Mytylschool de Brug VSO-P

What Mytylschool de Brug VSO-P does

Mytylschool de Brug VSO-P is a Dutch public special education school based in Rotterdam, operated under Stichting BOOR, the Rotterdam municipal education foundation. It serves approximately 300+ students aged 4 to 20 with physical and/or multiple disabilities, and employs around 150 staff. The school is organized into three departments: SO Basis (primary special education), VSO Praktisch gericht (pre-vocational practical track), and VSO vmbo/havo (pre-vocational secondary tracks preparing for vmbo and havo diplomas, with a new mbo-entree pathway from 2024-2025). It is the only designated mytylschool in the Rotterdam region, giving it a regulated monopoly on physically-disabled special education in its catchment.

The school operates under the Dutch public education funding framework, with revenue derived from per-student government bekostiging allocations tied to disability category weights. It maintains a core operational partnership with Rijndam Revalidatie for integrated rehabilitation services delivered onsite and holds the EKEP-keurmerk, the Dutch quality certification for educational-clinical collaboration. The disclosed technology stack consists of standard administrative school information systems (Magister for student records, Social Schools for parent communication, SISA for national education registration); no proprietary technology platform or commercial product is offered, and there is no disclosed commercial revenue stream outside government funding.

The business model is non-commercial. Tuition is fully government-funded; enrollment is determined by parental choice within the special education legal framework; and there is no pricing mechanism, sales motion, or external customer acquisition. Capacity is constrained by physical infrastructure (notably the new Argonautenweg building opening 2025-11-24 for the VSO vmbo/havo department) and by the specialized teaching and therapy workforce, rather than by addressable demand.

Name

Mytylschool de Brug VSO-P

Legal name

Mytylschool de Brug

Website

https://mytylschooldebrug.nl

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mytylschool de Brug VSO-P is a Dutch public special education school in Rotterdam serving 300+ students aged 4-20 with physical and multiple disabilities across three departments, funded through Dutch government per-student allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH), Special Education Vocational & Transition Programs (18–22) (EDAKAAAG)

Keywords

• Special needs education
• Special education school
• Mytylschool education
• Rehabilitation education
• Inclusive education

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Public Education: Mytylschool de Brug is an openbare (public) school operated by Stichting BOOR (Bestuur Openbaar Onderwijs Rotterdam). Education is government-funded under Dutch public education law. Additional funding is received through cooperation consortia (samenwerkingsverbanden) for special education admission declarations (TLV). Healthcare funding for nursing/care during school hours is sourced from municipalities, health insurers, or care offices depending on the individual student's care arrangement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Public special education (mytylschool) in Rotterdam for students aged 4–20 with physical disabilities, multiple disabilities, or chronic illness. The school combines classroom instruction across three streams (SO Basis, VSO Praktisch gericht, and VSO vmbo/havo) with on-site multidisciplinary rehabilitation therapy delivered through its structural partnership with Rijndam Revalidatie.

Product overview

Mytylschool de Brug is an educational institution offering three distinct core programs across its divisions: SO Basis (special primary education for ages 4-13), VSO Praktisch gericht (vocational special secondary education for ages 12-18 with multiple disabilities), and VSO vmbo/havo (preparatory secondary education for ages 12-18 leading to regular vmbo or havo diplomas). The school operates as an integrated educational ecosystem that includes after-school care (BSO+ Het ROeR), on-site rehabilitation therapy services through Rijndam Revalidatie, specialized support tracks like Het Maatwerktraject (HMT), and extracurricular programs including sports (De Pont) and music (De Bridge). Education is delivered through learning routes 3-7, from pre-vocational to mbo/hbo preparation. The institution is part of Stichting BOOR (Bestuur Openbaar Onderwijs Rotterdam) and serves as the only mytylschool in Rotterdam and surrounding area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SO Basis Primary special education stream within Mytylschool de Brug VSO-P, intended for pupils aged approximately 4–13 with physical, multiple, or chronic disabilities, combining classroom instruction with on-site rehabilitation therapy.
• VSO Praktisch gericht Practice-oriented vocational stream of secondary special education, aimed at pupils aged 12–18 and oriented toward practical skills and preparation for daily living and work, delivered alongside integrated rehabilitation therapy.
• VSO vmbo/havo Secondary special education stream aligned with the vmbo (pre-vocational secondary education) and havo (higher general secondary education) tracks, serving pupils aged 12–18 with physical, multiple, or chronic disabilities who are able to follow a more academic learning route, again combined with rehabilitation therapy.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rijndam RevalidatiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRijndam Revalidatie provides all therapy (physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, ergotherapy, speech therapy, music therapy, and more) during school hours at both school locations. Treatment rooms are located within both school buildings. The school and revalidation center jointly hold the EKEP (Eén Kind, Eén Plan) quality mark and operate under the 'one child, one plan' philosophy. A joint Commission for Guidance (CvB) meets biweekly to discuss student care.
• KindeRdam KinderopvangcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKindeRdam provides BSO+ (enhanced after-school care) located within the same building as the school (Het ROeR). The BSO+ is designed for children from special education with additional support needs, offering small-scale, low-stimulus care for a maximum of 12 children with two pedagogical professionals. The BSO and school use the same methodologies and core values to ensure seamless support continuity.
• Stichting My Breath My MusicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnder the leadership of Ruud van der Wel and Stichting My Breath My Music, current and former students of the mytylschool perform in music groups 'De Bridge' and 'de Lekke Band'. Performances include events like the Big Rivers Festival. This provides extracurricular musical development opportunities for students with disabilities.
• Stichting BOOR (Bestuur Openbaar Onderwijs Rotterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting BOOR is the governing body operating all public primary, secondary, and special education schools in Rotterdam. It oversees 82 schools with approximately 3,500 employees and 30,000 students, including 8 (V)SO schools. Mytylschool de Brug is one of those 8. BOOR sets overall policy, provides HR/administrative functions, and operates the GMR (Gemeenschappelijke Medezeggenschapsraad) for its schools.
• Omnisportvereniging De PontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA sports club founded by the mytylschool for students interested in sports not accessible through regular clubs. Offers hand hockey (wheelchair), electric wheelchair hockey (first team in national superleague), youth judo, boccia, canoeing, and (sliding) table tennis. Training sessions are held in the mytylschool building at Ringdijk 84, directly after school hours.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kentalis: Large national Dutch special-education group focused on students who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have communication-related disabilities, with multi-site operations. Comparable as a broad special-education incumbent operating within the same government funding system, though addressing a different primary disability.
• Stichting Visio: Dutch nationwide organization for people who are blind or visually impaired, including education services. Comparable as a large incumbent operating special-education services under the same funding regime, providing perspective on how multi-site Dutch special education groups are structured and funded.
• Bartiméus: National Dutch organization providing education, care, and support for people with visual impairments, including those with additional (multiple) disabilities. Comparable to De Brug's multi-disability segment and useful as a benchmark for integrated education-plus-care operating models at scale.

Others

• Adelante: Dutch revalidation and special-education organization (including mytylschool-style programs in Limburg). Comparable as an adjacent revalidation-plus-education operator, useful for benchmarking therapy integration, staffing ratios, and Dutch revalidation-school economics.
• Siméa: Dutch sector association for special education and revalidation. Not a direct competitor but the ecosystem body that shapes policy, funding advocacy, and quality frameworks (including KSO/EKEP-adjacent standards) that govern De Brug's operating environment.
• Rijndam Revalidatie: Rotterdam-based rehabilitation center and De Brug's core strategic therapy partner; Rijndam delivers on-site physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, occupational, speech, and music therapy and co-holds the EKEP quality mark. Comparable not as a competitor but as the upstream/downstream enabling partner whose footprint and priorities materially shape De Brug's integrated service model.

Direct peers

• Heliomare Onderwijs: Heemstede-based mytylschool embedded in the broader Heliomare revalidation and care group. Closely comparable because, like De Brug, it combines special education with on-site rehabilitation therapy integration — the EKEP-style 'one child, one plan' model that anchors De Brug's value proposition.
• Mytylschool Eindhoven: Eindhoven-based mytylschool targeting physically disabled students. Comparable as a peer Dutch mytylschool, useful for benchmarking enrollment trends, TLV allocation outcomes, and program breadth across the southern Randstad / Brabant region.
• Mytylschool Tilburg (De Thermiek): Tilburg-area mytylschool serving students with physical disabilities. Comparable as another regional Dutch mytylschool in the same national special-education system, providing a benchmark for per-student funding, staffing models, and program design.
• Mytylschool Ariane de Ranitz: Utrecht-based mytylschool serving students with physical and/or multiple disabilities across similar age bands. Directly comparable as a peer Dutch mytylschool offering integrated special education under the same national framework (samenwerkingsverbanden / TLV).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

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Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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