Xavier, Guayaquil

Xavier, Guayaquil Spanish: Unidad Educativa Javier
Address
Vía a la Costa Guayaquil Ecuador
Coordinates	2°10′2.99″S 79°56′1.89″W / 2.1674972°S 79.9338583°W / -2.1674972; -79.9338583
Information
Type	Private pre-school, primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuit
Patron saint(s)	Francis Xavier
Established	1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Rector	Fabricio Alaña Echanique
Staff	230
Grades	Pre-school; K-12
Gender	Boys (1956-2003) Co-educational (since 2004)
Enrollment	1,564
Website	uejavier.com

Xavier, Guayaquil (Spanish: Unidad Educativa Javier) is a private Catholic pre-school, primary and secondary school, located in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The school was established as a school for boys in 1956 by the Society of Jesus; and became coeducational in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Xavier was founded by the Jesuits in Guayaquil in 1956, with 52 students. Construction of today's campus began in 1957. The college went coeducational in 2004. After an earthquake in 2010 the Ecuadoran government contributed to the rebuilding of the school.^[1]

• Catholic Church in Ecuador
• Education in Ecuador
• List of Jesuit schools