Maximacollege

What Maximacollege does

Maximacollege is a Dutch praktijkonderwijs (practical education) school located in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Founded in 2006, the institution delivers vocational secondary education for students aged 12-18 with IQ scores between 55-80 and learning deficits exceeding 50% in reading, spelling, and mathematical reasoning. The school operates under the governance of OZHW voor PO en VO + CVO, runs with approximately 20 staff, and caps first-year enrollment at 32 students, implying a maximum cohort population of roughly 160 across the multi-year program. Leadership is shared by co-directors Tania Maat and Tibbe te Lintel Hekkert following the departure of former director Martijn Eeuwijk. The school's operating model combines classroom-based vocational instruction with mandatory internships beginning in year 3, plus up to two years of post-graduation labor market support (nazorg).

Name

Maximacollege

Legal name

Maxi/Máximacollege

Website

https://maximacollege.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maximacollege is a Dutch public praktijkonderwijs (practical education) school in Ridderkerk serving students aged 12-18 with IQ 55-80 across six vocational sectors (Techniek, Horeca, Zorg & Facilitair, Groen & Dier, Detailhandel & Logistiek, Sport), funded by the Dutch government with capped annual enrollment of 32 first-year students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (61), Junior Colleges (6112)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Life Skills & Transition-to-Adulthood Curriculum (ADL, Vocational, Community) (EDAGAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Transitions & Independence Skills (Middle/High School Readiness) (EDAMAIAK), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Practical vocational education
• Special needs secondary education
• Internship based training
• Workplace preparation programs
• School based vocational sectors

Headquarters

HQ city

Ridderkerk

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

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: Public practical education funded by Dutch government for students aged 12-18 with IQ 55-80

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maximacollege delivers Dutch Praktijkonderwijs (practical education) to students aged 12 to 18 with an IQ between 55 and 80 and learning deficits exceeding 50%. Instruction is organized around five vocational sectors — Techniek, Horeca, Zorg & Facilitair, Groen & Dier, and Detailhandel & Logistiek — plus a Sport track, with a structured Stage (internship) program and a Profijt digital portfolio used to track competencies, behavior, and personal development.

Product overview

Maximacollege operates a single unified product: Praktijkonderwijs (Practical Education), a Dutch vocational school for students aged 12-18 with IQ between 55-80 and significant learning delays. The school is organized around multiple vocational sectors—Sport, Stage (Internship), Portfolio, Zorg & Facilitair (Care & Facilities), Techniek (Technical Trades), Horeca (Hospitality), Groen & Dier (Green & Animal Care), and Detailhandel & Logistiek (Retail & Logistics)—each providing practical skills training, branch certifications, and supervised internships. The portfolio system tracks student progress via the digital Profijt platform and physical portfolios. De Rebound offers additional intervention for at-risk students. Together these sectors form a comprehensive practical education program culminating in the Rotterdams Praktijkschooldiploma.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Praktijkonderwijs (Practical Education)

Quantifiable outcome

• Students complete with Rotterdams Praktijkschooldiploma recognized by regional employers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Van der ValkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWork placement partnership where Maximacollege students intern in various departments (hospitality, logistics, facilities). Van der Valk provides professional supervision, and several students have transitioned from internship to direct employment with the company.
• Albert HeijnsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail work placement partner allowing Maximacollege students to gain practical experience in retail operations under teacher supervision. Students can earn the SVA 1 'Werken in de Winkel' (Working in Retail) branch certificate.
• C&AsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail sector work placement partner providing students practical retail experience. Students can earn the SVA 1 branch certificate through on-location practice.
• ActionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail work placement partner offering practical experience in discount retail operations. Students work toward SVA 1 certification while gaining real work experience.
• Aafje (Reijerheem and Ronde Sant)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare organization partnership providing practical training at care facilities. Students in year 3 assist with day activities at Reijerheem. Year 4 students work toward Calibris 'Woonhulp' (Residential Care Assistant) certification with practical tasks at Reijerheem. Year 5 students continue practical training at Ronde Sant, a dementia care facility.
• OZHW (voor PO en VO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent educational organization overseeing Maximacollege. Responsible for data privacy ([email protected]), policy compliance, and overall school governance. School is part of OZHW along with CVO.
• Koers VOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional educational consortium managing secondary school enrollment in the VO region. Maximacollege participates in the OverstapRoute enrollment procedure established by Koers VO.
• Farel CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource school for 'De Rebound' program - students who are at risk of dropping out can be referred from Farel College to the Rebound program at Maximacollege.
• Gemini CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource school for 'De Rebound' program - students who are at risk of dropping out can be referred from Gemini College to the Rebound program at Maximacollege.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OZHW (Onderwijsgroep Zuid-Holland-West): The parent school organization governing Maximacollege along with primary and secondary schools. Operates the same praktijkonderwijs model at portfolio scale across multiple schools in Zuid-Holland, providing a comparable governance and operational template for evaluating Maximacollege.
• CVO (Christelijke Scholengroep): Co-governing educational organization alongside OZHW for Maximacollege. Operates a broader portfolio of secondary education including praktijkonderwijs programs across the Rotterdam region, providing comparable institutional context.
• ROC Mondriaan: Major regional vocational training provider (MBO) in The Hague/Zuid-Holland region offering MBO level 1-4 programs. Comparable as a downstream educational pathway that Maximacollege AGL-stream graduates may transition into, and operates the same sector-based training model (techniek, horeca, zorg, etc.) at larger scale.
• Albeda (Zadkine): Large Rotterdam-based MBO vocational training provider covering the same sectors Maximacollege trains in (Techniek, Horeca, Zorg, Detailhandel). Comparable as a post-Maximacollege progression route and a benchmark for how sector certifications and employer partnerships scale at MBO level in the same region.
• Yulius Onderwijs: Larger Dutch special-education provider offering speciaal onderwijs and voortgezet speciaal onderwijs programs serving students with intellectual disabilities and learning difficulties. Comparable in target population (students needing adapted education) but operates a broader regional portfolio across multiple Zuid-Holland locations.

Direct peers

• Praktijkcollege de Oude Maas: Practical education school in the Rotterdam region serving the same IQ 55-80 student population. Comparable in curriculum structure (sector-based training, internships, Rotterdams Praktijkschooldiploma pathway) and employer partnership approach.
• Rotterdamse Praktijkschool (Rotterdams Praktijkschool network): Other praktijkschools operating within the same Rotterdams Praktijkschool diploma network in the Rotterdam arbeidsmarktregio. Same target student population (IQ 55-80), same government funding structure, same standardized diploma — making them the closest direct comparables for Maximacollege.
• Praktijkschool De Matrix: Another Dutch praktijkschool serving students with learning difficulties in the broader Rotterdam/Rijnmond region. Operates the same praktijkonderwijs model with sector-based vocational training, internships, and similar ESF-funded integration programs, making it a directly comparable peer.

Regional players

• Kentalis: Dutch specialist in education for students with hearing, language, and communication disabilities. Comparable in mission (special-needs education with labor-market outcomes) but serves a different disability profile and operates VSO clusters across the Netherlands rather than the praktijkonderwijs model.
• Bartiméus Onderwijs: Dutch specialist education provider for visually impaired and multiply disabled students. Comparable as a special-needs education operator with labor-market integration outcomes, but focused on a different disability segment and not direct competition in the praktijkonderwijs space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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