Saint-Louis de Gonzague

Saint-Louis de Gonzague is a Roman Catholic lycée (school) in Haiti. It is an institution directed by the Brothers of Christian Institution-Freres de l'Intruction Chretienne (F.I.C). It was founded in 1890 and located at Center Street, Port-au-Prince. The official colors of the school are red and green.

At the beginning, the school was founded for students between the ages of 6 and 12. By 1930, Saint-Louis de Gonzague eventually offered Bachelor degrees for secondary school. In 1973, Saint-Louis de Gonzague engaged in a major expansion. The director at that time, Brother Ephreim, acquired land in a the suburb of Delmas. Since then, the secondary school moved to the new campus.

The primary school has an enrollment of about 400 students. All six grades have each three different sections. After graduating from primary school students usually go to the secondary school in Delmas. The secondary school is composed of seven grades with about 1000 students. Students are arranged in different sections per grade. The sections are named after colors: blue, yellow, purple, red, and green.

The group is usually shrunk from 250 students in seventh grade to 100 in the final grade. The final grade—Philosophical class—has three sections: blue, red and green. The school is known for its tough grading. The average GPA is said to be around 5.5 out of 10.

In 1998, the F.I.C decided to share the directing roles with non-religious members of the school. Since that time, Roger Legagneur and Mona B. Anthony have held managerial roles in the secondary school. As of April 1 2008, Brother Joseph Bellanger is the Principal of the secondary school. Brother Frederique Milo is the principal for the primary school.

Notable Alumni

* Jean-Claude Duvalier, son of Francois Duvalier, President of Haiti from 1971 to 1986
* Andre Apaid, member of the opposition to Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004
* Guy Phillipe, led the rebel group against Aristide in 2004
* Jean-Marc Nicolas, student at Babson College, President of the school committee from 2003 to 2005
* Dario Walter, student at the MIT
* Gregor Nicolas, Babson College, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Technologie
* Rousseau Aurelien, Founder & CEO of Gazelle (Second Rotation, Inc.)
* Jean LaFortune, entrepreneur & microbiology professor at Massasoit Community College
*Jose Richard Michel, currently student atBroward College

External links

* http://www.slgafi.org/