The school, founded in 1910, was the first Flemish college, being the first secondary school of Belgium where the primary language of education was Dutch. The common language for secondary schools in Belgium up until this time was French. The school is strongly inspired by Christian traditions and bases its educational project on these foundations. The school's Board of Governors, VZW Katholiek Secundair Onderwijs Sint-Willibrord, is the actual organising directive of the school.
The institution offers various programs of the General Secondary Education system, which is the system preparing for further higher university education: Economics-Modern Languages, Economics-Mathematics, Greek-Latin, Latin-Modern Languages, Latin-Natural Sciences, Latin-Mathematics, Modern Languages-Natural Sciences, Modern Languages-Mathematics, Natural Sciences-Mathematics.
The school has a distinctive view on its functioning in the educational process, with an important role for extracurricular activities. Various events are organized, including visits to exhibitions, museums, theater, and film, and various activities such as sports, charity, and cultural exchanges. The Sint-Hubertuscollege additionally offers winter sports vacation for its third year students and extensive cultural Italy and Greece vacations for its sixth year students.
The protected front side of the Sint-Hubertuscollege with its adjacent monumental chapel
In January 2008, the government of Flanders decided to officially protect the college and its buildings by listing it as cultural heritage, citing the historical importance of the college. The Sint-Hubertuscollege has a private chapel in Neo-Gothic style with monumental stained glass windows which were financed by its alumni foundation.
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