Stichting OPONOA

What Stichting OPONOA does

Stichting Oponoa is a Dutch non-profit educational foundation (stichting) that operates 15 public primary schools plus one school for special primary education (SBO Diekmaat) and one school for gifted learners (Da Vinci Berkelland) across the Noord Oost Achterhoek region of the Netherlands, headquartered at Jonkerspad 9, Borculo. The foundation is structured into five school groups (Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, Ruurlo, and SBO), each led by a dedicated director who translates board policy into daily school practice, and is supported by a central Stafbureau providing finance, HR, business control, quality policy, ICT coordination, and facilities services. Roughly 220+ education professionals are employed across the schools and the head office, serving children aged 4-12 from the local communities of Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, Ruurlo, Geesteren, Gelselaar, and Haarlo.

The foundation delivers its educational offering under the Leer-Leef-Groei (Learn-Live-Grow) pedagogical framework, with explicit emphasis on inclusive education, digital literacy, movement education, and gifted education. Core technology is not disclosed; the organization does not maintain a public-facing technology platform, mobile applications, or developer APIs, and its digital presence is limited to individual school websites, a corporate website (oponoa.nl), and social media channels used for community engagement.

As an openbaar onderwijs (public education) provider, Oponoa is funded by the Dutch government through DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) on a recurring annual basis, with no tuition fees charged to parents. The foundation's distribution model is direct enrollment at the local school level, and it is governed by a Raad van Toezicht (Supervisory Board) chaired by Manon Ketz with a College van Bestuur (Executive Board) led by Petra Krajenbrink. Strategic positioning is built on maintaining school presence in small rural communities, partnering with regional childcare providers toward Integrated Children's Centers (IKC's), and participating in the Samenwerkingsverband IJssel/Berkel (27 school boards) for passend onderwijs coordination. A refreshed corporate identity was launched on July 1, 2025/2026 under the Beleidsplan 2023-2027.

Name

Stichting OPONOA

Legal name

Stichting Oponoa

Website

https://oponoa.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stichting Oponoa is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating 15 public primary schools, one special-needs school (SBO Diekmaat), and one gifted school (Da Vinci Berkelland) across the Noord Oost Achterhoek region, serving roughly 220+ staff and children aged 4-12 via government DUO funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public primary education
• Primary schools
• Special primary education
• Gifted education programs
• Education foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Borculo

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a public education foundation (stichting) operating 15 primary schools and one school for special primary education (SBO) in the Netherlands, Oponoa receives government funding from the Dutch government through DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs). This is standard funding for primary education in the Netherlands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stichting Oponoa operates 15 public primary schools across the Noord Oost Achterhoek region in the Netherlands, delivering public primary education (basisonderwijs) to children aged 4-12. The foundation's portfolio includes 13 regular public elementary schools (OBS), one school for special primary education (SBO Diekmaat) for students with specialized learning needs, and one school for gifted and high-ability children (Da Vinci Berkelland). Services are delivered across five school groups (Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, Ruurlo, SBO) with a central support bureau (stafbureau) handling finance, HR, ICT, and quality policy.

Product overview

Stichting Oponoa operates as a unified foundation managing a portfolio of 15 public elementary schools and one special education school across the Noord Oost Achterhoek region in the Netherlands. The organization is structured into five school groups (Scholengroep Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, Ruurlo, and SBO), each with its own director translating board policy into daily school practice. The portfolio includes regular public elementary schools (OBS Noord, H.W. Heuvelschool, Kiezel en Kei, De Voshaar, Op d'n Esch, Menno ter Braak, De Berkel, De Marke, De Hofmaat, De Keikamp, G.A. van der Lugtschool, Kerst Zwart, De Driesprong), one special elementary school (SBO Diekmaat), and one school for gifted learners (Da Vinci Berkelland). A central support bureau (Stafbureau) provides cross-organizational support in finance, HR, quality policy, ICT coordination, and facilities. The foundation's educational approach centers on three pillars: Leer (Learn), Leef (Live), and Groei (Grow), delivered through inclusive education, digital literacy, gifted education, and movement education programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OBS Noord Regular public elementary school located in Borculo, part of Scholengroep Borculo. Provides standard public primary education to children in the local Borculo community.
• OBS H.W. Heuvelschool Regular public elementary school in Borculo, part of Scholengroep Borculo. Offers public basisonderwijs to local children.
• OBS Kiezel en Kei Regular public elementary school in Borculo, part of Scholengroep Borculo, serving the local primary education population.
• OBS De Voshaar Regular public elementary school in Haarlo (Borculo area), part of Scholengroep Borculo. Provides public primary education to children in Haarlo and surrounding communities.
• OBS Op d'n Esch Regular public elementary school in Eibergen, part of Scholengroep Eibergen. Offers standard public primary education.
• OBS Menno ter Braak Regular public elementary school in Eibergen, part of Scholengroep Eibergen, delivering public basisonderwijs to local children.
• OBS De Berkel Regular public elementary school in Rekken, part of Scholengroep Eibergen. Provides standard public primary education in the Rekken community.
• OBS De Marke Regular public elementary school in Neede, part of Scholengroep Neede. Offers public basisonderwijs to children in Neede.
• OBS De Hofmaat Regular public elementary school in Neede, part of Scholengroep Neede. Provides standard public primary education.
• OBS De Keikamp Regular public elementary school in Geesteren, part of Scholengroep Neede. Delivers public basisonderwijs to children in Geesteren and surroundings.
• OBS G.A. van der Lugtschool Regular public elementary school in Gelselaar, part of Scholengroep Neede. Offers standard public primary education.
• OBS Kerst Zwart Regular public elementary school in Ruurlo, part of Scholengroep Ruurlo. Provides public basisonderwijs to local children.
• OBS De Driesprong Regular public elementary school in Ruurlo, part of Scholengroep Ruurlo, serving children in the Ruurlo community with standard public primary education.
• SBO Diekmaat School for special elementary education (speciaal basisonderwijs) located in Neede, serving students with specialized educational needs across the region.
• Da Vinci Berkelland Specialized school for gifted and high-ability children (hoogbegaafde leerlingen) located in Neede. Offers education at a higher and more compact level with opportunities for deepening and enrichment, part of the SBO group.

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Samenwerkingsverband IJssel/BerkelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOponoa is affiliated with the Samenwerkingsverband IJssel/Berkel, a cooperative of 27 school boards in the IJssel/Berkel region working together on 'passend onderwijs' (appropriate education). This partnership ensures that every child receives the support they need to develop well, with schools having a duty of care to always provide an appropriate educational place.
• Local Kinderopvang OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOponoa works closely with local childcare (kinderopvang) organizations to ensure smooth transitions from childcare to primary school. At various locations, they are working toward forming integrated children's centers (IKC's) where education and childcare work intensively together, often under one roof, creating a continuous development line for children from 0 to 13 years.
• Vereniging Openbaar Onderwijs (VOO)minorOthersOponoa is a member of the Vereniging Openbaar Onderwijs (VOO), the Dutch association for public education that represents and supports public schools and school boards.
• Ouders & OnderwijsminorOthersOponoa provides links to Ouders & Onderwijs, a national parent support organization that helps parents with questions about their children's education.
• IJsselgroep (External Confidential Advisor)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOponoa works with an external confidential advisor (vertrouwenspersoon) from IJsselgroep, specifically mevrouw Yvonne Kamsma, to support situations involving complaints or concerns about decisions or behavior within schools.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PO-Raad: PO-Raad is the Dutch sector organisation representing all primary school boards (besturen) in the Netherlands. Comparable as the broader industry counterpart to Oponoa's individual stichting, shaping funding, labour, and regulatory conditions across the primary education sector.
• Vereniging Openbaar Onderwijs (VOO): VOO is the Dutch national association that represents and supports public school boards across the Netherlands; Oponoa is itself a member. Comparable as the umbrella body for openbaar onderwijs, setting shared identity, advocacy, and policy positioning for member foundations including Oponoa.

Direct peers

• Stichting Conexus: Stichting Conexus is a Dutch primary education foundation operating multiple public primary schools, primarily in the Gelderland region overlapping with Oponoa's Achterhoek catchment. It is the closest geographic and structural peer, sharing the stichting governance model, government DUO funding, and multi-school portfolio approach.
• Stichting Tabor: Stichting Tabor is a Dutch primary education foundation running multiple primary schools with comparable central governance, school-group structures, and government funding model. Operates as a direct comparable to Oponoa's multi-school stichting model.
• Stichting Delta Onderwijs: Stichting Delta Onderwijs is a Dutch primary education foundation with a multi-school portfolio and comparable governance and funding model. Comparable to Oponoa as a similarly sized stichting running primary schools with central staff bureau support.
• Stichting Tangent: Stichting Tangent is a Dutch primary education foundation operating a portfolio of public primary schools under a single stichting governance structure. It is comparable to Oponoa in operating model, scale of school portfolio, and use of central staff bureau support across regional locations.
• Stichting Innoord: Stichting Innoord is an Amsterdam-based foundation managing multiple public primary schools under one stichting structure. It is directly comparable to Oponoa in operating model (multi-school stichting, openbaar identity, school-group organisation) but serves an urban rather than rural catchment.
• Stichting Sophia-Scholen: Stichting Sophia-Scholen is a Dutch primary school foundation operating a portfolio of schools under a stichting structure with central governance. Comparable to Oponoa in scale and governance, offering a benchmark for multi-school Dutch primary education operations.

Others

• Samenwerkingsverband IJssel/Berkel: Samenwerkingsverband IJssel/Berkel is the regional cooperative of 27 school boards (including Oponoa) coordinating passend onderwijs placement and support in the region. Comparable as a direct partner and ecosystem participant that defines Oponoa's special-education referral flow.

Regional players

• Stichting VCO Oost-Nederland: Stichting VCO Oost-Nederland is a Dutch primary education foundation operating in the eastern Netherlands (Oost-Nederland), adjacent to Oponoa's Achterhoek catchment. Comparable as a regional primary school foundation with a similar multi-school, central-stichting operating model and shared DUO funding base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-oponoa

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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