St. Passend Onderwijs Online

What St. Passend Onderwijs Online does

Stichting Passend Onderwijs Online is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (stichting) that provides hybrid distance education to children and adolescents who cannot attend physical school, with operations centered on a headquarters in Vlijmen and an additional meeting location in Amersfoort. The organization serves students whose school attendance is prevented by circumstances such as chronic illness, long COVID, school avoidance (thuiszitters), or formal exemption, and operates under the Dutch "wet 'Digitaal Afstandsonderwijs'" legal framework. Programs are organized into Primair Onderwijs (ages 4-12) and Voortgezet Onderwijs (ages 12-18, VMBO-T, HAVO, and VWO tracks), allowing students to prepare for and sit Dutch state examinations.

The service is delivered through a custom digital platform anchored by a Videoportaal that supports synchronous lessons, break-out rooms for small-group or one-on-one work, and integration with the Parro mobile application for daily parent-teacher communication. Student progress is monitored via the LVS BOOM assessment framework across technical reading, reading comprehension, spelling, and mathematics against national reference levels. Each student follows a maatwerktraject (customized trajectory) governed by an Individual Development Plan (OPP), reviewed every 6-8 weeks in multidisciplinary team (MDO) meetings attended by SPO, the contracting school, and parents. Physical meetups occur biweekly for primary students and monthly for secondary students, covering team-building and practical subjects.

The business model is B2B and non-transactional: schools contract SPO via samenwerkingsovereenkomsten (collaboration agreements) to deliver distance learning to their enrolled students, and pricing is negotiated per engagement rather than publicly disclosed. The foundation does not publish financial figures, has no external funding rounds, and operates with 14 employees. Marketing is minimal and inbound, relying principally on the website and direct school outreach; customer logos are not disclosed.

Name

St. Passend Onderwijs Online

Legal name

Stichting Passend Onderwijs

Website

https://passendonderwijsonline.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Passend Onderwijs Online is a Dutch nonprofit foundation delivering hybrid distance education to chronically ill, long COVID, and school-avoidant primary and secondary students via school-contracted customized learning trajectories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Distance Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education Online / Virtual Schools & Remote Programs (EDAKAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Special Education & Related Services (IEP Delivery Online) (EDAJADAG), Online/Hybrid ASE Programs & Virtual Classrooms (EDAAABAG)

Keywords

• Distance education
• Online learning
• Special education
• Digital education
• Customized learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Vlijmen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. School Contracted Services: Schools engage Stichting Passend Onderwijs to provide customized distance learning programs (maatwerktrajecten) for students who cannot attend physical school. Revenue appears to come from contracts with schools, likely funded through Dutch special education arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stichting Passend Onderwijs Online provides customized distance learning programs (maatwerktrajecten) for primary and secondary school students in the Netherlands who cannot attend physical school, including those with chronic illness, long COVID, school avoidance (thuiszitters), or exemption certificates. The foundation delivers five days per week online instruction through a video portal combined with bi-weekly (primary) or monthly (secondary) in-person sessions at locations in Vlijmen and Amersfoort, with multilingual support and state examination preparation at VMBO-T, HAVO, and VWO levels.

Product overview

Stichting Passend Onderwijs Online operates as a unified educational platform combining digital distance learning with periodic in-person sessions. The organization offers three integrated programs: Online Onderwijs (the overarching hybrid delivery platform), Primair Onderwijs (primary education for ages 4-12), and Voortgezet Onderwijs (secondary education for ages 12-18). All programs utilize the same video portal for daily online instruction and share a maatwerktraject (customized learning trajectory) approach with individual development plans, regular MDO (multidisciplinary team) meetings, and physical meetup days for teambuilding and practical subjects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Onderwijs (Online Education) Hybrid distance and physical education platform providing five days per week online instruction via a video portal, combined with monthly (secondary) or biweekly (primary) in-person sessions at Dutch locations. Offers personalized learning trajectories with one-on-one guidance, progress tracking, and collaboration tools for students unable to attend physical school.
• Primair Onderwijs (Primary Education) Primary education program (ages 4-12) delivering instruction through the online platform combined with biweekly physical sessions at Amersfoort locations. Students follow lessons at their own pace and level using a personal learning plan, with subjects including mathematics, language, English, history, science, art, and citizenship education.
• Voortgezet Onderwijs (Secondary Education) Secondary education program (ages 12-18) offering courses at VMBO-T, HAVO, or VWO levels via distance learning with monthly physical sessions. Students prepare for state examinations and follow individualized trajectories across 17 subjects including languages, sciences, and humanities, with examinations administered in May (written) and July (oral).

Quantifiable outcome

• Every 6-8 weeks, multidisciplinary team meetings (MDO) are held with school, parents, and SPO to evaluate and adjust learning objectives

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Florida Virtual School (FLVS): US state-wide public online K-12 school providing full-time and supplemental distance learning, with options for students with medical or special circumstances. Comparable in hybrid online-plus-meetup pedagogy and district/school partnership contracting.
• Connections Academy: Large US operator of tuition-free online K-12 public schools, partnering with school districts to serve learners across states. Comparable model in B2B school-district sponsored virtual K-12 enrollment with structured curriculum and teacher support.
• CNED (Centre national d'enseignement à distance): France's national distance education provider covering primary, secondary and exam-prep programs, including learners with health-related attendance barriers. Comparable in regulated distance K-12 delivery, health-injury 'free schooling' provision, and state exam preparation at scale.
• K12 Inc / Stride: US-listed operator of full-time online K-12 schools and career learning programs, including for at-risk and special needs learners. Comparable in end-to-end virtual K-12 delivery with state exam alignment, serving medically fragile student populations.

Emerging players

• Lyceo / Lyceum Online: Dutch provider of online supplemental and remedial education (tutoring, exam training) deployed through schools and municipalities. Comparable Dutch K-12 virtual delivery channel and B2B school contracting model, though focused on supplemental rather than full-time distance learning.
• Bureau ICE / Regionaal Bureau Onderwijszaken: Dutch regional collaborative serving schools in passend onderwijs ('appropriate education') arrangements, coordinating extra support for learners with special needs. Indirect peer via shared regulatory framework and overlap on special-needs learners in the Dutch K-12 system.

Direct peers

• Wereldschool: Dutch foundation providing distance primary and secondary education, originally for Dutch children abroad but also serving learners in NL unable to attend school physically. Comparable maatwerktraject and online delivery model for special attendance situations.
• Stichting Nester (Nester): Netherlands-based online secondary school (VO) delivering fully digital VMBO/HAVO/VWO programs with state exam preparation. Direct overlap with SPO's Voortgezet Onderwijs product on curriculum scope and Dutch exam pathway.
• IVIO @school: Dutch distance education provider serving learners who cannot attend physical school, including special needs and chronic illness cases. Operates under the same 'Digitaal Afstandsonderwijs' framework as SPO, offering the closest direct competition in the Netherlands.

Regional players

• NCOI Opleidingen: Large Dutch private education group offering online and blended learning for vocational, professional and secondary-level pathways. Adjacent in Dutch online/hybrid delivery infra and B2B contracting with schools and employers, though primary focus is adult/post-secondary rather than K-12.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-passend-onderwijs

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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