| name = Gymnasium Haganum | image = Zicht op topgevels en ronde toren met achtzijdige bovenbouw en knobbelspits - 's-Gravenhage - 20396172 - RCE.jpg | caption = The Gymnasium Haganum in 2004 | address = Laan van Meerdervoort 57 | city = The Hague, Netherlands | schooltype = | type = Gymnasium | established = before 1327 | rector = Jan-Willem van Poortvliet | students = 817 (2025) | website = www.haganum .nl
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The Gymnasium Haganum is one of the oldest public schools in the Netherlands, located in the city of The Hague. First mentioned in 1327, the school is currently housed in a monumental Renaissance Revival architecture building, built in 1907. It has around 840 students, and is one of the top schools in the country, according to a yearly survey by the Dutch magazine Elsevier. [1] [2] [3]
The name gymnasium refers to the type of school, the Dutch gymnasium. This type of secondary school is comparable to English grammar schools and U.S. college prep schools. In the Netherlands the gymnasium consists of six years in which pupils study the usual school subjects, with the addition of compulsory Ancient Greek and Latin, plus extra emphasis on academic and artistic skills.
The school is known for its quality education. nominated the school in 2021 as one of the best schools in the Dutch province of South Holland.
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Notable alumni include:
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia article on this subject.