The Cornelius Haga Lyceum will no longer be located in the building on Naritaweg next school year, but only in a building in Bos en Lommer that now serves as an annex. Due to the stagnant number of students, the branch of the Islamic secondary school offers enough space, according to the municipality. The court agrees.
The Haga Lyceum wanted to expand the building on Naritaweg for the 2020/21 school year. But because it was not clear to the municipality what would happen with the number of students, a school building on Reinaert de Vosstraat was made available.
The municipality is still looking into whether a new school building can be built on Naritaweg, but the council has taken control of this itself and has not left it to the Haga Lyceum. The plan development for this has also yet to be started and the intention is that construction will only start in 2026. In any case, until there is some news near Sloterdijk station, Haga must leave the building.
Student growth stagnated
Because while the number of students increased in 2020, it has currently stagnated. According to Het Parool the school is even below the closure standard. The municipality believes that the building in Bos en Lommer is sufficient due to the number of students. The school went to court to challenge the decision and to keep the location on Naritaweg, but the judge ruled at the beginning of this month that that will not happen. According to the judge, the current annex is an excellent emergency facility and the municipality cannot be blamed.
The question remains whether the Haga Lyceum will be allowed to return in the new building that is to be built on Naritaweg. Because in addition to the fact that the education inspectorate is critical of the school and qualifies it as ‘very weak’ at all levels, Haga is also below the closure standard of 488 students, with 482. If the secondary school remains below that standard for three years, then the government decides to stop financing.
Whether the Haga Lyceum can increase the number of students again remains to be seen, as in two years a second Islamic secondary school will open in the South: the College Fiducie, with room for about a hundred students at the start.
Last year, AT5 made a long report about how Islamic education in the city has been under fire for years:
2024-01-16 12:45:00
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