Our History
More than 150 years shaping new generations
Since its beginnings alongside Rosario’s English community, Colegio San Bartolomé has built a strong educational tradition grounded in academic excellence, sports, and a deep sense of belonging.
St. Bartholomew School, which belongs to the Churchill Association of Rosario, was founded more than 150 years ago to serve the needs of the increasing English community that had arrived in the city in the early 1860s in order to work on the construction of the railways in Rosario. Since its foundation, the school has been renowned for teaching the English language as part of an extended school day.
Although many of its old traditions have been left behind, it still preserves some distinctive features, such as the Captains’ system and the division of students into three Houses: Hudson, Canning, and Cunninghame Graham, identified with their emblematic colors: red, white, and blue. Each year, every student contributes points for their Houses thanks to their academic grades, good behavior, and sporting achievements.
During the first seven decades, the school was located in a building next to the Anglican Church at 1540 Urquiza Street, except for a brief two-year period from 1925 to 1926, when it moved to a large house at 300 Oroño Boulevard. This temporary relocation was due to the 1920 merger of the Anglican St. Bartholomew School and the Methodist School of Rosario. From then until 1982, the school was known as Rosario English School, a designation still repeated in the school anthem. The following year, another institution, Talleres School, which belonged to the Central Argentine Railway, also became part of Rosario English School.
The institution continued growing thanks to the generous contributions from many members of the English community in Rosario. In 1940, Mr. Enrique Coffin, a founding member and first president of the Rosario Farmers’ Society, donated the land where the school built its new, modern and spacious premises, which currently house the main campus at 1257 Tucumán Street.
Since then, for more than 50 years, the school has continued expanding its facilities. In 2006, the Fisherton campus, located at 1149 Wilde Boulevard, was inaugurated.
In 1948, another future-minded benefactor, Alejandro Grant, donated three hectares along Wilde Boulevard with the specific purpose of creating a sports field for students and alumni of the Rosario English School.
In 1968, the authorities of the Churchill Association commissioned the Old Resian Club to plan, design and build the new premises, which were named Grantfield in honor of Mr. Grant. Since then, the Old Resian Club has been an integral part of school life.
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