Xavier Lyceum, Guatemala

Xavier Lyceum, Guatemala Spanish: Liceo Javier
Location
Calzada Aguilar Batres 38-51 Zona 12 Villa Nueva Guatemala
Coordinates	14°35′9″N 90°33′44″W / 14.58583°N 90.56222°W / 14.58583; -90.56222Coordinates: 14°35′9″N 90°33′44″W / 14.58583°N 90.56222°W / 14.58583; -90.56222
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Patron saint(s)	Francis Xavier
Established	1952; 69 years ago (1952)
Founder	Jorge Toruño Lizarralde
Sister school	San Ignacio Institute
Director	Claudio Solis
Grades	Pre-K-12
Gender	Boys (1952-1999) Co-educational (since 2000)
Enrollment	2,000
Color(s)	White and red
Mascot	Cardinal
Website	www.liceojavier.edu.gt

Xavier Lyceum (Spanish: Liceo Javier) is a private Catholic preschool, primary and secondary school located in the City of Guatemala. The schools was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1952 as a boys' only school and became co-educational in 2000. The school includes preschool through baccalaureate in science and in literature.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

Xavier Lyceum in Guatemala opened in 1952 with students from kindergarten to third grade, in two small classrooms loaned by the Peyré family to supplement the prestigious private "French school" for young ladies with a school for boys. The founder, Jorge Toruno Lizarralde., entered Guatemala surreptitiously since under the liberal governments of Justo Rufino Barrios and José María Reina Barrios the Jesuits had been expelled from the country.^[1] Toruno initially opened a male section for the French Lyceum.^{[citation needed]} After the overthrow of Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman in 1954 by the National Liberation Movement, private religious education boomed after 1955. Toruño renamed the school "Xavier Lyceum".^{[citation needed]}

Shortly after 1952, the school moved from 4th Avenue Zone 1 of Guatemala City, "Simeon Canas" Avenue near the North Race Track, and with the help of grants and loans Toruño bought 17 blocks on the edge of the Calzada Aguilar Bátres, the location of the school since 1957.^{[clarification needed]}

In 1956 construction began on the primary building, which was ready in 1957. That same year the college moved permanently to new premises. When Orlando Sacasa, was rector, a granddaughter of General Justo Rufino Barrios donated $350,000 for the 3-storey secondary building. She made this donation to compensate for expropriations made during the government of Barrios (1873-1885).^{[citation needed]}

New century[]

Xavier Lyceum became coeducational in the year 2000.^[2] In 2015 it ranked eleventh among 1,592 secondary schools in Guatemala, and second among those with more than 100 students tested.^[3]

In 2016 the baccalaureate was awarded to 57 day and 15 night school students. All but two of the 72 graduates scored in the two highest levels on all parts of the standardized exam.^[4]

Notable alumni[]

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• Óscar Berger – President of Guatemala, and Mayor of Guatemala City
• Harold Caballeros – government minister
• Ramiro de León CarpioPresident of Guatemala, and human rights procurator
• Alejandro Sinibaldi – national congressional deputy and government minister
• Eduardo Stein – vice-president of Guatemala

See also[]

• Education in Guatemala
• List of Jesuit schools

References[]

Bibliography[]

• El arte religioso de la Antigua Guatemala, 1773-1821; crónica de la emigración de sus imágenes (PDF). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014."Doctorate in art history" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2014.
• 100 personajes ilustres. Guatemala: Serviprensa, C.A.