Gymnasium Haganum
| Gymnasium Haganum | |
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| Location | |
| The Hague, The Netherlands |
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| Information | |
| Type | Gymnasium |
| Established | 1394 |
| Rector | G. P. Th. Kloeg |
| Number of students | Approx. 650 (in 2005) |
| Website | http://www.haganum.nl |
The Gymnasium Haganum is one of the oldest public schools in The Netherlands, located in the city of The Hague.
The name gymnasium refers to the type of school, the Dutch gymnasium. This type of secondary school is comparable to English grammar schools and U.S. college prep schools. In The Netherlands the gymnasium consists of six years in which pupils study the usual school subjects, with the addition of compulsory Ancient Greek and Latin, plus extra emphasis on academic and artistic skills.
The school was founded in 1394. The school is currently housed in a monumental neoclassical building, built in 1907.
In 2005 the school had around 650 students. The school is one of the top schools in the country, according to a yearly survey by Dutch Elsevier magazine.[citation needed]
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[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, politician
- Ferdinand Bordewijk, writer
- Conrad Busken Huet, writer
- Willem Drees Jr., politician
- Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck, poet and philosopher
- Dirk Fock, politician
- Paul Verhoeven, film director
[edit] Film shot at Gymnasium Haganum
- 1963: Feest! (Party!) directed by former alumnus Paul Verhoeven
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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Coordinates: 52°5′2″N 4°17′30″E / 52.08389°N 4.29167°E
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