Colegio San Conrado is a private

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

 Catholic school in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce, Puerto Rico

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. The school was founded in 1948 by the Capuchin

Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

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 Fathers of Ponce. It serves grades PK

Pre-Kindergarten

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 through 12, and it is composed of two major divisions, one serving students in the PK through 8 (elementary) levels, and the other serving students in grades 9 through 12 (high school). In its early years the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a Roman Catholic university located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses in the areas of education, business administration, arts and human studies and science, leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate Degrees. Its campus is also home...

began held its classes on the second floor of the Colegio San Conrado.