St Joseph College (

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: ''Sint-Jozefcollege'') is a

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. It was founded by the

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in 1845 and was rebuilt in the same style as

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in Borgerhout.Jesuits in Europe
retrieved 20 February 2014

History

As early as 1639, there was a

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in the area. This lasted until the 1796 and the

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. 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. Originally, it only taught Greek and Latin. In 1959, sciences were introduced and in 1985 it became

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.''150 jaar Sint-Jozefcollege Turnhout 1845-1995'' (Turnout: Boekenantiquariaat De Lezenaar, 1996) pp. 200-220.

Alumni

Notable former students include:

Gallery

File:Palmares gymnasium turnholtanum.jpg, Original Latin School Charter File:Oud college turnhout.jpg, Old College drawing

References

External links

St Joseph College site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph College, Turnhout Turnhout Jesuit secondary schools in Belgium Educational institutions established in 1845

History

Alumni

Gallery

See also

References

External links