1990
Former location Laubstiege
2007
Former location Laubstiege with extension
since 2016
Location Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 85
Chronicle
| 2023 | Ceremony "33 years of Driland Kolleg" Joining the state program"Education and Health" | |
| 2022 | Award as "School of the Future" Joining the"School of Diversity" network Following strong approval from the school community, the school also joins the"School without Racism - School with Courage" network. Students receive iPads for work at school and at home. | |
| 2021 | Joining the"School of the Future" network | |
| 2021 | The school kiosk only offers sustainable products. All conventional vending machines will be removed. | |
| 2020 | Purchase of iPad class sets: Every student can use the internet in class via the open WLAN. | |
| 2019 | The school community adopts a new mission statement. | |
| 2016 | The Driland Kolleg moves to its new location at Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 85. | |
| 2015 | Ceremony "25 years of the Driland Kolleg" | |
| 2014 | Driland Kolleg becomes the first Fairtrade School in the city of Gronau. | |
| 2011 | Relocation of the Ahaus branch to the VHS building at Vagedesstr. 2 in Ahaus | |
| 2010 | Project days and ceremony "20 years of Driland Kolleg" | |
| 2009 | Relocation of the Ahaus branch office to the Ahauser Kreishaus | |
| 2009 | 600 students at Driland Kolleg for the first time | |
| 2009 | Central examinations for the central intermediate school-leaving certificate for the first time First study orientation exchange | |
| 2008 | First participation in the Zentralabitur NRW - with outstanding results | |
| 2008 | First biographical evening - alumni talk about career prospects | |
| 2007 | Official inauguration of the new building/extension in Gronau, use of multifunctional boards & science rooms | |
| 2007 | Relocation of the Ahaus branch office to the baroque palace | |
| 2006 | Ten-year collaboration between aktuelle Forum, VHS Ahaus and Driland Kolleg | |
| 2005 | First Abitur from Abitur-online students | |
| 2004 | First exchange activities Belgium-Germany (Leuven) | |
| 2004 | Start of the school partnership with Zweiter Bildungsweg Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium - first Dutch-German e-learning groups | |
| 2003 | Start of the school partnership with the further education college TKO CVO Leuven, Flanders, Belgium | |
| 2002 | Introduction of Abitur-online at Driland Kolleg, introduction of Dutch as a second foreign language in the school's curriculum | |
| 2000 | Official school name: Driland Kolleg - Weiterbildungskolleg der Stadt Gronau | |
| 1999 | Establishment of morning courses in Gronau | |
| 1999 | Move to the new administration and classrooms in the East School Center | |
| 1998 | New name for the school - from now on it is called "Driland Kolleg" | |
| 1995 | Expansion to include an evening secondary school branch and opening of the Ahaus branch, where lessons take place in the mornings | |
| 1993 | Start of lessons in the extended college branch | |
| 1992 | The first principal of the Abendgymnasium takes office. | |
| 1990 | Start of classes at the newly founded evening high school |