Minkema College

Name

Minkema College

Legal name

Minkema College

Website

https://minkema.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Vocational education
• Pre-university education
• Talent development programs
• Digital classroom learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Woerden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: As a public school (openbare school), Minkema College is funded by the Dutch government through standard per-student funding. Education is tuition-free for students. Additional funding comes from the Minkema Fonds for special projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Minkema College is a public secondary school offering tuition-free education from vmbo (vocational) through gymnasium (pre-university) tracks at two locations in Woerden, Netherlands. The school delivers specialized programs including Technasium (technology-focused HAVO/VWO), Minkema Discovery (talent development), Minkema Extra (talent education), and integrated citizenship education, supported by a Chromebook-based digital learning environment.

Product overview

Minkema College is a Dutch public secondary school in Woerden offering a unified educational portfolio spanning vocational to pre-university levels (VMBO through Gymnasium). The school operates as a single institution with specialized programs including Technasium (technology-focused HAVO/VWO track) and Minkema Discovery (talent development modules). All students participate in a Chromebook program managed through The Rent Company. The educational offering includes civic education (burgerschap) integrated throughout the curriculum, with a focus on democratic citizenship as a 'way of living.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Minkema Discovery: A special program for students to explore and develop talents
• Technasium
• Minkema Fonds
• Minkema Extra

Products and services

• VMBO (Basis en Kader)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4th consecutive year with near-100% mavo pass rate, significantly above national average
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

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 minor.

• The Rent CompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Rent Company supplies Chromebooks to students at a reduced rate. The school contributes an initial payment and guarantees warranty/service, ensuring students have functioning devices for digital learning.
• VrinschoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVrinschool provides Virtual Reality experiences for students through their VR lab, offering interactive VR education including world travel and collaborative VR design activities.
• OTIBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOTIB brings their technology experience bus to school, providing hands-on demonstrations of innovative technology applications for first-year students.
• Tech United (TU Eindhoven)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld champion robot soccer team demonstrates autonomous robotics technology to students, showcasing innovations in autonomous systems.
• Universiteits Museum UtrechtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts social science research workshops with students on topics like multitasking and environmental influence on behavior.
• Municipality of WoerdencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipal government appoints members to the school's Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht) and the school participates in community events including hosting photo exhibitions in the municipal building.
• Local Primary SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with primary schools in the region for student transition, including open days, online tours, and coordinated enrollment processes.
• Higher Education InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with universities and HBO institutions for student progression and study orientation.
• Notary OfficeminorOthersConducts lottery for Technasium enrollment when demand exceeds capacity, ensuring fair and transparent selection process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Christelijk Lyceum Delft: A Dutch secondary school in Delft offering multiple tracks including HAVO/VWO. Comparable as a long-established Dutch secondary school serving a regional catchment area with similar curricular offerings.
• Het Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden: A long-established public gymnasium in Leiden offering pre-university education with classical languages, directly comparable to Minkema's gymnasium stream. Comparable governance as a public (openbaar) school with similar GYM/HAVO/VWO portfolio.
• Lorentz Lyceum: A public secondary school in Arnhem offering VMBO through VWO tracks, comparable to Minkema in offering a full secondary education portfolio under a single institution with public funding.
• Praedinius Gymnasium: A public gymnasium in Groningen with a strong academic reputation and broad pre-university offering. Comparable as a Dutch public secondary school with classical and modern streams serving a similar educational mission.
• Stedelijk Dalton Lyceum: A public secondary school in Dordrecht with VMBO through VWO tracks and a distinctive pedagogical identity (Dalton). Comparable in scale and governance structure as a Dutch public secondary school with multiple educational levels.
• Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium: A public gymnasium located in Utrecht city, the same province as Minkema. Offers a similar pre-university track and competes for the same regional pool of academically oriented students and families.
• Stanislascollege: A Dutch secondary school with multiple locations offering VMBO through VWO tracks, similar in breadth to Minkema's portfolio. Comparable as a multi-track public secondary school serving regional catchment areas.
• Gymnasium Haganum: A public gymnasium in The Hague offering VWO and gymnasium tracks with a similar heritage and academic orientation. Comparable as a long-standing openbaar secondary school competing for similar family profiles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/results?search_query=minkema+college
• Facebookfacebook.com/531623915641332
• Instagraminstagram.com/minkemacollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/730218

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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