Sacred Heart College

What Sacred Heart College does

Sacred Heart College is a grant-aided Catholic secondary school located in San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize, serving Forms 1-4 students (approximately ages 11-18). Founded in 1960 by Monsignor Facundo Castillo as the first high school in the Cayo District, the institution is owned and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize and Belmopan and was incorporated in 2007 as Sacred Heart College Inc. with corporate powers vested in a Board of Governors. It operates on a 12-acre campus with 28 smart classrooms, three computer labs with approximately 200 internet-connected computers, dedicated biology/physics/chemistry laboratories, a multi-purpose auditorium, and athletic fields supporting basketball, volleyball, football, softball, and track.

The school's product offering is a holistic Catholic secondary education with academic tracks in Business, General Studies, and Science (with one, two, or three science subjects), preparing students for CXC examinations and tertiary study. Pricing is structured as annual tuition of $930 to $1,110 depending on form and science subject count, with additional fees for non-Belizean students; academic, sports, and work scholarships partially subsidize enrollment. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through downloadable application forms and admissions screened on PSE scores (incoming first form) or GPA and conduct records (transfers). The school runs its own Moodle LMS, Synology RackStation file storage, and student email system on the auth.shc.edu.bz domain.

A structurally significant extension is Sacred Heart Junior College (shjc.edu.bz), a sister tertiary institution founded in 1999 that grew from 90 night-school students to over 600 by 2019 and moved into its first dedicated building (Bishop Lawrence S. Nicasio Hall, 10 classrooms) in February 2019. The combined high school and junior college operations support a 552-employee headcount. Marketing is conducted primarily through the shc.edu.bz website, blog posts highlighting student achievements, WhatsApp community sharing, and a YouTube channel; there is no app, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Sacred Heart College

Legal name

Sacred Heart College Inc.

Website

https://shc.edu.bz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sacred Heart College is a grant-aided Catholic secondary school in San Ignacio, Belize, founded in 1960, serving Forms 1-4 students with Business and Science academic tracks and operating a sister junior college institution with over 600 students as of 2019.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (611210), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Catholic high school
• Junior college programs
• Academic tuition programs
• Student scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Ignacio

HQ country

Belize

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Annual tuition fees charged to students based on form level and subject specialization (science vs. business tracks). Non-Belizean students pay additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sacred Heart College is a grant-aided Catholic high school in San Ignacio, Belize delivering Forms 1–4 secondary education (Business, General Studies, and Science tracks) with CXC examination preparation. The institution also operates through its affiliated Sacred Heart Junior College, offering associate degree programs in Business Administration, Environmental Science, Marketing, International Business, Tourism, and Computer Science.

Product overview

Sacred Heart College operates as a unified educational institution consisting of its high school division (Forms 1-4) offering academic education in Business, General Studies, and Science tracks, alongside its sister institution Sacred Heart Junior College providing associate degrees. The school provides facilities including three computer labs (approximately 200 computers), science laboratories (Biology, Physics, Chemistry), and extensive sports facilities including a multi-purpose auditorium, fitness gym, and athletic fields. Financial support is available through academic, sports, and work scholarship programs. The institution was founded in 1960 and serves as the first high school in the Cayo District of Belize.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sacred Heart College High School Education Services Comprehensive Catholic secondary education for Forms 1–4 (equivalent to Grades 7–12), offering Business, General Studies, and Science tracks (up to three science subjects), with preparation for CXC examinations and progression to tertiary education. Targeted at prospective students and families in the Cayo District and broader Belize.
• Sacred Heart Junior College Associate Degree Programs

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sacred Heart Junior CollegecoreOthers · 1 January 1999Sacred Heart Junior College (SHJC) is the sister tertiary learning institution that serves the Cayo district with affordable academic degrees. Originally started as a night school sharing the same facilities as the high school in 1999, it has grown to over 600 students. JC moved to its own dedicated building (Bishop Lawrence S. Nicasio Hall) in 2019.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• St. John's College: St. John's College is a Catholic coeducational secondary school in Belize City, Belize, operated by the Jesuits. It is a direct peer to Sacred Heart College, sharing the same Catholic ethos, secondary curriculum offering, and Belizean operating geography.
• Pallotti High School: Pallotti High School is a Catholic secondary school in Belize operated by the Pallottine Fathers. It shares the religious affiliation, secondary curriculum (Forms 1-4), and Belizean operating geography with Sacred Heart College.
• Muffles Junior College: Muffles Junior College is a public junior college in Orange Walk, Belize offering associate degree programs. It is directly comparable to Sacred Heart Junior College (SHC's sister institution) given similar two-year postsecondary offerings and shared Belizean operating market.
• Belize High School: Belize High School is a private Anglican secondary school in Belize City offering Forms 1-4 education. It is comparable to SHC's high school division as a private faith-affiliated secondary school competing for Belizean secondary students.

Broad incumbents

• Galen University: Galen University is a private university in San Ignacio, Belize (same city as SHC) offering bachelor degree and associate degree programs. It overlaps with Sacred Heart Junior College in the Belizean tertiary market and is a broader higher-education incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=4eohSBWKflw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sacred-heart-college

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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