Colegio Agustiniano Norte

Agustiniano Norte School
Colegio Agustiniano Norte
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Colombia
Coordinates 4°42′2.26″N 74°4′16.41″W / 4.7006278°N 74.0712250°W / 4.7006278; -74.0712250Coordinates: 4°42′2.26″N 74°4′16.41″W / 4.7006278°N 74.0712250°W / 4.7006278; -74.0712250
Information
Type Independent School, catholic, private
Motto "Amor y Ciencia"
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established 1969
Principal Father Alonso Restrepo Mesa
Faculty 85
Enrollment 2,400 total
Average class size 42 students
Campus Town, 220 acres (0.89 km2)
14 buildings
Athletics 8 Interscholastic sports
60 Interscholastic teams
Annual tuition $8,000,000 colombian peso
Website www.agustinianonorte.edu.co

Agustiniano Norte School (also called Colegio Agustiniano Norte, North Augustinian School) is a private, catholic, independent school for men, teaching students from grades kindergarten - 11, located in Bogota, Colombia. Their students and alumni call themselves "Agustinos” (in English Augustinians from Augustine of Hippo).

The school is part of the 205 communities that make up the Order of Augustinian Recollects distributed in 19 countries: Spain (39), Brazil (28), Colombia (21), Mexico (18), United States (15), Philippines (14), Venezuela (14 ), Peru (9), Panama (8), Argentina (7), Costa Rica (6), United Kingdom (6), Dominican Republic (4), Guatemala (4), Italy (3), Taiwan (3) Chile (2), China (2) Sierra Leone (2).

The school provides a comprehensive educational approach under the Roman Catholic principles. The high school seniors' performance on standardized national examinations has consistently been considered in the top tier, being ranked as "highly superior" by ICFES for the last 20 years, with many of their graduates having granted admission to the most prestigious universities in the country (e.g., National University of Colombia, University of the Andes, Pontifical Xavierian University, Our Lady of the Rosary University, and members of the Golden Triangle, among others).

Agustiniano Norte in popular culture

In 1988, Evelio Rosero published his famous and award-winning book "El Incendiado" (The Burning Man). The novel tells the stories of a group of teenagers from the school.

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