Lodewijk Makeblijde College

What Lodewijk Makeblijde College does

Lodewijk Makeblijde College (LMC) is a Belgian public secondary school located in Poperinge, West Flanders, delivering the Tweede and Derde Graad (second and third grades of secondary education). It operates as one of three school units within the Bertinus Collectief, an educational collective that also includes De Keiwijzer (first grade, Eerste Graad) and De Ast (Buitengewoon onderwijs / special education). The collective additionally runs Internaat BCPOP and Internaat Ten Bunderen, providing boarding facilities for students of LMC, De Keiwijzer, and De Ast respectively.

The school's operational platform is built around Schoolware (Blue Edition), a standard student information and parent communication system, accessed via a "Webouders" portal and supported by published handleidingen for parents. Outreach and enrollment are conducted through a centralized Bertinus Collectief website, Facebook, and Instagram presence, with physical information and enrollment sessions held at the school during published opening hours that extend through summer months. The institution also offers a differentiated program called Wijsneus positioned under the collective's broader educational offering.

As a publicly subsidized Flemish educational institution, LMC does not operate on a commercial revenue model. Tuition and fees are governed by the broader Belgian educational framework rather than set institutionally; the school is funded primarily through government subsidies under the Flemish education system. The entity is governed as part of the Bertinus Collectief, with no private ownership, external investors, or disclosed funding arrangements. Headcount is reported at 12, and customer segments consist of secondary school students and their families within the Poperinge catchment area of West Flanders.

Name

Lodewijk Makeblijde College

Legal name

Lodewijk Makeblijde College

Website

https://lodewijkmakeblijdecollege.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lodewijk Makeblijde College is a Belgian public secondary school in Poperinge delivering the second and third grades of secondary education as part of the Bertinus Collectief educational collective.

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

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Core offering

Lodewijk Makeblijde College (LMC) is a secondary school located in Poperinge, Belgium, delivering formal tweede en derde graad (second and third grade) education within the Belgian educational system. The school operates as one of three institutions under the Bertinus Collectief educational collective, alongside De Keiwijzer (first grade) and De Ast (special education). Boarding services for LMC students are provided through Internaat BCPOP.

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Products and services

• Lodewijk Makeblijde College (LMC) — Tweede & Derde Graad Secondary education program for students in the tweede en derde graad (second and third grades), delivered in Poperinge, Belgium, as part of the Bertinus Collectief educational collective.
• Internaat BCPOP (Boarding Facility) Boarding (internaat) facility available to LMC and De Keiwijzer students, providing residential accommodation as part of the Bertinus Collectief offerings.

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Technology focussed No

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Recent moves4 records

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Direct peers

• De Ast: Sister school within Bertinus Collectief offering special education (buitengewoon onderwijs) in Poperinge. Comparable to LMC as both operate under the same collective governance framework serving the same regional community.
• De Keiwijzer (DKW): Sister school within the Bertinus Collectief offering first-grade secondary education in Poperinge, Belgium. Directly comparable to LMC as both share governance, branding, and student pipeline within the same Belgian educational collective.

Broad incumbents

• Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen: Largest Catholic school network in Flanders offering primary and secondary education. Comparable to LMC as both deliver Catholic secondary education within the Belgian Flemish-speaking educational system.
• Stedelijk Onderwijs Antwerpen: Antwerp municipal school network providing primary and secondary education across multiple sites. Comparable to LMC as a Belgian educational operator delivering secondary education within a multi-school governance framework.
• GO! Onderwijs Vlaanderen: Largest Flemish public school network providing primary and secondary education across Belgium. Comparable to LMC as a major provider of secondary education in the same Flemish educational landscape, though at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• European Schools: Intergovernmental educational system providing primary and secondary education across multiple European locations. Comparable to LMC in delivering structured secondary education but operates at a multi-country institutional scale.

Emerging players

• British School of Brussels: International school offering British-curriculum primary and secondary education in Brussels. Comparable to LMC as a Belgian secondary education provider, though positioned in the premium international market rather than local Flemish education.
• International School of Brussels: International school offering primary and secondary education in Brussels. Comparable to LMC as a Belgian secondary education provider but targets an international/premium market segment rather than local Flemish families.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bertinuscollectief
• Instagraminstagram.com/bertinuscollectief
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lodewijk-makeblijde-college

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