St. John's College, Belize
Private religious secondary school and university in Belize / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. John's College (abbreviated as SJC, and locally known as St. John's or John's) is a private Catholic selective secondary school for boys and private co-educational university college, located in Belize City, Belize. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus as St. John Berchmans' College, a high school for boys only, it has since grown and now offers a wide variety of liberal arts and science courses at the secondary, British A-level, and United States junior college levels.[1]
Former names | St. John Berchmans' College |
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Motto | Men and women for and with others |
Type | Private selective secondary school and university college |
Established | 1887; 137 years ago (1887) |
Founder | Fr. Cassian Gillett, S.J. |
Religious affiliation | Catholicism (Jesuit) |
President | Mirtha Peralta |
Students | 2,267 |
Address | Princess Margaret Drive , , Belize 17°30′45″N 88°11′55″W |
Campus | Urban |
Patron saint | John Berchmans |
Colors | Navy and white |
Nickname | St. John's, John's, SJC |
Website | www |
For management purposes, St. John's is organised into three divisions:[1]
- St. John's College High School, Belize (oldest, established 1887)
- St. John's College Extension (established 1957)
- St. John's College Junior College (established 1964)
Key centres and institutes within the university college are the Belize Centre for Art Education and Cultural Understanding, the Institute for Workforce and Economic Development, the Belizean Studies Research Centre,[2] and the Counseling Centre.[3]