillesum Lyceum's De Boerhaave and Het Vlier locations.
• Carmel College Salland: Sister school under the same Stichting Carmel College foundation, located in Raalte, Overijssel. Also a scholengemeenschap offering multiple secondary education tracks, making it the most direct operational and structural peer to Etty Hillesum Lyceum.
• Thomas More College: Dutch scholengemeenschap offering multi-level secondary education with comparable programming breadth. Operates a similar school-community model delivering vmbo, havo, and vwo under one organizational structure.
• Vituscollege: Dutch scholengemeenschap offering multiple secondary education tracks across locations with comparable academic and vocational programming. Operates as a multi-track Dutch secondary school community structurally similar to Etty Hillesum Lyceum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EttyHillesumLyceum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/etty-hillesum-lyceum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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