College La Sagesse St Joseph – Ashrafieh

College de la Sagesse - Saint Joseph
Location
Achrafieh, Beirut
Beirut
Lebanon Lebanon
Information
Type Private
Established 1875
Rector Fr. Issam Ibrahim
Language French, English, Arabic
Colour(s) Green     , White     
Slogan 140 ans de Sagesse au service du Liban-Message
Website http://www.sagessesja.edu.lb


Le Collège de la Sagesse Saint Joseph is a Lebanese national and Catholic school founded in 1875 by the Maronite archbishop of Beirut at the time, Joseph Debs. The school is one of the oldest educational institutions in Lebanon and the region. Home to more than 1,000 students, the school offers programs leading to the Lebanese Baccalaureate and the French Baccalaureate.

Sagesse is a network of academic and technical institutions operating in Lebanon, administered by the Maronite Archdiocese of Beirut, and teaching more than 9,000 students. The network includes schools, technical institutions, and a university. The schools are Sagesse Saint Joseph, Sagesse Saint Maron, Sagesse Saint Elie, Sagesse Saint Jean-Maron, Sagesse Saint Jean and Sagesse Sainte Marie. The latter provides Lebanese and English programs accredited by the Middle States Association of colleges and schools.

L'Ecole Technique de la Sagesse has two sections, in Achrafieh and Ain el Remmaneh. Sagesse University (containing 7 faculties) operates on two campuses in Beirut.

Father Issam Ibrahim currently serves as the 21st principal of Sagesse Saint Joseph. The Sagesse network is currently running under the administration of Mgr. Paul Matar, the current archbishop of Beirut.

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