Type Private Rector Jean-Paul Abu Ghazalé Address Beirut, Lebanon Founded 1875 | Established 1875 Colour(s) Green , White Phone +961 1 561 990 | |
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Language French, English, Arabic Slogan 140 de Sagesse au service du Liban-Message (140 years of Sagesse in the service of Lebanon the message) Motto 140 de Sagesse au service du Liban-Message (140 years of Sagesse in the service of Lebanon the message) Profiles | ||
Le Collège de la Sagesse Saint Joseph is a Lebanese major 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 renowned 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 Jean-Paul Abu Ghazalé currently serves as the principal of Sagesse Saint Joseph. The Sagesse network is currently running under the administration of Mgr. Paul Matar, the current archbishop of Beirut.