Jesuit High School

Jesuit High School, located in Portland, Oregon, was founded in 1956 by the Society of Jesus and is part of a 450-year Jesuit educational tradition. Jesuit High School is a non-profit, coeducational college-preparatory school for grades 9-12 that serves students of all religious faiths.

Jesuit's curriculum is founded in the educational philosophy of Jesuit founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and takes a holistic view of adolescent education, which includes nurturing the spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual, and aesthetic gifts each student brings to campus. Jesuit hopes to accomplish this development by demonstrating a personal concern for individuals, an articulate wisdom, enthusiasm, and a sense of community. In so doing, we hope to graduate leaders who are committed to serve God and their fellow men and women through a profound sense of justice founded in love, i.e. leaders who are "men and women for others."

The operation of Jesuit High School is overseen by a Board of Trustees.The board ensures and provides the spiritual tone and direction of the school, consistent with the purposes and traditions of Roman Catholic and Jesuit education. The board also monitors Jesuit High School's business affairs.

Jesuit High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to all schools. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin or disability which can be reasonably accommodated in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs and athletic and other school administered programs.

Jesuit High School is a Catholic, college-preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition. It serves students of all religious faiths. Jesuit education fosters the harmonious development of the adolescent's gifts: spiritual, religious, intellectual, physical, emotional, and aesthetic. Jesuit High School hopes to accomplish this development by demonstrating a personal concern for individuals, a special concern for the poor, an articulate wisdom, enthusiasm, and a sense of community. In so doing, the school hopes to graduate leaders who are committed to serve God and their fellow men and women. Our hope is that our students develop a profound sense of justice founded in love, i.e., leaders who are "men and women for others."

Our goal is to produce graduates who exemplify The Profile of the Jesuit High School Graduate at Graduation: young men and women who are open to growth, intellectually competent, loving, religious, and committed to doing justice. Our goal is to form our students into leaders who are “Men and Women for Others” in their communities and in the world.

Jesuit High School isn't your typical school: It's Friday liturgies, athletic events, Christian service work, and challenging academics that push our students to excel and think and stretch creatively; it's co-curricular activities that provide something for everyone, from our nationally-recognized drama program to the 12-mile Senior Pilgrimage; it's a community that cares for one another and lasts a lifetime. We can't wait for you to begin this journey!

Our academic tradition and best educational practices have endured because we have a clear mission and a purpose-driven narrative, or story, centered on our educational and spiritual goals. Our mission was born and has been nurtured from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and reinforced daily in collaboration and companionship with the Society of Jesus on a global scale. Our narrative is a reflection of the work that we share with one another to build the Kingdom of God in our daily lives. This year we will focus on the theme of “Loving” from the Profile of the Jesuit High School Graduate at Graduation, and as noted by James Martin, S.J., prolific author and Editor at Large at America magazine, “Noticing helps us realize that our lives are already suffused with the presence of God.”

As we move forward with best educational practices to inspire young women and men to understand and meet the new challenges of the 21st century, we focus on the connected nature of our journey and the need to pay attention to the myriad ways that God encourages us to be attentive and loving towards those we are called to serve. We strive to walk side by side with parents, alums, and fellow Jesuit companions throughout the world to form young men and women of competence, conscience, and compassion who will transform the world in the image and likeness of a loving God.