Sint-Lodewijkscollege (Lokeren)
The Sint-Lodewijkscollege is a Catholic high school (subsidized free school) in the centre of Lokeren, Belgium.
History
The historic baroque building was built in 1714 for the family Van Kersschaever. The facade is a classified heritage site and protected monument. The actual school was established in 1850 by the bishop of Ghent, Mgr. Louis Delebecque.[1]
In earlier times, there was also elementary education and a Boarding school, which closed in 1971. In 1969, it was one of the first school which abolished single-sex education in Flanders. Since the 1990s, the number of students remained stable around 1000.[2]
Education
Students follow three cycles during 6 years of education. The school offers only ASO-education, which is a normal type of education that prepares the students for higher education and university. Subjects include Math, Science, Human science, Classical languages, Modern languages and Economics. The school educates its students from a Catholic point of view.
School principals (Dutch directeur):
- Principal: Caroline De Ridder
- Vice-principal: Bart Picavet
- Principal 1st cycle: Georges van Damme
- Principal 3rd cycle:Peter Vervaet
Trivia
- Graduating students give a yearly benefit-performance, Avond van de Zesdes.
Famous students
- Anne Van Lancker
- Lieven Scheire
- Jonas Geirnaert
- Linde Merckpoel
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Coordinates: 51°06′11″N 3°59′32″E / 51.10305°N 3.9922°E