Kwadrant

What Kwadrant does

Het Kwadrant is a VMBO (voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs) secondary school located in Weert, Netherlands, serving primary school graduates (group 7-8) in the Limburg province. The school offers three core learning tracks: VMBO basisberoepsgerichte leerweg, VMBO kaderberoepsgerichte leerweg, and praktijkonderwijs (practical education for students who will not obtain a VMBO diploma). It also runs the Vakmanschapsroute, an integrated VMBO-MBO technical education pathway co-developed with Gilde Opleidingen and regional businesses that allows students to earn both VMBO and MBO level 2 or 3 diplomas over 6-7 years. Specialized programs include Topsport Talentschool status for elite athletes (via partnerships with Limburg Sport, EvOT, and NOC*NSF), an International Schakelklas (ISK) for newcomer students, and KUNSTKLASplus for creative students.

The school operates as a non-profit entity under Stichting Limburgs Voortgezet Onderwijs (LVO), a foundation governing secondary schools throughout Limburg. Het Kwadrant is one of four schools in the LVO Weert cluster (alongside Philips van Horne, Het College Weert, and BRAVO! College Cranendonck), which share a centralized service point for ICT, HR, finance, administration, and facilities while maintaining individual rectors and operational autonomy. Revenue is derived entirely from Dutch government secondary education funding under the voortgezet onderwijs framework; no tuition is charged to students.

The go-to-market motion is event-driven and seasonal, centered on annual open houses, information evenings for parents, trial lessons and observation afternoons for prospective group 8 students, primary school visits, and digital enrollment during a designated March registration week. The school is led by Rector Janneke Jacobs, with department-level team leads for VMBO, Praktijkonderwijs, and ISK. The value proposition emphasizes small-scale personalized coaching, intensive career orientation (LOB), hands-on workplace exposure, and integrated pathways to MBO and regional employment.

Name

Kwadrant

Legal name

Stichting Limburgs Voortgezet Onderwijs

Website

https://lvo-weert.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Het Kwadrant is a publicly funded VMBO secondary school in Weert, Netherlands, serving group 7-8 graduates with basis, kader, praktijkonderwijs, and an integrated VMBO-MBO technical track (Vakmanschapsroute), operating under the Stichting LVO foundation alongside three sister schools in the LVO Weert cluster.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Vocational 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 industry

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Secondary vocational education
• VMBO education programs
• Praktijkonderwijs services
• Career orientation training
• Technical vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Weert

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. Public Secondary Education Funding: Government-funded secondary education (voortgezet onderwijs) under the Stichting Limburgs Voortgezet Onderwijs (LVO) foundation. No direct tuition fees charged to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Het Kwadrant is a VMBO secondary school in Weert, Netherlands offering basisberoepsgerichte leerweg, kaderberoepsgerichte leerweg, praktijkonderwijs, and the Vakmanschapsroute integrated vmbo-mbo technical education program. The school delivers classroom-based vocational education intended for primary school graduates preparing for MBO-level study or direct entry into the labor market.

Product overview

LVO Weert is an educational consortium (Stichting Limburgs Voortgezet Onderwijs) comprising four secondary schools: Het Kwadrant (VMBO), Philips van Horne (Mavo/Havo), Het College Weert (Atheneum/Gymnasium), and BRAVO! College Cranendonck. The consortium offers specialized educational concepts including Koers, Agora, Technasium, Tweetalig Onderwijs, BIVAK, and Kunstklassen. Het Kwadrant specifically provides VMBO basis/kader education, practical education, and the Vakmanschapsroute technical training program.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Het Kwadrant (VMBO School) The overarching VMBO school offering basisberoepsgerichte and kaderberoepsgerichte leerwegen, practical education, and the Vakmanschapsroute technical vocational training in Weert, Netherlands.
• VMBO Basisberoepsgerichte Leerweg VMBO basic vocational learning pathway preparing students for MBO level 2, focused on practical learning and career preparation for students advised to vmbo-basis level.
• VMBO Kaderberoepsgerichte Leerweg VMBO middle management vocational learning pathway preparing students for MBO level 3-4, providing a more advanced vocational track for students with kader-level advice.
• Praktijkonderwijs (PRO) Practical education for students with significant learning difficulties or other circumstances who need extra help, preparing them for the labor market without a vmbo diploma.
• Vakmanschapsroute An intensive collaboration between schools, MBO vocational education, and businesses offering an integrated technical sector program where students earn both VMBO and MBO level 2 or 3 diplomas within 6-7 years.
• Topsport Talentschool Special school program within LVO Weert providing facilities and support for top-level student athletes to combine elite sports training with secondary education, in collaboration with Limburg Sport, EvOT, and NOC*NSF.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gilde Opleidingen (MBO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMBO institution collaborating on the Vakmanschapsroute (technical education pathway). Provides integrated vmbo-mbo technical programs where students earn both vmbo diploma and MBO level 2 or 3 diploma within 6-7 years.
• Regional Business Community (Bedrijfsleven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with regional businesses to provide real-world industry experience, cases, and internships within the Vakmanschapsroute technical education program. Ensures market-oriented training for students.
• Stichting VO BedrijfslevencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation connecting vocational education with business sector, supporting the collaboration between schools, MBO institutions and regional businesses in technical education programs.
• Limburg SportminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of twelve regional Olympic Support Centers collaborating with LVO Weert schools to provide special support for top athletes, including facilities mediation and talent status determination.
• Expertisecentrum Voortgezet Onderwijs & Topsport (EvOT, formerly Stichting LOOT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpertise center supporting schools in combining education and top-level sports since 1991. Works with NOC*NSF to provide criteria for talent status and support facilities for student athletes.
• NOC*NSF (Dutch Olympic Committee / National Sports Federation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational sports federation establishing criteria for talent status (belofte, nationaal talent, internationaal talent) that determines eligibility for topsport facilities at schools.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• College Den Hulster: LVO secondary school in Venlo offering VMBO and other tracks. Comparable as a Stichting LVO peer in the same Limburg province with overlapping practical and vocational education offerings.
• Mundium College: LVO secondary school in the Venlo/Blerick area of Limburg. Operates under the same Stichting LVO governance model with similar VMBO offerings and regional employer connections, serving as a comparable Limburg-based VMBO provider.
• Het College Weert: Sister school in the LVO Weert cluster offering atheneum/gymnasium tracks. Same foundation governance, same regional catchment, same shared service center — a direct cluster peer competing for the same group 7-8 cohort but serving higher academic tracks.
• Philips van Horne: Sister school in the LVO Weert cluster offering mavo/havo tracks to the same Weert catchment. Directly comparable as a Dutch secondary school operating under the same Stichting LVO foundation with shared back-office services, differing from Het Kwadrant primarily in educational track.
• Bouwens van der Boije College: LVO secondary school in Panningen, Limburg, offering VMBO and higher tracks. Comparable as a Stichting LVO-affiliated secondary school in the same province with overlapping program structure including VMBO basis/kader and technical pathways.
• Dendron College: LVO secondary school in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. Same foundation governance, similar regional catchment profile, and comparable Dutch VMBO program structure — a relevant peer within the Stichting LVO network.
• BRAVO! College Cranendonck: Fourth school in the LVO Weert cluster, located in Cranendonck. Operates under the same Stichting LVO governance and shares centralized services with Het Kwadrant, serving an adjacent Limburg catchment with comparable secondary-education offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting Carmelcollege: One of the largest Dutch secondary-education foundations, operating schools across multiple regions including VMBO, HAVO, and VWO tracks. Comparable as a broad Dutch school foundation with shared service and governance models, though operating at significantly larger scale than LVO Weert.
• Stichting Nuovo: Dutch secondary-education foundation operating VMBO and other secondary schools in the southern Netherlands, including Limburg-adjacent regions. Comparable governance and operating model as a regional Dutch school foundation with similar program mix.

Others

• ROC Gilde Opleidingen (KION): Regional MBO institution and named Vakmanschapsroute partner for Het Kwadrant. Comparable as an adjacent stage in the Dutch vocational education pipeline rather than a direct competitor, but directly relevant as a strategic co-development partner for the integrated vmbo-mbo pathway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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