Graaf Huyn College

What Graaf Huyn College does

Graaf Huyn College is a publicly funded Dutch secondary school located at Jos Klijnenlaan 683, 6164 AP Geleen, in the Limburg region of the Netherlands. It operates under Stichting LVO (Learning and Education Foundation; KVK-nummer 14077279) and serves students across the full Dutch secondary spectrum — VMBO (basis and kader), Mavo, Havo, Atheneum, and Gymnasium — organized in a 'dakpan' (pan-roof) bridge-class system that groups students of adjacent levels together to support guided level selection. The school enrolls approximately 275 new bridge-class students each year across 12 bridge classes and runs differentiated programs including Technasium (real-world research and design projects for external clients), Focus (personalized learning for Mavo/Havo/VWO students emphasizing individual pace and direction in movement or music), and Cambridge English.

The school supplements its academic curriculum with an extensive extracurricular and social-support ecosystem, including the Graaf Huyn Leest reading club (~125 participants, roughly 10% of the student body), the Planet A circularity lab for sustainability projects, the Quartier Chic gala-dress lending pop-up store, the Weggeefwinkel giveaway shop, a school choir, a film club, free daily breakfast, and free sports programs in partnership with Hogeschool Zuyd/Lime and Ecsplore. Academic outcomes are strong: a 95% overall exam pass rate in 2024 (above the 91.4% national average), with Havo at 98.1% (10 points above national) and 351 diplomas awarded in 2022 (97.5% of exam candidates). The reading club won the Jan van Luxemburg Prize 2024 for reading promotion.

Graaf Huyn's revenue model is government-funded education subsidies through the Dutch public-secondary funding system; there is no tuition fee. Optional purchases (gym wear, school supplies) are minor and free programs and financial-aid mechanisms (Samen voor alle kinderen, Leergeld, Stichting Ik Doe Mee, Glazen Huis Geleen) subsidize lower-income students. The school operates a single physical campus and distributes services directly to enrolled students; recruitment runs through Open Days, masterclasses, trial lessons, reading clubs, Try Out Lab sessions, and personal campus tours, with online registration via the Leerlinq platform during the annual 25–31 March enrollment window. Marketing is conducted through the school website (graafhuyn.nl), Instagram (@graaf_huyn, plus @graaf_huyn_leest for the reading club), and Facebook, with earned regional media coverage in L1 Limburg and De Limburger.

Name

Graaf Huyn College

Legal name

Graaf Huyn College

Website

https://graafhuyn.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Graaf Huyn College is a publicly funded Dutch secondary school in Geleen (Limburg) serving ~1,250 students across VMBO, Mavo, Havo, Atheneum, and Gymnasium under Stichting LVO, with differentiated programs (Technasium, Focus, Cambridge English), a broad extracurricular and social-support ecosystem (Planet A, Quartier Chic, reading club), and a 95% exam pass rate in 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Vmbo havo vwo
• Technasium program
• Talent development
• Dutch public school

Headquarters

HQ city

Geleen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a public secondary school under Stichting LVO, Graaf Huyn College is funded through Dutch government education subsidies. No commercial revenue model applies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Graaf Huyn College is a publicly funded Dutch secondary school operating under Stichting LVO foundation, delivering full secondary education from VMBO through Gymnasium levels. The school offers specialized learning pathways including Technasium (real-world research and design projects for external clients), Focus (personalized learning at own pace), and a wide range of VMBO elective subjects. It serves approximately 1,250 students annually across multiple buildings at its Geleen campus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Technasium: An educational program where students work on real-world projects for external clients in science and technology.
• Focus
• Planet A
• Graaf Huyn Leest
• Quartier Chic
• Weggeefwinkel

Products and services

• Secondary Education (VMBO to Gymnasium)
• Technasium

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% overall exam pass rate (2024), exceeding the national average of 91.4%; 98.1% Havo pass rate (10% above national average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ZoWonenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZoWonen partnered with Graaf Huyn in the Wappertuin project — a community garden created by Ukrainian refugee families on the corner of Wagenaarstraat and Pijpperflat in Geleen-Zuid. Graaf Huyn students from the Voeding & Beweging elective maintain the garden's vegetable plots.
• Stichting de RollenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Wappertuin community garden project for Geleen-Zuid, working alongside Graaf Huyn and other local organizations.
• Tuinen van ZuidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Wappertuin community garden project for Geleen-Zuid.
• VidarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Wappertuin community garden project for Geleen-Zuid.
• GGD (Health Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGD partnered with Graaf Huyn Technasium students on a project about healthy eating. Students conducted a survey among school peers to gather data for a GGD-commissioned study.
• Hogeschool Zuyd / LimeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHogeschool Zuyd / Lime partnered with Graaf Huyn's LO (Physical Education) section on the 'Meer Bewegen' (More Movement) project, which assessed the fitness of bridge-class students and provides daily free sports activities.
• EcsploreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcsplore provides additional sports activities at Graaf Huyn during breaks as part of the 'Meer Bewegen' project.
• Chemelot Innovation and Learning LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChemelot Innovation and Learning Labs organized the CHILL Festival in Sittard-Geleen — a Technasium weekend event where students worked on circularity challenges, learned about brainstorming, prototyping, and presenting, potentially leading to profile papers or business ideas.
• Gemeente Sittard-GeleencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality partnered with Graaf Huyn on the Minecraft Geleen-Zuid project, where Technasium students built a digital twin of the entire Geleen-Zuid neighborhood to support urban planning decisions. The municipality, along with Partners in Welzijn and ZoWonen, is working on a broader revitalization of Geleen-Zuid.
• ZOwonenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZOwonen partnered with Graaf Huyn on the Minecraft Geleen-Zuid project and the broader Geleen-Zuid revitalization initiative.
• Mondriaan PreventieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMondriaan Preventie organized a free two-evening parent course 'Laat je niks wijsmaken!' for parents of Graaf Huyn students, covering alcohol, drugs, gaming, and gambling awareness.
• The Yellow AcademyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Yellow Academy from Sittard delivered a full-day scaffolding workshop for Graaf Huyn's third-year PIE (Process, Industry, Technology) students, providing hands-on construction experience.
• Gemeente RoermondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGemeente Roermond acted as the client for a Graaf Huyn Technasium meesterproef (capstone project) in which students researched the effects of smartphone use on youth health, commissioned as a genuine civic research project.
• Het LaaglandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHet Laagland facilitated the Artist in School program, placing two theatre makers (Anoek and Mees, later Judith and Rajja) at Graaf Huyn College to promote student well-being through art and culture activities.
• Ralf on WheelsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRalf on Wheels is a food truck operator providing daily catering in the Graaf Huyn canteen (orange building) from 9:30–14:35, offering fresh sandwiches, wraps, toasties, and seasonal products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bonnefantencollege: Maastricht-based public secondary school offering VMBO-Havo-VWO programs and serving the broader Limburg student base. Comparable regional competitor with overlapping program offerings.
• SG Leeuwenborgh: Public secondary school in Maastricht region (Limburg) offering similar multi-level tracks and a comparable mix of academic and vocational streams. Direct regional peer for the Limburg secondary-education market.
• Trevianum Scholengroep: Large Catholic public secondary school in Sittard, Limburg, offering comparable VMBO-Havo-VWO tracks with elective specialization. Direct regional peer competing for the same group 8 cohort in the Sittard-Geleen catchment.
• Stichting LVO (sister schools): Parent foundation operating multiple secondary schools across Limburg including Graaf Huyn. Sister schools within the same Stichting LVO network share back-office, governance, and funding flows, making them the closest structural peers.
• Stella Maris College: Catholic secondary school in Meerssen (Limburg) serving VMBO through VWO/Gymnasium with specialized program tracks. Comparable public secondary school competing in the same Limburg regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting Carmelcollege: Large Catholic education foundation operating many secondary schools across the Netherlands. Comparable in mission and program breadth, but at substantially larger national scale than Graaf Huyn.
• Technasium network schools: National network of ~100 Dutch secondary schools running the Technasium O&O/T&T curriculum with real client projects. Comparable program structure, although each school operates in its own regional market rather than direct local competition.

Regional players

• Bisschoppelijk College Broekhin: Catholic secondary school in Roermond (Limburg) offering VMBO through VWO plus a Technasium stream. Particularly close peer because of the overlapping Technasium O&O/T&T offering.
• Het College Weert: Public secondary school in Weert (Limburg) covering VMBO to VWO. Regional peer with similar curricular structure but operating in a different sub-region of Limburg.

Emerging players

• Agora (Roermond): Personalized, self-directed learning secondary school concept in the Netherlands offering a customized-pace model. Conceptually comparable to Graaf Huyn's Focus stream as an emerging alternative to standard secondary schooling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/graaf_huyn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/graaf-huyn-college

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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