Bernardinus College
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Bernardinuscollege is a comprehensive school in Heerlen, the Netherlands, established in the 1910s. 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 courses’), because of the need for education in the wake of the blooming mining industry. In September 1913 the first students arrived.
Saint Bernardinus was expanded with a midlevel-business school and in 1919 the 3-year HBS (Higher Citizen School) was changed to a 5-year one.
In 1930 the school was further expanded with a Gymnasium and in 1970 the term saint was dropped and the school became known as Bernardinuscollege[1].
Bernardinuscollege is part of Onderwijsstiching Sint-Bernardinus together with College Rolduc, Eijkhagencollege, Herlecollege, Praktijkonderwijs Parkstad Limburg, and Sintermeertencollege [2].
[edit] Notable students
- Jo Ritzen, October 3, 1945, Heerlen, Minister of Education
- Ad Fransen, Journalist, Author
- Jan Hanlo, Poet and Author
- Olivier Schröder, Virtuoso guitarist
[edit] Gallery
 Bernardinuscollege in 1926 |
 Bernardiuscollege later added building |
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