Agustiniano Norte School (also called Colegio Agustiniano Norte, North Augustinian School) is a private, catholic, independent school

School

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 for men, teaching students from grades kindergarten - 11, located in Bogota

Bogotá

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, Colombia

Colombia

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. Their students and alumni call themselves "Agustinos” (in English Augustinians

Augustinians

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 from Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo

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).

The school is part of the 205 communities that make up the Order of Augustinian Recollects distributed in 19 countries: Spain (39), Brazil (28), Colombia (21), Mexico (18), United States (15), Philippines (14), Venezuela (14 ), Peru (9), Panama (8), Argentina (7), Costa Rica (6), United Kingdom (6), Dominican Republic (4), Guatemala (4), Italy (3), Taiwan (3) Chile (2), China (2) Sierra Leone (2).

The school provides a comprehensive educational approach under the Roman catholic principles. The high school seniors' performance on standardized national examinations has consistently been considered in the top tier, being ranked as "highly superior" by ICFES

ICFES

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 for the last 20 years, with many of their graduates having granted admission to the most prestigious universities in the country (e.g., National University of Colombia

National University of Colombia

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, University of the Andes

University of the Andes, Colombia

The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...

, Pontifical Xavierian University

Pontifical Xavierian University

The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali...

, Our Lady of the Rosary University

Our Lady of the Rosary University

The Universidad del Rosario is a university originally founded on Roman Catholic principles, in 1653 by Fray Cristobal de Torres. Located in Bogotá, Colombia, due to its important place in Colombian history, it is known as "The Cradle of the Republic". It had also a primary and secundary school...

, and members of the Golden Triangle

Golden Triangle (Colombian Universities)

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, among others).http://w4.icfes.gov.co/ClasificacionPlanteles/index!.php?pageNum_rsmaster=11&totalRows_rsmaster=1421&dpto=11&mun=11001&periodo=2009&button=Encontrarhttp://conaced.edu.co/docs/resultados_icfes_2009.pdf

Agustiniano Norte in popular culture

In 1988, Evelio Rosero

Evelio Rosero

Evelio Rosero Diago was born in Bogotá, Colombia, on March 20, 1958. He is a Colombian writer and journalist, who reached international acclaim after winning in 2006 the prestigious Tusquets Prize....

published his famous and award-winning book "El Incendiado" (The Burning Man). The novel tells the stories of a group of teenagers from the school.