Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet
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| Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| The Hague, Netherlands |
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| Information | |
| Type | Christelijk Gymnasium |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Headmaster | Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker |
| Teaching staff | 49 |
| Enrollment | 647 |
| Website | http://www.gymnasium-sorghvliet.nl/ |
Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, or in short Sorghvliet, is an independent protestant gymnasium in The Hague.
Sorghvliet is consistently ranked in the top 10 schools in the Netherlands by the influential magazine Elsevier[1].
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jozias van Aartsen, minister, frontman of VVD and mayor of The Hague
- Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, minister and secretary of state
- Laurentien Brinkhorst, Princess of the Netherlands
- Bas de Gaay Fortman, politician
- Marnix van Rij, chairman CDA
- Morris Tabaksblat, CEO of Unilever
- Paul van Vliet, comedian and ambassador of Unicef
- Simon van der Meer, physicist and 1984 Nobelprize winner
- F. Springer, pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider, diplomat and writer
- Tomas Ross, pseudonym of Willem Pieter Hogendoorn, writer
- Jan Pronk (producer), textwriter/musicproducer
- Daphne Jongejans, olympic diver
- Edwin Jongejans, olympic diver
- Jeroen Blokhuis, chessplayer
