Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet

Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet
Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet
Location
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	The Hague, Netherlands
Information
Type	Christelijk Gymnasium
Founded	1908
Headmaster	Swen Zuiderwijk
Teaching staff	56
Enrollment	730
Website	www.gymnasium-sorghvliet.nl

Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, or Sorghvliet for short, is an independent Protestant gymnasium in The Hague. Sorghvliet is consistently ranked in the top 10 schools in the Netherlands by the influential magazine Elsevier.^[1] ^[2] Sorghvliet has a long list of notable alumni, including multiple Dutch politicians, writers, athletes, entrepreneurs, members of the Dutch Royal family, and scientists, including one Nobel Prize winner.

There is a long-standing, friendly rivalry between Sorghvliet and another independent gymnasium in The Hague, the Haganum.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni[]

Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange^[3]
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands^[2]
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
Jozias van Aartsen, minister, frontman of VVD and former mayor of The Hague
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, minister and secretary of state
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (née Brinkhorst)
Bas de Gaay Fortman, politician
Marnix van Rij, chairman CDA
Morris Tabaksblat, CEO of Unilever
Simon van der Meer, physicist and 1984 Nobel Prize winner
F. Springer, pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider, diplomat and writer
Tomas Ross, pseudonym of Willem Pieter Hogendoorn, writer
Daphne Jongejans, Olympic diver
Edwin Jongejans, Olympic diver

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Affairs, Ministry of General (2015-01-14). "Princess Alexia - Royal House of the Netherlands". www.royal-house.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ Affairs, Ministry of General (2014-08-19). "The Princess of Orange - Royal House of the Netherlands". www.royal-house.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

Coordinates: 52°5′18″N 4°17′6″E / 52.08833°N 4.28500°E / 52.08833; 4.28500

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[NRHPAL-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Affairs, Ministry of General (2015-01-14). "Princess Alexia - Royal House of the Netherlands". www.royal-house.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[NRHPCA-3] Affairs, Ministry of General (2014-08-19). "The Princess of Orange - Royal House of the Netherlands". www.royal-house.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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