Bernardinuscollege
Bernardinuscollege is a comprehensive school in Heerlen, the Netherlands. The school was founded by Franciscan monks in 1911 as ‘Sint-Bernardinus, R.K. Hoogere Burgerschool met 3-jarige cursus’ (‘Saint Bernardinus, R.C. Higher Citizenschool with 3-year course’), because of the need for education in the wake of the blooming mining industry. In September 1913 the first students arrived.
Sint-Bernardinus was expanded with a midlevel-business school and in 1919 the 3-year HBS (Higher Citizen School) course was changed to a 5-year one. In 1930 the school was further expanded with a Gymnasium.
In 1970 the 'Sint' was dropped from the school name, giving it its current name: Bernardinuscollege[1].
Bernardinuscollege is part of Onderwijsstiching Sint-Bernardinus together with College Rolduc, Eijkhagencollege, Herlecollege, Praktijkonderwijs Parkstad Limburg, and Sintermeertencollege [2].
[edit] Notable students
- Ad Fransen, journalist and author
- Jan Hanlo (1912-1969), poet and author
- Jo Ritzen (b. 1945), Minister of Education
- Frans Timmermans (b. 1961), State Secretary for European Affairs
- Matthias Hallmann, Political strategist
[edit] Gallery
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Bernardiuscollege later added building
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Coordinates: 50°52′55″N 5°59′05″E / 50.882059°N 5.984655°E
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