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Seventh-day Adventist education

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Seventh-day Adventist educational system
TypeReligious/Non-Profit
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Parent organization
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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The Seventh-day Adventist educational system, part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is overseen by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists located in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is considered as the largest Protestant educational system and second largest Christian educational system in the world. The educational system is a Christian school-based system.[1][2]

In 2023, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has associations with a total of 9,845 educational institutions operating in over 100 countries around the world with over 2,177,933 million students worldwide.

The denominationally-based school system began in the 1870s.[3]

Statistics

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In 2023, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has associations with a total of 9,845 educational institutions operating in over 100 countries around the world with over 2,177,933 million students worldwide.[4][5]

Primary

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There are 6,897 Primary Schools with 1,403,901 students.[4]

Secondary

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There are 2,793 Secondary Schools with 615,171 students.[4]

Tertiary

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There are 116 Tertiary Institutions with 148,775 students.[4] The Adventist Church, usually through Union-level administrative units, is associated with post secondary educational institutions around the world, including training institutes, junior colleges and four-year universities, and medical schools, including those associated with Adventist hospitals.

Education by area

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North America

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The North American Division Office of Education coordinates with 1,049 schools with 65,000 students in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whalen, William J. (April 1994). "Is the end near? A look at Seventh-day adventists". U.S. Catholic. 59 (4): 14.
  2. ^ The Christian Science Monitor (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. [...] the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
  3. ^ Education on the church's official website
  4. ^ a b c d "Quick Statistics on the Seventh-day Adventist Church". www.adventistarchives.org.
  5. ^ "Department of Education :: Seventh-day Adventist Church". adventist.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

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