Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden

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Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is a gymnasium in the Netherlands. Located in Leiden, it is one of the oldest schools in the Netherlands. Its history dates back to the Middle Ages. The Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is the biggest gymnasium-only school in the Netherlands, with over 1,800 pupils .
The school is named in a charter of count William III of Holland in 1323 under the name schole or scoele, and is probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. After the Siege of Leiden Nicholaus Stochius was named rector. Around 1700 the school was named gymnasium in official Latin documents . The name Stedelijk Gymnasium was introduced in 1838, together with a new educational approach.

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