John of Ruysbroeck College, Laeken

John van Ruysbroeck College (Dutch, Jan-van-Ruusbroeckollege) is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium. It was founded by the Society of Jesus and is named after John van Ruysbroeck.^[1]

John van Ruysbroeck College Jan-van-Ruusbroeckollege
Location
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

History

It was founded in 1968 as a boys-only school. In 1994, it became co-educational.^[1]

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.^[2]

Notable former pupils

• Bert Anciaux
• Bart Verhaeghe
• Peter Van Asbroeck

See also

• List of Jesuit sites in Belgium
• Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels