Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon

What Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon does

Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon (OGB) is a Dutch educational foundation (stichting) headquartered at Wylrehofweg 11, Venlo, that operates an umbrella of 7 schools across 9 locations delivering (voortgezet) speciaal onderwijs and praktijkonderwijs to children and youth aged 4-20 with intellectual disabilities (ZMLK), multiple disabilities ((Z)EMB), and behavioural or developmental challenges across North and Mid-Limburg. OGB's pedagogical platform centres on the Ontwikkelingsperspectief (OPP) individualized development plan using the doelgroepenmodel, a three-phase Pedagogisch-Didactisch Klimaat (Oriëntatie, Leren Ontdekken, Leren Kennen), and context-based learning delivered via leerwerkbedrijven such as Restaurant 't Lingsterhaofke, Leerwerkbedrijf Buitengewoon, the Job Education Centre, and Ecologische Stadstuin Oud-Zuid.

The operational footprint combines directly-operated schools (Maaskei SO, Maaskei VSO, Velddijk, Wildveld, Impuls) with partner-aligned schools (Heikei, Ulingshof, Kwispeldans, Talentencampus Venlo) and an integrated Kindcentrum model that binds education with rehabilitation (Adelante) and care (PSW). OGB also maintains integration arrangements with regular education partners including LVO (Philips van Horne), Het Kwadrant, SBO Het Palet, OBS Molenakker and Humankind under the "Samen Buitengewoon Sterk" framework and the 2023-2026 (extended to 2026-2028) Strategic Multi-Year Policy Plan.

OGB is a non-profit funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science through regulated special-education financing, supplemented by subsidies such as JEF and ESF; there is no tuition fee and no commercial pricing model. Students are admitted via Toelaatbaarheidsverklaringen issued by regional samenwerkingsverbanden (SWV PO 31-02 Midden-Limburg, SWV PO 31-03 Weert-Nederweert, SWV de Kempen, among others). Reported quality signals include a parent satisfaction score of 8.7 (against a 7.8 VSO benchmark), over 90% of Wildveld students transitioning to the labor market or further education, and a target of over 50% VSO labor-market placement versus a 35% national average. Governance sits with Directeur Bestuurder Peter Schutte; Peter van de Laar serves as Directeur of the Maaskei schools.

Name

Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon

Legal name

Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon

Website

https://ogbuitengewoon.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating 7 schools (9 locations) across North and Mid-Limburg, delivering (voortgezet) speciaal onderwijs and praktijkonderwijs to children and youth aged 4-20 with intellectual and developmental disabilities, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education and supplemented by JEF/ESF subsidies.

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

IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized Instruction & Resource Support (Inclusion, Pull-Out, Co-Teaching) (EDAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Vocational special education
• Practical education programs
• Learning-work companies
• Inclusive special education

Headquarters

HQ city

Venlo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a public educational institution, Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon is funded through regular government education financing from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Additional funding comes from subsidies such as JEF (Jeugd Educatie Fonds) and ESF (Europees Sociaal Fonds) to improve and broaden educational offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon is the umbrella organization for 7 schools (9 locations) delivering special primary education (SO), secondary special education (VSO), and practical education (Praktijkonderwijs) for children and youth aged 4-20 with intellectual disabilities, multiple disabilities, and behavioral or developmental challenges in the North and Mid-Limburg regions of the Netherlands. The organization supplements classroom education with four learning-work companies (Leerwerkbedrijf Buitengewoon, Ecologische Stadstuin, Restaurant 't Lingsterhaofke, and Job Education Centre) that provide practical workplace experience to prepare VSO students for the labor market or day care placement. The offering is delivered free of charge to students through a Dutch publicly funded education model coordinated via regional samenwerkingsverbanden.

Product overview

Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon is an educational organization operating 7 schools (9 locations) for (continued) special education and practical education in North and Central Limburg, Netherlands. The organization provides tailored education and support for children and youth with specific educational and developmental needs. The schools include Maaskei SO (special education for ZMLK students), Maaskei VSO (continued special education), Velddijk (VSO), Wildveld (practical education), and Impuls (practical education). Additionally, the group operates learning-work companies including Leerwerkbedrijf Buitengewoon, Ecologische Stadstuin, Restaurant 't Lingsterhaofke, and Job Education Centre, which provide practical workplace experience to prepare students for employment or day care. Partner schools include Heikei (education-rehabilitation-care center), Ulingshof (education-care center), Kwispeldans, and Talentencampus Venlo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Samen Buitengewoon Sterk: Strategic tagline and motto of the organization, representing the collaborative identity of the seven schools under Onderwijsgroep Buitengewoon.

Products and services

• Maaskei SO

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of Wildveld students successfully transition to labor market or further education
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PSWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSW supports people with intellectual disabilities or developmental questions in areas of living, day care, work, or education. Provides care support in collaboration with parents, teachers, and counselors; creative and work-based day care services.
• LVO (Stichting Limburgs Voortgezet Onderwijs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLimburg Secondary Education Foundation operating Philips van Horne school where Maaskei VSO is housed, enabling integration of VSO students with regular VO students.
• Het KwadrantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractical education institution enabling symbiosis trajectories with VSO students, allowing cross-institutional educational arrangements and shared facilities.
• Risse GroepminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization for social work and social employment providing guidance for youth with distance to the labor market. Partner in OntwikkelCampus project.
• Het RICKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings art and culture to education and society through educational programs at schools and inspiring community activities, developing talents and addressing important themes.
• Adelante ZorggroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRevalidation care partner in Heikei center for education, rehabilitation and care. Provides medical rehabilitation services integrated with educational programs.
• SBO Het PaletcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial basic education partner in KEC with experimental status (until 2027) for integration of SO and SBO education, developing shared educational arrangements.
• OBS MolenakkerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular primary school where Maaskei SO has one group housed, implementing inclusive education through the 'Samen maken we school' project.
• HumankindminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildcare provider partner in 'Samen maken we school' (Together Making School) project combining childcare, primary education, and special education.
• Gemeente WeertminorOthersMunicipality provides educational housing, school attendance enforcement, student transport, and youth care services.
• Samenwerkingsverbanden VO (SWV 3102, 3103)coreOthersRegional educational cooperatives for Passend Onderwijs (inclusive education) that coordinate placement of students requiring special support.
• Kansrijk in de WijkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject where young and old work together to help themselves and residents of Gemeente Weert and Nederweert, ideally progressing to paid work.
• OntwikkelCampusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment campus where societal partners work together with and for employees, residents, and entrepreneurs to create a development environment. Partners include Risse Groep, Werk.kom, RICK, Widdonckschool, PSW Werk, Gilde, Het Kwadrant, Maaskei VSO, Land van Horne.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Stichting Kentalis: Kentalis is a Dutch national specialist organization for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, providing education and care. While OGB focuses on intellectual/developmental disabilities and Kentalis on sensory disabilities, both are stichting-form special-needs education providers operating under the same Dutch Passend Onderwijs framework.
• Auris Onderwijs: Auris is a Dutch national foundation providing education and care for children with hearing, language, and communication needs. Comparable to OGB as a Dutch special-needs education stichting, though Auris focuses on a different disability segment (language/communication vs. OGB's intellectual/developmental).
• Stichting Visio Onderwijs: Visio is a Dutch foundation providing education and rehabilitation for children and adults with visual impairments. It is a structural peer to OGB as a Dutch special-needs education and rehabilitation stichting, albeit serving a distinct sensory-disability niche.
• Stichting Bartiméus Onderwijs: Bartiméus provides education and care for people who are visually impaired or blind, including those with additional disabilities. As a Dutch specialist special-needs education foundation, it is structurally comparable to OGB in operating model, governance form, and funding structure.

Others

• Risse Groep: Risse Groep is a Limburg-based social work and social employment organization providing guidance for youth with distance to the labor market. It is an OntwikkelCampus partner of OGB and serves the same student population transitioning from VSO to employment, making it a complementary labor-market integration peer.

Direct peers

• Stichting Limburgs Voortgezet Onderwijs (LVO): LVO is a Dutch secondary education foundation operating multiple schools in Limburg, including the Philips van Horne school where OGB's Maaskei VSO is housed. As a comparable stichting-form educational operator with shared governance and funding characteristics, LVO is a direct structural peer in the same region.
• PSW (Prins Willem Alexander Stichting): PSW is a Limburg-based care organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities across living, day care, work, and education. PSW is OGB's direct partner at Heikei and serves many of the same intellectually disabled students, providing integrated care pathways comparable to OGB's education-care integration.
• Stichting Adelante Zorggroep: Adelante is a Dutch rehabilitation, education, and care group operating in Limburg. It is a core strategic partner of OGB at the Heikei center (education-rehabilitation-care) and Ulingshof (Mytyl/Tyltyl), making it a directly comparable Dutch special-needs education provider with overlapping student populations and integrated care models.
• Het Kwadrant: Het Kwadrant is a practical education institution in Limburg that partners with OGB on symbiosis trajectories for VSO students. It offers prakijkonderwijs in the same region, addressing a closely overlapping student population transitioning to vocational training and employment.
• SBO Het Palet: SBO Het Palet is a special basic education (SBO) partner of OGB's Maaskei SO, jointly running the experimental SO/SBO integration under an experimenteerbeschikking until 2027. As a peer running special-needs primary education in the same Limburg region with co-located programs, it is a directly comparable operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries8 records

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