John of Ruysbroeck College, Laeken

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John van Ruysbroeck College Jan-van-Ruusbroeckollege

Address

Avenue du Forum 4 1020 Brussels Belgium
Information
Motto	'Jouw traject is ons project'
Established	1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Principal	Philippe Cobbaert
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	720
Mascot	Pelican
Affiliation	Jesuit (Roman Catholic)
Website	John 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.

History

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

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.

Notable former pupils

References

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

External links

John of Ruysbroeck College site

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Koekelberg	Unesco Atheneum Koekelberg
Laken	Athénée des Pagodes Athénée Emile Bockstael European School, Brussels IV Institut Paul-Henri Spaak John of Ruysbroeck College, Laeken Lycée Maria Assumpta (FR) Ecole Robert Dubois - Hôpital universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola (FR)
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v t e Society of Jesus in Belgium
Secondary schools	St Joseph College, Aalst Our Lady College, Antwerp Xaverius College, Borgerhout Collège Matteo Ricci, Brussels St John Berchmans College, Brussels St Michael College, Brussels Sint-Barbaracollege, Ghent John of Ruysbroeck College, Laeken Collège Saint-Servais, Liège Collège Saint-Stanislas, Mons Collège Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur Collège Saint-Paul, Namur St Joseph College, Turnhout Collège Saint-François-Xavier, Verviers	[REDACTED]
Higher education	Institut Gramme, Liège Saint Ignatius University Centre, Antwerp St John Berchmans University College, Leuven Université de Namur
Spirituality	Drongen Abbey, Ghent La Pairelle, Namur
Churches	Church of St. John Berchmans, Brussels Church of Our Lady of Leliendaal, Mechelen
See also	Bollandist Society Chapel of the Resurrection, Brussels Jesuit European Social Centre
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See also	List of saints of Belgium List of Catholic seminaries in Belgium Apostolic Nunciature to Belgium Kerknet Chiro Flanders CICM Missionaries La Pairelle Our Lady of Beauraing Our Lady of Banneux
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