St Joseph College (Dutch: Sint-Jozefcollege) is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Turnhout, Belgium. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1845 and was rebuilt in the same style as Xaverius College in Borgerhout.[1]
History
As early as 1639, there was a Latin school in the area. This lasted until the 1796 and the Napoleonic Wars.[2]
In 1845 a landowner, Maria de Nef, asked the Jesuits to take over the school. It was re-established as the Collegium Sancti Josephi Turnholtanum. Over the following 90 years, its campus grew in size to accommodate the increasing student population. In 1935, a new school was built on a 22-acre site on the outskirts of the city. In 1941, this was expanded and in 1958 a new primary school was built.[2]
Originally, it only taught Greek and Latin. In 1959, sciences were introduced and in 1985 it became co-educational.[2]
Alumni
Notable former students include:
- Jos Geysels
- Edward Schillebeeckx
- Christian Van Thillo
- Paul Janssen
- Paul Neefs
- Paul Stoffels
Gallery
References
- 1.Jesuits in Europe retrieved 20 February 2014
- 2.[2.2][2.3]150 jaar Sint-Jozefcollege Turnhout 1845-1995 (Turnout: Boekenantiquariaat De Lezenaar, 1996) pp. 200-220.