Colegio San Ignacio was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1963. It is coeducational, and offers six years of primary and six years of secondary education. It started its educational activities as a primary school under the name "San Calixto Següencoma" with 235 students, many of them former pupils of San Calixto College. In 1970 an evening class named "Loyola" was implemented. In 1980 the school first admitted girls. In 1981 the schools "San Calixto Següencoma" és "Loyola" were merged into a single "Colegio San Ignacio".
