Colegio San Ignacio, La Paz

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Colegio San Ignacio, La Paz
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Former nameSan Calixto Següencoma (1963-1981)
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Jesuit
Established1963;58 years ago (1963)
RectorArturo Moscoso
DirectorAlejandro M. Ortiz
Teaching staff75
GenderCoeducational
Website Colegio San Ignacio

Colegio San Ignacio, La Paz, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1963. It is coeducational, and offers six years of primary and six years of secondary education.

"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".[ citation needed ]

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