paroolOct 26, 2026, 13:45

State secretary intervenes at Haga Lyceum: Unacceptable for students to receive substandard education

State Secretary Tielen has intervened at the Amsterdam-based Haga Lyceum due to recurring mismanagement and substandard educational quality. The ministry has demanded a formal improvement plan and increased accountability, warning that failure to comply could lead to the cessation of school funding.

State Secretary Tielen has issued an urgent intervention regarding the Haga Lyceum in Amsterdam, citing persistent failures in educational quality and mismanagement. Following numerous reports from the Education Inspectorate, the ministry has demanded that the school board develop a sustainable improvement plan and appoint two additional board members. The school must provide progress updates every four weeks, or the government threatens to phase out its funding, which could jeopardize the institution's future.

Since its opening in 2018, the school has been the subject of approximately 25 inspection reports highlighting inadequate academic results. While the ministry characterizes the move as an exceptional step necessary to protect the learning environment for the school's five hundred students, the school leadership disputes the claims of mismanagement. The administration argues that positive developments are being overlooked and that the school has suffered from years of negative scrutiny. This ongoing conflict follows a previous legal ruling that found the state acted unlawfully by previously labeling the institution a radical bastion.

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Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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