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Ignatian schools in the Jesuit tradition benefit from the pedagogy and spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. We promote Christ's justice and love for all people and bring the message of the Gospel to future generations, while functioning as apostolates of education.
Bellarmine, the second oldest Jesuit high school west of the Mississippi River, was founded in 1851 by John Nobili, S.J., and his companions, as Santa Clara College, a school for secondary and college-age students.
A Jesuit Education Committed to Faith, Justice, and Truth. Bellarmine focuses on care for the individual student - challenging his intellectual, personal, and spiritual growth; guiding his search for truth; and cultivating his life-long commitment of service to others.
Since 1928, Bellarmine has educated young men and women to live lives of leadership, compassion and service. As a Jesuit school, we are not only dedicated to academic excellence, but the development and care for the whole person.
Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-boys, Jesuit, private secondary school located in San Jose, California. [3] Founded on May 8, 1851, it is the oldest Jesuit secondary school in California and the second-oldest west of the Mississippi River .
About. Namesake: Named for the Jesuit priest and cardinal Robert Bellarmine—born Oct. 4, 1542 in Montepulciano, Italy; died Sept. 17, 1621 in Rome; canonized June 29, 1930. History: From 1950 until 1968, Bellarmine operated as an Archdiocesan all men’s college.
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Under the inspired leadership of the Jesuits, the school was founded in 1928 in a lone building on what was then a remote hilltop overlooking the young city of Tacoma – a site it still occupies. Today, Bellarmine enrolls approximately 1,000 male and female students from four counties.