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Colegio Agustiniano Norte

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Colegio Agustiniano Norte
Location
Bogotá
Colombia
4°42′2″N 74°4′16″W / 4.70056°N 74.07111°W
Information
Other name Agustiniano Norte School
North Augustinian School
Type Private primary and secondary school
Motto Latin: Amor y Ciencia
(Love and Science)
Religious affiliation Catholicism
Denomination Order of Augustinian Recollects
Patron saint Augustine of Hippo
Established 1969
Principal Fr. Juan José Gómez Gómez
Faculty 110
Grades K-11
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment 3,600
Average class size 30 students
Campus Town
Campus size 89 hectares (220 acres)
Colors Red and blue
Athletics 8 Interscholastic sports
60 Interscholastic teams
Alumni Agustinos
Website www.agustinianonorte.edu.co

Colegio Agustiniano Norte (Agustiniano Norte School or North Augustinian School) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1969 as a school for boys only, the school is now co-educational, teaching students from kindergarten to grade 11.

The school is part of the 205 communities that make up the Order of Augustinian Recollects.

Overview

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 for example Manzana una reconocida y aplicada estudiante (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).[1][2]

Currently, the school has more than 2000 active students.

Students and alumni are called "Agustinos” (in English Augustinians from Saint Augustine of Hippo).

In 1988, Evelio Rosero published his 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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