Stichting OSG Hengelo

What Stichting OSG Hengelo does

Stichting OSG Hengelo, doing business as OSG Twente, is a Dutch public education foundation (stichting) operating eight secondary schools across the municipalities of Almelo and Hengelo in the Twente region of the Netherlands. The foundation provides a complete range of secondary education tracks, from praktijkonderwijs (practical education) and vmbo through mavo, havo, atheneum, and gymnasium. Each school maintains a distinctive educational identity: Het Erasmus mhv/pro/isk and Alma College in Almelo; Montessori College Twente, Bataafs Lyceum, 't Genseler, and C.T. Stork College in Hengelo. Specialized offerings include Montessori-based pedagogy, bilingual education (tto), international transition classes (isk) for newly arrived students, and a masterclass program.

The organization operates as a non-profit under Dutch law, funded primarily through government education budgets at municipal and national levels, with education provided free of charge to students. Its headquarters is located at Jan Tinbergenstraat 111 in Hengelo. The foundation actively recruits teaching staff via the VOTA job portal and operates an internal Onderwijsacademie for ongoing professional development. There is no proprietary technology stack disclosed, no disclosed revenue figures, and no evidence of AI/ML capabilities. The foundation's stated mission centers on providing contemporary, inspiring public education and helping each student reach their full potential.

Name

Stichting OSG Hengelo

Legal name

Stichting OSG

Website

https://osghengelo.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stichting OSG Hengelo (OSG Twente) is a Dutch public education foundation operating eight secondary schools across Almelo and Hengelo, offering free government-funded education from praktijkonderwijs through gymnasium, including Montessori and international programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Secondary school network
• Montessori secondary education
• Practical education programs
• Dutch voortgezet onderwijs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hengelo

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. Public Education Funding: As a Dutch public education foundation (openbaar onderwijs), OSG Twente is funded through government education budgets at municipal and national levels. Education is free for students in the Netherlands. The organization operates schools across multiple educational levels from praktijkonderwijs through gymnasium.

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stichting OSG (OSG Twente) operates a network of eight public secondary schools in the Twente region of the Netherlands, providing free government-funded secondary education from praktijkonderwijs through gymnasium. The foundation delivers the full Dutch secondary education spectrum — vmbo, mavo, havo, atheneum, gymnasium, and practical education — through schools each maintaining a distinctive educational approach, including Montessori education, bilingual education (tto), international transition classes (isk), and a masterclass program.

Product overview

OSG Twente is an open public education organization operating eight secondary schools in Almelo and Hengelo, offering a complete range of secondary education from praktijkonderwijs through gymnasium. The portfolio includes Het Erasmus mhv (mavo/havo/atheneum/gymnasium), Het Erasmus pro (practical education), Het Erasmus isk (international transition classes), Alma College (vmbo programs), Bataafs Lyceum (academic secondary education with masterclass), Montessori College Twente (Montessori approach with bilingual option), Praktijkonderwijs 't Genseler (practical education), and C.T. Stork College (vmbo). Each school maintains its own distinctive educational approach while sharing the organization\'s mission of extracting the best from every student.

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Brands

• Het Erasmus: Secondary school offering mavo/havo/atheneum/gymnasium education in Almelo, with additional streams for practical education (pro) and international transition classes (isk)
• Alma College
• Bataafs Lyceum
• Montessori College Twente
• 't Genseler
• C.T. Stork College

Products and services

• Het Erasmus mhv Secondary school in Almelo offering mavo, havo, atheneum, and gymnasium education levels, serving students in the Twente region.
• Het Erasmus pro Practical education school in Almelo providing praktijkonderwijs and pro-vmbo programs for students requiring practical learning pathways.
• Het Erasmus isk International transition class (internationale schakelklas) in Almelo supporting international students with language integration into Dutch secondary education.
• Alma College Secondary school in Almelo offering vmbo-b, vmbo-k, and vmbo-gl/tl education tracks for students in the Twente region.
• Bataafs Lyceum Secondary school in Hengelo offering havo, atheneum, gymnasium, and masterclass programs for academically oriented students.
• Montessori College Twente Montessori-based secondary school in Hengelo offering mavo, havo, vwo, and tto (bilingual) education programs.
• Praktijkonderwijs 't Genseler Practical education school in Hengelo providing praktijkonderwijs for students requiring practical learning pathways.
• C.T. Stork College Secondary school in Hengelo offering vmbo-b, vmbo-k, and vmbo-tl education tracks for students in the Twente region.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VOTA (Vacature Overzicht Tweedegraads Onderwijs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOSG Twente is affiliated with VOTA, a specialized recruitment platform for Dutch secondary education positions. All current job vacancies are listed through the VOTA portal, making VOTA the primary channel for teacher recruitment and distribution of employment opportunities to potential candidates.

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Recent moves3 records

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Direct peers

• Stichting Quadraam: Public school foundation operating multiple secondary schools in Gelderland. Similar governance and funding model to OSG Twente, with a comparable portfolio of vmbo, havo, and vwo tracks distributed across multiple campuses in a different region of the Netherlands.
• Carmel College: Multi-school public secondary education group operating in the Twente region of the Netherlands with comparable comprehensive program offerings spanning vmbo through vwo. A direct regional peer competing for the same student catchment as OSG Twente under the same Dutch public education governance model.
• CSG Liudger: Foundation operating multiple public secondary schools across Friesland and the Northern Netherlands. Comparable structural model of multi-campus public secondary education under a single stichting with comparable funding and governance framework.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting BOOR: Large Rotterdam-based public school foundation operating primary, secondary, and specialized education across the metropolitan area. Comparable Dutch public education foundation structure, but with much broader portfolio scope and metropolitan scale than OSG Twente.
• Openbaar Onderwijs Gemeente Amsterdam: Large municipal-scale public school organizer in Amsterdam operating many more schools across multiple educational levels. Shares the same Dutch public education governance and funding model as OSG Twente, but operates at significantly greater metropolitan scale.

Regional players

• ROC van Twente: Vocational and adult education provider serving the same Twente region. While focused on MBO rather than secondary education, it represents an adjacent public education provider serving overlapping regional workforce-development pipelines and competing for the post-secondary student segment in the same catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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