Jesuit College, Juiz de Fora

Jesuit College, Juiz de Fora
Location
Pres. Itamar Franco Ave., Juiz de Fora Minas Gerais, Brazil
Coordinates	21°46′5.9″S 43°21′2.59″W
Information
Type	Jesuit, Catholic
Motto	Faith and science
Established	1956 (1956)
Grades	K through secondary
Gender	Coeducational
Website	Jesuit College

Jesuit College is a kindergarten through secondary school in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1956 and occupies 20 acres of forested land in the center of the city. In 2015 the college was rated 51st nationally in Brazil among those schools that took the National Secondary Education Examination (Enem).

History

Families in Juiz de Fora acquired a palm farm and persuaded the Jesuits to open a school there. Eleven years later the first headquarters of "Our Lady Immaculate College" opened in the city with seven Jesuits – two priests, three brothers, and two scholastics – and 40 students in attendance.

The secondary school was added in 1958. It was later replaced by a new building on Avenida Presidente Itamar Franco. In 1963 pre-primary was added and in 1964 the scientific course. Enrollment had grown to 416 students. By 1967 "Jesuit College" had 700 students, including six women.