St. Joseph's High School, East Timor

St. Joseph’s High School (in Portuguese: Colégio de São José) is a high school (ages 15–18) in Dili, East Timor. It was founded by the Diocese of Dili in 1983/84, when East Timor was still part of Indonesia. In 1993 the school was entrusted to the Society of Jesus.^[1]

In 1999 the school had 350 students and 42 teachers. During the wave of violence which surrounded the referendum for independence in August that year, the school became a refugee camp, sheltering almost 5,000 people. After the crisis the school was reduced to 252 students and four teachers. In 2003 it had recovered to 280 with 10 full-time staff and 16 part-time teachers.

The school is coeducational, and some 50 students are seminarians, planning to become priests.^[2]

References

Schools in Dili

Dili International School Maharlika International School Escola Portuguesa Ruy Cinatti QSI International School of Dili St. Joseph’s High School

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