The school is well known for its unusual subjects Film and Astronomy, respectively presented as Audiovisueel and Sterrenkunde.

A fair number of staff from these three schools also went working at the newly set-up gymnasium.

In 2008, the school occupied a temporary complex in the Houthaven district, then in the process of being redeveloped.

[1] The design, by the Dutch firm HVDN architecten, was characterized by its modular structure, which in theory allowed it to be disassembled and moved to another location.

[2] In 2016, the 4th Gymnasium moved to a permanent building in the Houthaven, designed by Paul de Ruiter Architects.