St Joseph College, Aalst
# St Joseph College, Aalst

St Joseph's College (Dutch, Sint-Jozefscollege) is a Roman Catholic subsidized free school for general secondary education founded by the Society of Jesus in Aalst. The school building is a protected monument.

## Teachers

* Joseph-Olivier Andries (1796-1886)
* Evarist Bauwens s.j. (1853-1937)
* Emiel Fleerackers s.j. (1877-1948)
* Adhemar Geerebaert s.j. (1876-1944)
* Marcel Schurmans s.j. (1909-1989)
* Desideer Stracke s.j. (1875-1970)
* Lode Taeymans s.j. (1874-1937)
* Constant Van Crombrugghe (1789-1885)
* André Van Iseghem s.j. (1799-1869)
* Jozef Van Opdenbosch s.j. (1892-1944)
* Antonius van Torre s.j. (1615-1679)

## History

In 1622, the Jesuits founded a school dedicated to Saint Joseph at the Pontstraat in Aalst. A century later, a church hall with a baroque facade was added. St Joseph College was continually expanded over the centuries and rebuilt. In 1997, the school complex was made a protected monument.

## Former students

Notable students of the school include:

* Adolf Daens
* Jean-Luc Dehaene
* Piet Vanthemsche
* Herman Le Compte
* Maurice De Bevere

## Gallery

* College Chapel
* Side entrance
