Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour
| Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour | |
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Arabic: مدرسة سيدة الجمهور | |
| Location | |
Jamhour, Baabda District , Lebanon | |
| Coordinates | 33°49′58″N 35°33′50″E / 33.8328°N 35.5639°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam (For the greater glory of God) |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Established | 1850 |
| Rector | P. Marek Cieslik, S.J. |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Language | French |
| Colours | Blue, orange, white and gold |
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| Affiliation | Collège Saint-Grégoire |
| Website | www |
Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour (Arabic: مدرسة سيدة الجمهور) often known colloquially as Jamhour, is a private, Catholic, co-educational, primary and secondary school, located in Jamhour, in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1850.
The school enrolls students from the pre-primary level — specifically, "Douzième" or "Grande Section" (equivalent to U.S. Kindergarten) up to "Terminale" (equivalent to U.S. 12th grade).
As an institution homologated by the French Ministry of National Education, it offers a double curriculum preparing students for the French baccalaureate (bac) and the official Lebanese baccalaureate. It is widely regarded as Lebanon's best Francophone school and is noted for its high academic standards. Arabic and English are also taught from early elementary years. Spanish and Italian are optional languages for the French baccalaureate and are proposed in high school years.
Collège Saint-Grégoire (CSG), located in Achrafieh, Beirut, is an affiliated establishment to Jamhour that offers classes from "petit section" (pre-primary) to "Troisième" (equivalent to U.S. 9th Grade). CSG students continue their last three high school years at the main campus of Jamhour in Baabda, specifically to le Grand Collège.
Teachers adhere to rigorous pedagogical methodologies and continuously pursue professional development at the "Centre de Formation et de Resources Pédagogiques" (CFRP). As a result, the school typically reports a 100% pass rate with high honors on the French bac.
Alumni are consistently accepted into top local universities, including the American University of Beirut (AUB), Université Saint-Joseph (USJ), and Lebanese American University (LAU), as well as prestigious foreign institutions such as those in the Ivy League, the British Golden triangle, and the French Grandes écoles.