Arrupe College
We are convinced of the many beneficial effects that Arrupe College will bear in Batticaloa. As a religious congregation we are endowed with gifted men and collaborators who are able to form children with certain charisma and pedagogy. With a renewed commitment to education in the light of the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus, we Jesuits are convinced that we can fulfill spiritual, social, ecological and formative goals in our service for the most in need.
About Us
We, the members of the Society of Jesus, are known as the Jesuits, a Major Religious Congregation in the Catholic Church. Primarily, we are educators. Our contribution to education, especially of those in the margins of society, is highly esteemed throughout the world. Recently, we renewed our commitment to education in Sri Lanka to build ‘a reconciled and just society.’ Along with the country’s long-standing tradition of providing equal opportunities in education, we strongly believe that we can become instruments to promote reconciliation among various sectors and to bring forth a just and humane society.
Jesuit Education in Srilanka
The Jesuit Education was firmly established as a major apostolic involvement of the Jesuits in Sri Lanka since the beginning of the 19th century. St Aloysius College, Galle, St Michael’s College, Batticaloa and St Joseph’s College, Trincomalee were three prominent mainline schools administered by the Jesuits. These schools were renowned for their academic performance and sports. Although the Jesuit apostolate of formal education came to a standstill after the handing over of the schools to the Sri Lankan Government in 1970s, our commitment to education continued in different forms.
Arrupe College
We are convinced of the many beneficial effects that Arrupe College will bear in Batticaloa. As a religious congregation we are endowed with gifted men and collaborators who are able to form children with certain charisma and pedagogy. With a renewed commitment to education in the light of the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus, we Jesuits are convinced that we can fulfill spiritual, social, ecological and formative goals in our service for the most in need.
