Xavier, Guayaquil

School in Guayaquil, Ecuador

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; 69 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]

## History

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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]

## See also

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* Schools portal
* Catholicism portal
* Ecuador portal

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

## References

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1. ^ "Government". Retrieved 30 September 2017.