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Ignatius Loyola
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La Paz
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St Ignatius College ( es, Colegio San Ignacio), is a
private Catholic
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primary and secondary school, located in
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bo ...
, seat of government of
Bolivia
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. The co-educational school was founded by the
Society of Jesus
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in 1963.
"San Ignacio" started its educational activities in 1963 as a primary school under the name "San Calixto Següencoma" with 235 students, many of them former pupils of
San Calixto College. In 1970 an evening class named "Loyola" was implemented. In 1980 the school first admitted girls. In 1981 the schools "San Calixto Següencoma" and "Loyola" were merged into a single "Colegio San Ignacio".
See also
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Catholic Church in Bolivia
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Education in Bolivia
Education in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivian life, has a divide between Bolivia's ''rural'' and urban areas. Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even as the rest of the country becomes increasingly literate. Bolivia devotes 23% of its ...
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List of Jesuit schools
The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges and universities listed here.
Some of these universities are in the United Stat ...
References
Jesuit primary schools in Bolivia
Schools in La Paz
Jesuit secondary schools in Bolivia
1963 establishments in Bolivia
Educational institutions established in 1963
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