Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame

What Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame does

Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame is a Catholic religious congregation (Sisters of Notre Dame) founded in 1923 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It operates the Rede de Educação Notre Dame, a network of K-12 Catholic schools spanning early childhood through high school across multiple Brazilian states including Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Maranhão, and São Paulo. The congregation also operates social assistance entities, hospitals (Hospital São Sebastião, Hospital de Caridade), long-term care institutions (Casa Betânia, Casa Lar Dona Celestina), the Casa Santa Cruz retreat and convention center, and the Hotel Thermas Iraí. Its primary customer segments are families seeking private Catholic education, the religious community itself, and vulnerable populations served through social and healthcare services.

The organization's underlying technology layer consists of an internal academic management system (Sistema Acadêmico Notre Dame) supporting student records, grades, and enrollment, alongside school-specific websites and a unified enrollment portal (matriculas.notredame.org.br). Selected campuses (notably Colégio Notre Dame Recreio) have deployed biometric face recognition access control layered on top of physical turnstiles for campus security. The congregation runs a scholarship program (Programa de Assistência Educacional - PAE) that provides need-based financial aid, and operates a Gupy-powered recruitment portal (redenotredame.gupy.io) for hiring.

The business model is primarily subscription-based recurring tuition across the K-12 school network, supplemented by revenue from social services and donations, retreat/event hosting at Casa Santa Cruz, and ancillary social enterprises. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through school-based enrollment, complemented by community outreach and pastoral activities. Following the January 2026 unification of the two Brazilian provinces, the congregation now operates under a single governance structure. No public revenue, funding, or investor-ownership data is disclosed, consistent with its status as a privately held religious congregation.

Name

Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame

Legal name

CONGREGAÇÃO DE NOSSA SENHORA

Website

https://notredame.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame is a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1923 that operates the Rede de Educação Notre Dame, a multi-state K-12 Catholic school network in Brazil, alongside affiliated hospitals, social service entities, and the Casa Santa Cruz retreat center. It serves tuition-paying families, the religious community, and vulnerable populations through education, healthcare, and social assistance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Tuition: Tuition fees from students enrolled in the network of schools spanning early childhood education through high school. Multiple schools operate across different Brazilian states.
2. Social Assistance Services: Revenue and donations supporting social entities, long-term care institutions, hospitals, and community projects operated by the congregation.
3. Retreat and Event Hosting: Casa Santa Cruz generates revenue from hosting retreats, conventions, spiritual events, and group gatherings at its retreat facility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame operates the Rede de Educação Notre Dame, a network of Catholic schools delivering Early Childhood, Elementary, and High School education across multiple Brazilian states. Beyond education, the congregation manages social assistance entities (hospitals, long-term care institutions, community projects) and operates the Casa Santa Cruz retreat and convention center, all unified under a faith-based mission formed over more than a century.

Product overview

Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame operates the Rede de Educação Notre Dame, a network of Catholic schools providing education from Early Childhood to High School across multiple Brazilian cities. The network includes institutions such as Colégio Notre Dame Passo Fundo (the first founded in 1923), Colégio Notre Dame Recreio (Rio de Janeiro), and Escola Notre Dame Santa Júlia (Maranhão), among others. The congregation also manages social assistance entities including hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as Casa Santa Cruz retreat center. The educational network offers a Sistema Acadêmico for administrative management and provides scholarships through the Programa de Assistência Educacional (PAE). Security features include facial recognition access control at some campuses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rede de Educação Notre Dame Network of Catholic K-12 schools operated by the Congregação de Nossa Senhora - Notre Dame, offering education from Early Childhood through High School across multiple Brazilian states (Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Maranhão, São Paulo). Includes bilingual programs and extracurricular activities.
• Colégio Notre Dame Passo Fundo Primary Catholic school operated by the congregation in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, serving Early Childhood through High School students.
• Colégio Notre Dame Recreio

Quantifiable outcome

• 103 years of continuous operation forming students who drive regional development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IMED FaculdadesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2026Educational partnership with IMED Faculty for management meetings and strategic planning sessions held at Casa Santa Cruz retreat facility.
• Diocese of Passo FundocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo on pastoral activities, youth ministry, and religious formation programs. Includes coordination for World Youth Day activities and parish catechist retreats.
• Diocese of ChapecóStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocese priests conduct annual spiritual retreats at Casa Santa Cruz, strengthening religious formation ties.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Col\u00e9gios Maristas (Rede Marista Brasil): Brazil-wide network of Catholic K-12 schools operated by the Marist Brothers. Directly comparable to Notre Dame as another religious congregation running a multi-state K-12 network with similar mission, tuition model, and target families.
• Col\u00e9gio Bandeirantes: One of S\u00e3o Paulo's most prestigious private K-12 schools, with bilingual curriculum and strong academic reputation. Comparable to Notre Dame's urban flagship campuses (e.g., Recreio) on premium positioning and family target segment, though not religiously affiliated.
• Col\u00e9gio S\u00e3o Bento (Rede S\u00e3o Bento): Benedictine-affiliated Catholic K-12 schools in Brazil with strong traditions of academic rigor and formation. Directly comparable peer operating under another religious congregation governance structure.
• Col\u00e9gio Dante Alighieri: S\u00e3o Paulo-based premium private K-12 school known for academic excellence and bilingual programs. Comparable to Notre Dame on premium K-2 positioning and to Recreio specifically on bilingual curriculum and competitive middle/upper-class families.
• Col\u00e9gio Anglo (S\u00e3o Paulo): Prominent private K-12 school in S\u00e3o Paulo competing in the same premium tier as Notre Dame's urban campuses, with comparable bilingual and college-preparatory offerings.
• Rede Jesu\u00edta de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o (Jesu\u00edtas Brasil): Jesuit-operated K-12 schools in Brazil offering Catholic, values-based education across multiple states. Comparable peer in mission, structure, and ability to leverage the congregational/religious governance model for multi-site operations.
• Col\u00e9gio Positivo: Large Brazilian K-12 network with campuses in southern Brazil (Curitiba, among others). Comparable as a multi-state private K-12 operator competing for similar upper-middle-class families in the same region as Notre Dame's core RS footprint.
• Col\u00e9gio S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds (Funda\u00e7\u00e3o S\u00e3o Paulo): Jesuit K-12 school in S\u00e3o Paulo with strong academic and Catholic identity. Comparable peer as another congregational Catholic K-2 operator targeting elite/premium urban families in Brazil.
• Rede Salesiana (Inspetoria S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o Bosco): Salesian religious congregation running K-12 and youth programs across Brazil. Comparable as a Catholic order-driven education operator with similar multi-vertical mission (schools plus social services).

Broad incumbents

• Pit\u00e1goras (Cogna Educa\u00e7\u00e3o): Large-scale private K-12 network part of Cogna/Kroton, one of Brazil's largest for-profit education groups. Comparable as a private K-2 operator at scale, though positioned as a lower-cost, broader-market mass provider rather than a premium faith-based network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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