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We're so glad you visited our Open House! We hope you got a good impression of our school, experienced the atmosphere, and found answers to your questions. It was wonderful to welcome so many interested students and parents.

We trust that you have experienced what we stand for: a safe and inclusive learning environment, personal attention, and education that truly offers students opportunities to develop.

Are you excited? Then we warmly invite you to register your child. See our registration procedure here.

The Johan de Witt Scholengroep is an inner-city public secondary school with seven locations, primarily in the heart of The Hague. We offer all secondary education programs: pre-university education (VWO), senior general secondary education (HAVO), senior general secondary education (MAVO), pre-vocational secondary education (MYP), pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO-kader), pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO-basis), pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO-P) (practical education), entry level (ISK), and vocational education (ISK). All programs are rated "Excellent School" and "Good.". 

• pre-university education (vwo)
• senior general secondary education
• secondary school
• vmbo framework
• vmbo basic
• vmbo-p / vmbo-b (the only one in The Hague)
• vmbo-p (practical education)
• MYP (pre-vocational secondary education to pre-university education)

Training courses per location

You can find the courses at various locations:

• Capadosestraat: entrance (mbo 1), vmbo framework, vmbo basic, vmbo-p (practical education)
• Hooftskade: pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) intermediate level, pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) basic level
• Zusterstraat and Mackaystraat (Zusterstraat annex): pre-university education (gymnasium and atheneum), senior general secondary education (havo), senior general secondary education (mavo), MYP, pre-vocational secondary education (vmbo kader), pre-vocational secondary education (vmbo basis)
• Glasblazerslaan: pre-university education (gymnasium and atheneum), senior general secondary education (havo), junior general secondary education (mavo), MYP, pre-vocational secondary education (vmbo kader), pre-vocational secondary education (vmbo basis)
• Windjammersingel and Vermeerstraat: ISK

If you have not received specific advice from your primary school, please see:

• top class
• ISK

To the first year of secondary school

Next school year, you'll be taking an exciting and important step: moving from primary school to secondary education. What does class at the Johan de Witt School Group look like? And what else do we offer?

All courses excellent

The Johan de Witt Scholengroep is one of the best inner-city schools in the Netherlands, and all our programs have been awarded the "Excellent School" designation. An independent jury awards this designation to schools with exceptional qualities.

At our school, you can find all secondary education programs: pre-university education (vwo), senior general secondary education (havo), senior general secondary education (mavo), pre-vocational secondary education (vmbo-kader), pre-vocational secondary education (vmbo-basis), practical education (praktikophold), and ISK (Institute for Secondary Education). If your results are good, you can always advance to a higher level. This is possible within the Johan de Witt Scholengroep, as we offer all levels.

Your development in pictures

We closely monitor your progress. We analyze your test results to help you further. A year consists of three terms. At the end of each term, you have a PTO week, and in the upper grades, this is called a PTA week. You'll take all the major tests in one term, lasting about a week. The tests are administered digitally for each subject. Sometimes you'll do a project within a subject. Our projects introduce you to how the subject works in practice.

Study campus

To help you do well on your tests and homework, we assist you with planning. For instance, we use digital study guides where you can find an overview of when you will be covering each topic. Could you use some extra help? At our Homework Institute, we help you with homework and subjects you struggle with. In addition to the Homework Institute , we also offer the Saturday School . All of this falls under the study campus.

A mentor for every class

Your mentor is the first point of contact for you and your parents. You can contact them if you're struggling, need help, or want to develop further. Each term, the mentor will meet with you and your parents at the parent-teacher meeting to discuss how things are going.

You'll have mentoring sessions three times a week. These sessions cover Executive Functions, GRIPP, and Career Orientation (LOB), helping you discover what suits you and the choices you need to make for your future. You'll also go on a lightning internship during these sessions, where you'll meet companies. This allows you to discover your interests.

Discover your interests and talents on our campuses

Our school is located in the heart of the city and in the heart of the world. We use the surroundings to show you what the world has to offer. You get the chance to further develop your talents. For example, we have the Sports Campus, the Arts Campus, the World Campus, and the Vocational Campus. The Sports Campus is the after-school sports program of the Johan de Witt School Group. Almost every day after school, you can participate in all kinds of sports there for free, such as basketball, volleyball, football, and swimming.

At the Art Campus, you'll explore dance, theater, film, visual arts, language, and music. Your lessons are taught by cultural institutions in The Hague. You can also get involved with the Art Campus after school.

There are IB World Schools all over the world. These schools aim to educate students to become inquisitive, well-informed, and caring young people, so that together they can create a better and more peaceful world. Naturally, the Johan de Witt Scholengroep wants this too, which is why we started a MYP class in the 2022/2023 school year. The Johan de Witt Scholengroep is accredited for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP). All over the world, there are IB World Schools that educate young people to become inquisitive, well-informed, and caring individuals who strive together for a better and more peaceful world. As a school, we contribute to this. 

Want to know more about IB and MYP? Read here .

Regular classes

Have you received an individual recommendation? Then the regular classroom is the right place for you. This doesn't mean you're stuck with the recommendation from your primary school; we consider this a starting recommendation. We closely monitor your development and continuously assess which level suits you best. If you want to move up, you don't have to transfer to a different school, because Johan de Witt Scholengroep offers all the programs in-house.

Opportunity classes

Have you received a dual recommendation? Then you'll be best placed in a high-opportunity class. You'll receive the highest level of education, but you'll receive a report for both programs. At the end of the first year, we'll determine which level is most suitable based on your results and progress. We offer the following high-opportunity classes:

• pre-university education (havo/vwo)
• pre-vocational secondary education (mavo/havo)
• Vmbo-kader/mavo
• Vmbo basic/vmbo intermediate level
• Practical education/pre-vocational secondary education basic

Heterogeneous Classes – Middle Years Program (MYP)

Are you recommended to go between pre-university education (K-12) and pre-university education (VWO) and need more time to develop your potential? Then our diverse class is the right choice for you. It combines various educational levels, allowing you to discover which level and exam program suits you best in three years.

This international program, the Middle Years Programme (MYP), serves as a three-year bridge period. Only in the third year will the level that best suits your development be determined. The Johan de Witt Scholengroep is an IB World School, offering an educational program that goes beyond simply acquiring knowledge. The MYP also focuses on developing skills and qualities that make students well-rounded global citizens. The MYP utilizes interdisciplinary teaching, allowing you to think and work within a broad context.

Criteria

Students who register with the Johan de Witt School Group must meet the following criteria:

• A positive recommendation from the primary school for the course for which the student is applying.

Placement

The Johan de Witt School Group:

• does not apply right-of-way rules.
• has no lottery procedure.
• determines in consultation with the parents the location that best suits the student.

Pro - ISK

For students who have been in the Netherlands for less than two years and have received a primary school recommendation for practical education, Johan de Witt offers a special Pro-ISK class. In this class, students receive more support in acquiring the Dutch language.  

Bridge class for non-native speakers

The Johan de Witt Scholengroep has a bridge class for pupils who leave primary school and who do not yet have sufficient command of the Dutch language. 

Number of places in regular classes

Number of places in opportunity classes

Number of places in heterogeneous classes