Willem II College

The school was founded in the former royal palace in Tilburg, the present City Hall, of which the construction was commissioned by King William II himself.

In 1934 the school moved from the former palace to the new location a new and much bigger building at the Ringbaan Oost in Tilburg.

The school is unique in offering students two alternative streams: the muzische afdeling (musical department) or a top-sport afdeling (top-sports department) for the first three years of their education, after which they may continue at the vmbo, havo or vwo.

In 1866, the school welcomed of its most remarkable students and certainly its most famous: Vincent van Gogh.

It is said that his art teacher, Constant Cornelis Huijsmans, has had a strong influence of Gogh's early style.