1. The profile of Saint Joseph School
The College Saint Joseph is a school own and ran by the Marist Brothers. It was established in 1921 by the Marist Brothers in Madagascar. The Brothers work mostly in schools in the country. It is one of the seven schools under the administration of the Marist Brothers. The school is situated in the middle part of the country in Antsirabe, a town of 373,000 population. The principal objective of the school is to provide both education and academic knowledge for the young people. It is for such a mission that Saint Joseph School, in collaboration with lay people, cares the education of 2300 boys and girls students in primary (6 years) and secondary (6 years) sections.
The Marist Brothers are members of religious congregation in the Catholic Church whose main mission is to educate children and young people in the society. The Marist Brothers Institute was founded in France in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat. Today the community numbers 2,900 Brothers worldwide. They are joined by a network of 7,200 lay people and reach more than 650,000 children and young people in 81 countries. The Marist network is present in schools and universities, pastoral and social centers, youth movements and programmes, and wherever they find children and young people most in need. The Marist Brothers Province of Madagascar administers seven schools across Madagascar, educating over 10,000 students annually.
2. Table showing the number students in each grade from the Primary to Secondary cycle (School Year 2020-2021).
| Primaire | | Secondaire | |
| Maternelles | — | 6e | 206 |
| 12e | 81 | 5e | 191 |
| 11e | 92 | 4e | 234 |
| 10e | 105 | 3e | 200 |
| 9e | 119 | 2nde | 309 |
| 8e | 92 | 1ere | 275 |
| 7e | 133 | Terminales | 273 |
Total = 2310 students
3. Mission, Values and Vision
- Mission
“To educate children and young people according to christian and marist values to be good citizens. To transfer knowledge and enhance young people’s life skills during the learning period in school”.
- Values
Respect each other. Cultivate respectful relationships among people. To treat others as the way you want to be treated.
Concern for the poor. To be like the founder of Marist Brothers, Marcellin Champagnat, we are to be concerned about the poor.
Integrity. We strive to do what is right in all our personal, professional and social lives.
Love for work. We strive to be hardworking people in all our activities.
Self-discipline. We emphacize to observe self-discipline in life as a way to success.
- Vision
“Create an environment where the rights of children and young people are respected and build a better future for them”.