Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá

What Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá does

Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá is the administrative district of a faith-based Catholic educational network in Colombia, affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) founded in 1680 in France. The district coordinates the Red Educativa La Salle, the largest educational network in Colombia, comprising 210 educational works that serve approximately 370,000 students across primary, secondary, and technical education levels. The network spans at least nine Colombian departments including Bogotá, the Caribbean Coast, Boyacá, Meta, Casanare, Cundinamarca, Putumayo, Caquetá, and Guaviare, with affiliated operations extending through La Salle International (80+ countries) and RELAL across Latin America. The district itself maintains a small head office of 54 employees overseeing the broader ecosystem.

The organization's product and service portfolio centers on five pillars: the Red Educativa Lasallista (core educational network), Pastoral Programs (including the MIM movement, Proyecto Levadura, and Indivisa Manent), the Sistema de Gestión de Calidad (SGC) covering strategy, educational-pastoral management, talent, admissions, communications, and finance across all institutions, Indivisa News (digital communications platform), and Events Management (Semana Lasallista, Juegos Deportivos, and pastoral events). The supporting technology stack is modest: a content website (lasalle.org.co), social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter under @lasallistas, and an internal quality management framework, with no disclosed proprietary AI, API, or software product lines. The organization holds no patents or trademarks listed in the source data and is compliant with Colombian personal data protection law (Law 1581 of 2012).

The business model is non-commercial: as a religious educational organization governed by the De La Salle Brothers, no revenue is publicly disclosed and pricing is not transparent. Enrollment occurs through direct admissions at each of the 210 institutions, with strategic alliances and pastoral formation programs layered on top of core academics. Strategic positioning rests on a 300-plus year global Lasallian heritage, a 520-program volunteer ecosystem, and vertical integration into higher education via Universidad de La Salle and technical education via institutions such as Escuela Tecnológica Instituto Técnico Central. The target audience spans Colombian students and families seeking holistic Catholic education, youth engaged in pastoral and missionary formation, and the institutional layer of affiliated schools and educational centers.

Name

Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá

Legal name

Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá

Website

https://lasalle.org.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá administers the Red Educativa La Salle, the largest Catholic educational network in Colombia, coordinating 210 educational works serving 370,000 students across primary, secondary, technical, and higher education under the global De La Salle Brothers mission.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Catholic Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Catholic education services
• K-12 schooling
• Pastoral formation
• Technical education
• Educational network management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá runs the Red Educativa Lasallista, the largest Catholic educational network in Colombia, providing primary, secondary and technical education to approximately 370,000 students across 210 educational works. Its core offering is in-person schooling and faith-based formation, complemented by pastoral programs (Indivisa Manent, Proyecto Levadura, MIM), a quality management system (SGC), and a programme of community and sporting events.

Product overview

The Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá operates as the largest educational network in Colombia, offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational services, faith formation programs, and institutional management systems. The portfolio centers on the Red Educativa Lasallista (Lasallian Educational Network), which encompasses over 210 educational institutions serving 370,000 students. Supporting this core network are Pastoral Programs providing spiritual development through the MIM system, a Sistema de Gestión de Calidad (SGC) for quality assurance across institutions, the Indivisa News communications platform, and Events Management services. The organization follows the Lasallian educational tradition dating back over 300 years, with presence in more than 80 countries globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Red Educativa La Salle: The Lasallista Educational Network - the largest educational network in Colombia

Products and services

• Red Educativa Lasallista (Lasallian Educational Network) The primary educational network operated by the Distrito Lasallista de Bogotá, comprising over 210 educational institutions serving approximately 370,000 students across Colombia. It encompasses schools, technical institutions, and educational programs under the Lasallian tradition, including named institutions such as Colegio de La Salle Cartagena, Colegio Juan Luis Londoño IED (Bogotá), I.E. San José de La Salle, Liceo Hermano Miguel La Salle, Institución Educativa Hermano Antonio Ramos de Cartagena, and Escuela Tecnológica Instituto Técnico Central.
• Pastoral Programs (Indivisa Manent, Proyecto Levadura, and MIM) Spiritual development and pastoral care programs including the MIM (Movimiento de Iniciación a la Misión) framework with structured roles for Asesores (advisors), Animanifest (animators), and Líderes (leaders), Indivisa Manent, and Proyecto Levadura. Serves youth across the Lasallian educational network for faith formation, vocational discernment, and missionary engagement.
• Sistema de Gestión de Calidad (SGC) A comprehensive quality management system covering strategic direction, educational-pastoral management, human talent, admissions, communication, complementary services, physical resources, and financial management across all Lasallian institutions. Includes a separate SGC Procuraduría La Salle track covering directive, administrative-financial, accounting-tax, human talent, systems and technical support, quality management, and support services.
• Indivisa News Digital news platform and communications channel for the Lasallian educational community, featuring stories about pastoral missions, educational events, and district announcements.
• Events Management (Semana Lasallista, Juegos Deportivos La Salle, Jojula) Event management platform for Lasallian activities including Semana Lasallista, IV Juegos Deportivos La Salle, Jojula, and various pastoral and educational events across the district.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• La Salle InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Lasallian network present in 80+ countries with over 3000 years of combined educational heritage, providing international exchange opportunities and shared educational methodologies.
• RELAL (Región Latinoamericana Lasallista)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Latin American Lasallian organization coordinating activities across Latin American countries, including youth encounters, pastoral programs, and educational initiatives.
• Universidad de La SallecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education institution forming part of the Lasallian educational ecosystem in Colombia, complementing primary and secondary education offerings.
• Instituto De Los Hermanos De Las Escuelas CristianascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, providing the religious and educational framework for the entire Lasallian network.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gimnasio Moderno: One of the oldest and most prestigious private secular schools in Bogotá; competes with Lasallista schools for premium K-12 families and offers comparable extracurricular depth and college placement outcomes.
• Liceo Francés de Bogotá: French international private school in Bogotá offering primary and secondary education with comparable selectivity, tuition band, and bilingual curriculum; competes for the same upper-middle-class Bogotá families.
• Colegio Anglo Colombiano: Major bilingual private K-12 school in Bogotá with an international (British) curriculum orientation; directly comparable to Lasallista schools on scale, fee structure, and target demographic.
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Jesuit Catholic research university in Bogotá that serves as the higher-education destination for many K-12 Catholic school graduates and is the closest analogue to Universidad de La Salle in mission and selectivity.
• Red de Colegios Salesianos de Colombia: Salesian Catholic K-12 school network operating across Colombia under a similar religious-orders model; competes with Lasallista schools in many regions for faith-based families while sharing comparable volunteer and pastoral programming.
• Colegio San José (Medellín): Catholic private K-12 school in Medellín that competes with the Lasallista network for Catholic families in Antioquia and provides a comparable benchmark for religious K-12 positioning outside Bogotá.
• Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé: Jesuit Catholic K-12 school in Bogotá with a 400+ year heritage; operates under a parallel Catholic religious-orders model and competes directly for values-driven families in Bogotá.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad de los Andes: Top-tier private secular university in Bogotá; competes with Universidad de La Salle for undergraduate students and provides a benchmark for private Colombian higher-ed positioning and pricing.
• Universidad de La Salle (México): Cross-border Lasallian higher-education institution within the same global De La Salle Brothers network; comparable operating model, Catholic mission, and student demographics to Universidad de La Salle in Colombia.

Regional players

• Secretaría de Educación del Distrito / Red de Colegios Distritales de Bogotá: Bogotá's public K-12 school network that competes on price (free tuition) for the same student demographic as the Lasallista network in Bogotá and surrounding municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lasallistas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/lasallecolombia
• Facebookfacebook.com/lasallecolombia
• Instagraminstagram.com/lasallistas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/distritolasallistadebogota

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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