John of Ruysbroeck College, Laeken

School in Brussels, Belgium
John van Ruysbroeck College
Jan-van-Ruusbroeckollege
Address
Map
Avenue du Forum 4

1020 Brussels

Belgium
Information
Motto'Jouw traject is ons project'
Established1968; 56 years ago (1968)
PrincipalPhilippe Cobbaert
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment720
MascotPelican
AffiliationJesuit (Roman Catholic)
WebsiteJohn of Ruysbroeck College

John van Ruysbroeck College (Dutch, Jan-van-Ruusbroeckollege) is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Laeken. It was founded by the Society of Jesus and is named after John van Ruysbroeck.[1]

History

It was founded in 1968 as a boys-only school. In 1994, it became co-educational.[1]

The school is governed by a non-profit association and belongs to a group of seven Jesuit colleges who offer private counselling. In 1999, the college joined together with St John Berchmans College in Brussels to start this scheme.

In the 2017-2018 school year, the college had 720 students.[2]

Notable former pupils

  • Bert Anciaux
  • Bart Verhaeghe
  • Peter Van Asbroeck

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jan-van-Ruusbroeckollege". www.ruusbroec.be. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  2. ^ Onderwijsinbrussel.be retrieved 20 February 2014

External links

  • John of Ruysbroeck College site
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