St. Ignatius of Loyola College (Portuguese: Colégio de Santo Inácio de Loiola, also abbreviated as CSIL), is a private Catholic secondary school, located in Kasait, Ulmera, Liquiça, Timor Leste. The school was founded by the Timor - Leste Region of the Society of Jesus in 2013 near the capital city of Dili, with its first intake of students, in Year 7.[2] The school aims to form young East Timorese to become men and women of intellectual competence, religious with conscience, and humanly compassionate toward their fellow human beings. The school was officially inaugurated on 25 January 2014.
| St. Ignatius of Loyola College Portuguese: Colégio de Santo Inácio de Loiola | |
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Kasait , Ulmera, Liquiça East Timor | |
| Coordinates | 8°34′28″S 125°27′43″E / 8.57444°S 125.46194°E |
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| Type | Private Catholic secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (For the greater glory of God) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Patron saint(s) | Ignatius Loyola |
| Established | 2013 |
| Founder | Society of Jesus |
| Faculty | 36 |
| Enrollment | 693 (2018[1]) |
| Website | timor-leste-jesuits |
As a Jesuit school, St. Ignatius of Loyola College's philosophy is to promote the spiritual, academic, social, emotional, psychological and physical development of its students.
In 2018 the school had 693 students and 36 qualified teachers.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b UCANews March 9, 2018
- ^ "Colégio de Santo Inácio de Loiola (Secondary School)". The Jesuits in Timor-Leste. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2017-08-17.