Instituto Juan XXIII

What Instituto Juan XXIII does

Instituto Juan XXIII is a private Catholic pre-university educational institution located in the Cordón neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay, founded in 1963 as a joint initiative of the Hermanos Maristas, Hermanos de la Sagrada Familia, and the Congregación Salesiana (Salesian Congregation, SDB). It operates under the broader Presencia Salesiana Juan XXIII network and serves approximately 820 students annually drawn from roughly 85 different public secondary schools (liceos) across Uruguay, preparing them for university studies across multiple orientations including Medicine, Agronomy, Architecture, Law, Economics, Engineering, and Artistic tracks within the Bachillerato Diversificado framework. Its educational methodology is built on Don Bosco's Salesian Preventive System, emphasizing personalized accompaniment, values-based formation, pastoral care, vocational guidance, and an integral human-Christian development model, with the Salesian Community (SDB) providing direct governance under Director P. Juan Gastón Dubourdieu sdb.

The institution's core offering is its pre-university academic program, supplemented by a structured extracurricular portfolio ("La Tarde") that includes retreats (Retiro JMS), integration camps (pafuereadas), sports, music, theater, photography, and religious formation activities. Complementary assets include the Costas del San José campsite — a 15-hectare facility 1.5 hours from Montevideo accommodating 110 beds across 11 areas, with sports fields, canoe and zip-line activities — used for student retreats and group bookings. Enrollment is managed through the institute's website, supported by guided visits during August-September and pre-enrollment in October, alongside participation in the annual Expoferia de Universidades.

The business model is tuition-driven and recurring, with the institute generating revenue from fees paid by approximately 820 enrolled students; pricing is not publicly disclosed but positioned as more affordable than comparable Montevideo private Catholic preparatory schools. The institution is privately operated by the Salesian Congregation as a nonprofit religious educational entity rather than a corporate enterprise, employing approximately 135 staff, and does not disclose revenue, funding events, or external investors. Distribution is exclusively physical/on-campus, with no online or distance-learning programs, and the GTM is community- and event-led, leveraging the Salesian network, alumni center, and church ecosystem for student acquisition.

Name

Instituto Juan XXIII

Legal name

Instituto Juan XXIII

Website

https://juan23.edu.uy

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Instituto Juan XXIII is a private Catholic pre-university institution in Montevideo, Uruguay, operated by the Salesian Congregation. It serves approximately 820 students from 85 public secondary schools, offering Bachillerato Diversificado preparation across multiple academic orientations alongside pastoral and extracurricular formation programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pre-University Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Pre-university education
• Catholic secondary schooling
• Academic preparation programs
• Salesian youth formation
• Bachillerato Diversificado

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Services: The institute generates revenue through tuition and fees for its pre-university educational programs. As a Salesian educational institution, it provides preparation for university studies across various orientations including Medicine, Agronomy, Architecture, Law, Economics, Engineering, and Artistic tracks.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Instituto Juan XXIII is a Salesian Catholic pre-university institution in Montevideo, Uruguay, offering the Bachillerato Diversificado — the final two years of secondary education that prepare students for university studies across multiple academic orientations including Medicine, Agronomy, Architecture, Law, Economics, Engineering, and Artistic tracks. The institution serves approximately 820 students from 85 different liceos (public secondary schools) across Uruguay, combining rigorous academic preparation with Salesian-style integral human-Christian formation based on Don Bosco's Preventive System. Supplementary offerings include the Costas del San José campsite facility and an after-school student activity program called "La Tarde."

Product overview

Instituto Juan XXIII is a Salesian pre-university institution in Montevideo, Uruguay, offering a unified pre-university preparation program (Bachillerato Diversificado) that serves approximately 820 students from 85 secondary schools across multiple academic orientations. The institution operates as part of the larger Salesian Presence Juan XXIII, which includes the public church, alumni center, social sector (with oratories, youth centers, school support programs), and Salesian Formation Institute. Supplementary services include the Campamento Costas del San José (a nature campsite facility) and a comprehensive student activity program (La Tarde) featuring retreats, integration camps, and sports. The educational approach follows Don Bosco's Preventive System, emphasizing integral formation combining academic excellence with religious education and youth accompaniment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Costas del San José: Campamento facility located 1.5 hours from Montevideo, offering 15 hectares of natural terrain with accommodation for 110 people, activities including canoeing, zip-lining, sports fields, and educational programs for students.

Products and services

• Pre-university Preparation Program (Bachillerato Diversificado) The institute's core educational offering: a Catholic pre-university program covering the final two years of secondary education, preparing approximately 820 students from 85 different liceos across Uruguay for university entry across orientations including Medicine, Agronomy, Architecture, Law, Economics, Engineering, and Artistic tracks. Delivered through the Salesian Preventive System combining academic excellence with human-Christian formation.
• Campamento Costas del San José A 15-hectare nature campsite facility located 1.5 hours from Montevideo in San José Department, featuring a dock on a lagoon, access to the San José river, 110 beds across 11 different areas, hot showers, electricity, fully equipped gas kitchen, multi-use hall, football and volleyball courts, wooden games, campfire area, canoe rentals, and zip line. Offered to student groups and external groups for nature immersion, retreats, integration camps, and recreational stays.
• Guided Visits Program (Visitas Guiadas) Orientation visits scheduled during August and September each year for prospective students and families to explore the institute's campus, learn about the educational proposal, meet staff, and clarify questions before committing. Followed by pre-enrollment in October for the following year's cohort.
• Student Activity Program (La Tarde) After-school activities and youth ministry programs for enrolled students across all years, including retreats (Retiro JMS), integration camps (pafuereadas, campamentos), sports (football, volleyball, basketball), music, theater, photography, religious formation activities, and community celebrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 820 students served annually from 85 different liceos across Uruguay
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Presencia Salesiana Juan XXIIIcoreOthersInstituto Juan XXIII constitutes a sector of the Presencia Salesiana Juan XXIII, which includes the public church (Iglesia pública), Centro de Exalumnos Monseñor Lasagna, the Social Sector (with oratories, youth centers, school support programs, neighborhood catechesis), and Instituto Salesiano de Formación. This integrated presence allows educational processes to continue through other pathways and commitments within the Salesian mission.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• El Seminario (Montevideo): Referenced in Instituto Juan XXIII's founding history as an established, higher-priced private Catholic pre-university option. It competes for the same value-based education segment in Montevideo.
• Colegio y Liceo San José (Uruguay): Jesuit secondary institution in Uruguay that competes for the same faith-based, high-quality pre-university segment with comparable pricing positioning relative to secular options.
• Instituto Salesiano de Formación (Uruguay): Sister Salesian institution within the same Presencia Salesiana Juan XXIII. It represents an adjacent stage in the Salesian educational pipeline and shares student referral dynamics, making it a tight ecosystem peer.
• Colegio Don Bosco (Montevideo): The flagship Salesian K-12 institution in Montevideo, operated by the same Congregación Salesiana network. It serves overlapping student populations and competes for the same families seeking Salesian education in the same metro area, making it the closest behavioral and demographic peer.
• Colegio Sagrada Familia (Montevideo): Private Catholic pre-university institution in Montevideo offering Bachillerato Diversificado across multiple orientations, directly competing for the same student pool drawn from ~85 different liceos.
• Colegio San Pablo (Montevideo): Private Catholic K-12 institution in Montevideo offering pre-university orientations under a similar Salesian/religious educational approach, targeting the same demographic of secondary-school graduates seeking values-based formation.
• La Mennais (Montevideo): A private Catholic school explicitly referenced in Instituto Juan XXIII's own founding history as a comparable (and more expensive) pre-university option. It directly competes for the same families seeking Catholic secondary education in Montevideo.

Broad incumbents

• Salesian schools network (Latin America): The broader Don Bosco educational network spans hundreds of Salesian schools across Latin America and globally. While geographically dispersed, these institutions share the same Pedagogical Preventive System, mission, and target demographic, making them structurally and operationally comparable.
• Colegio Alemán de Montevideo: Established international/private secondary school in Montevideo. While not Catholic, it competes for the same affluent families considering private pre-university options and serves as a reference for premium private secondary pricing.
• Liceo British de Montevideo: Larger, established private bilingual institution in Montevideo offering Bachillerato options. It competes at the upper end of the private secondary market but serves a different (international curriculum) orientation than the Salesian offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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