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Former names | St. John Berchmans' College |
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| Motto | Men and women for and with others |
| Type | Private selective secondary school and university college |
| Established | 1887 |
| Founder | Fr. Cassian Gillett, S.J. |
Religious affiliation | Catholicism (Jesuit) |
Academic affiliations | Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities The Association of Tertiary Level Institutions in Belize (ATLIB) |
| President | Mirtha Peralta |
Total staff | 150 |
| Students | 2,267 |
| Address | Princess Margaret Drive , , Belize 17°30′45″N 88°11′55″W / 17.51250°N 88.19861°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Patron saint | John Berchmans |
| Colors | Navy and white |
| Nickname | St. John's, John's, SJC |
Sporting affiliations | ATLIB Sports |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | www |
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St. John's College (abbreviated as SJC, and locally known as St. John's or John's) is a private Catholic selective secondary school for boys and private co-educational university college, located in Belize City, Belize. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus as St. John Berchmans' College, a high school for boys only, it has since grown and now offers a wide variety of liberal arts and science courses at the secondary, British A-level, and United States junior college levels.[1]
For management purposes, St. John's is organised into three divisions:[1]
- St. John's College High School, Belize (oldest, established 1887)
- St. John's College Junior College (established 1964)
- St. John's College University (established 2023)
Key centres and institutes within the university college are the School of Music, School of Nursing, the Belizean Studies Research Centre,[2] and the MAGIS Center,
- ^ a b "SJC History". St. John's College. Retrieved 19 June 2015.[self-published source?]
- ^ "Belizean Studies". SJC. Retrieved 2017-09-24.