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School in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Saint Ignatius Gymnasium
Dutch: St. Ignatiusgymnasium
St. Ignatius Gymnasium in Amsterdam
Location
Jan van Eijckstraat
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Coordinates52°20′59″N 4°52′26″E / 52.3496°N 4.8738°E / 52.3496; 4.8738
Information
TypePublic Gymnasium
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
Patron saint(s)Ignatius of Loyola
Established1895; 130 years ago (1895)
PrincipalAnita Swenneker
Staff70
Number of students900
AlumniOld Ignatians
Websitewww.ig.nl

Saint Ignatius Gymnasium (Dutch: St. Ignatiusgymnasium) is one of the five categorial gymnasia (a type of school) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Together with the Vossius Gymnasium, the Barlaeus Gymnasium and Cygnus Gymnasium it is among the most prestigious schools in Amsterdam. Ignatius is located in the Jan van Eijckstraat in the affluent 'Old South' district of Amsterdam.

It is one of the few Catholic gymnasiums in the Netherlands, founded in 1895. Originally a Jesuit school, it is named after the founder of the Jesuit Order Ignatius of Loyola. The school is fairly small and has a student population of about 900 with 70 staff.

History

According to the Dutch Education Inspectorate, the Ignatius Gymnasium is a very good school across the board. In the first three years, 2% has to repeat a class while 76% of the survivors pass their exams at once with an average grade of 6.9. All this is considered to be better than average. According to YELP, Ignatius ranks first among middle and high schools in Amsterdam. The Dutch magazine Elsevier chooses the Ignatius Gymnasium for several years as one of the best schools in the Netherlands. The school was elected as the best school in the province of North Holland in 2004. In 2010, Elsevier placed the school alongside ‘The winners of 2010, least repeaters and best exam results’.

The school newspaper is called De Harpoen.

Notable alumni

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See also

References

  1. A public (openbare) school in the Netherlands is a school which receives only state funding, as opposed to special schools, which often receive religious funding too. See also: Schoolstrijd
  2. Ignatiusgymnasium. "Geschiedenis". ignatius.mwp.nl. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  3. Ignatiusgymnasium. "Nieuwsarchief". ignatius.mwp.nl. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  4. Ignatiusgymnasium. "Kwaliteit". ignatius.mwp.nl. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  5. "The Best 10 Middle Schools & High Schools for 2017 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands". Yelp. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

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