Matteo Ricci College (French: ''Collège Matteo Ricci'') is a Mixed

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, Belgium. It opened in September 2019 and is a Jesuit college, the first Jesuit school to be opened in Belgium in the 21st century. It is located on Boulevard Poincaré, 400 metres north east of

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History

In Brussels, the French-speaking

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were already present at St Michael's College and St Jean Berchmans Church. In 2015, the Jesuits decided to build a new school in the

municipality of the region and started the plans for its construction. There was a need for extra schools in the area, with many nearby schools being over-registered. Construction of the school was supported by "those involved in the Brussels community life, by former students of the Jesuits and by the Society of Jesus, in dialogue with the

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."Michel Geyer and Marjorie Fellinger
Un nouveau collège jésuite fera sa rentrée des classes lundi à Anderlecht
''bx1'', 26 August 2019, retrieved 30 October 2022 In November 2017, it was reported that the Maimonides Jewish Athenaeum in Anderlecht would close because of a lack of students. With the site of former athenaeum vacant, it was decided to open the new school there. In January 2019, it was reported by ''

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'' and ''

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'' that a new Jesuit college offering General Secondary Education was being built, affiliated to the General Secretariat of Catholic Education (French: ''Secrétariat Général de l’Enseignement Catholique'') in French-speaking Belgium, and that it would open in September 2019.Christian Laporte
Un nouveau collège jésuite dès la rentrée prochaine à Bruxelles
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'', 24 January 2019, retrieved 30 October 2022Un nouveau collège jésuite ouvrira ses portes à Bruxelles en septembre 2019
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'', 24 January 2019, retrieved 30 October 2022 The first director of the school is Anne L'Olivier, who was previously director at Notre-Dame de la Sagesse School.

Facilities

The school opened with a capacity of 820 students. It has 5 buildings, including a sports hall and a performance hall. As part of teacher training and introduction classes for new students, new teachers give supervised remedial classes to new students three weeks before the start of the academic year.Marie-Noëlle Dinant, Nicolas Scheenaerts and Corinne De Beul
Enseignement : des profs se préparent à leur première rentrée scolaire
''bx1'', 3 August 2022, retrieved 30 October 2022

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* {{Catholic Church in Belgium Secondary schools in Brussels Jesuit secondary schools in Belgium 2019 establishments in Belgium Educational institutions established in 2019 Anderlecht

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