St. Ignatius College, San Sebastian

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St. Ignatius College, San Sebastian
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St. Ignatius College, San Sebastian
Av de Navarra, San Sebastián (Donostia)
Guipúzcoa, Spain
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Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established1929;92 years ago (1929)
DirectorAmaia Arzamendi Sesé
GradesAges 2 through 18
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,600
Other nameSan Ignacio Ikastetxea, Donostia
Website www.donostiajesuitak.org

St. Ignatius College, San Sebastian ("Donostia" in Basque), on the northwest coast of Spain was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1929 and currently includes pre-primary through the baccalaureate. It is also affiliated with the nurseries of the Servants of Jesus and of the Carmelite Teresiana Missionaries. [1]

On 1 October 1929 classes began at San Ignacio de Loyola School in San Sebastián. The first lay director, Amaia Arzamendi, was appointed in 2009.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Administrador. "Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola Ikastetxea (San Sebastián)". www.educacionjesuitas.es. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

Coordinates: 43°19′23.14″N1°57′55.24″W / 43.3230944°N 1.9653444°W / 43.3230944; -1.9653444