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Associação Educacional Luterana Bom Jesus / IELUSC

Brazil, Joinville

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Portuguese, English, German
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Type Co-educational
Opened 1926
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (DP)
Taught languages English, German, Spanish
Strengths STEM, Languages, Performing Arts
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Community and Service
Stages Infant/Toddler Care, Preschool, Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School, High School, Senior Secondary School
Introduction

Bom Jesus IELUSC in Joinville is a private, philanthropic school network offering K–12 education with a bilingual approach. The curriculum combines the Brazilian system with the BONJA International Primary Programme and the IB Diploma Programme. Students study in English with courses delivered in English alongside Portuguese, and the IB Diploma Programme provides immersion in Portuguese, English, and German or Spanish. The school operates across Colégio BONJA and Bonja Infantil, with updated facilities including the Comenius Building, a renovated swimming and fitness center, a refreshed 5th/6th grade building, and Espaço Maker for robotics. A dedicated choir, more than 40 extracurricular activities (music, sports, robotics), and extensive community service programs, such as IELUSC in the Community, enrich student life. The network emphasizes practical, community-connected learning through extensions and research projects. Enrollment includes access to diverse arts spaces, a library and auditorium, and a campus designed for collaboration and activity in all weather.

The Essentials

Associação Educacional Luterana Bom Jesus / IELUSC has instruction in Portuguese, English, German.

Diving Deeper

Food Options
The school has a cafeteria (Refeitório) as part of its infrastructure.

Governance and Ownership
The Colégio BONJA is maintained by the Associação Educacional Luterana BOM JESUS IELUSC, a private nonprofit educational and cultural entity. It is certified as a social assistance charity (CEBAS).
Fees
Application / Registration Fees
- No publicly posted fixed amount for an application or initial registration fee for the 2026/27 academic year was located. The school operates an online enrollment/registration portal and conducts an annual re-enrollment period.

Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)
- A current, published table of tuition fees broken down by year group and by term (or by monthly installment) for the 2026/27 academic year was not available in public school communications. Therefore exact per-term or per-year tuition numbers for each year group cannot be provided here. Available public documents indicate tuition is charged (historical receipts show tuition billed as monthly installments) but do not provide a complete, current fee schedule.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- The school uses an online enrollment system and issues billing documents; historical payment documents show the use of bank payment slips (boleto bancário) with a named bank indicated on the billing slip. No complete, current billing calendar (dates for installments, number of installments, or penalties/late‑payment terms) was publicly posted for the 2026/27 academic year.

Boarding fees
- The institution's offerings are presented as day‑school programs (early years through Ensino Médio, bilingual and international programmes). There is no indication that boarding (residential) services are provided; therefore no boarding fees apply.

Other costs and fees (uniforms, materials, meals, activities, insurance, transport)
- Material lists for Bonjinha (early years) and Bonja (primary/secondary, including Bonja International) are published annually; student materials and uniform lists are maintained per class. These material/uniform lists are separate from tuition and are billed or purchased in addition to tuition. Meal service (refeitório) is referenced as part of the school's facilities; whether meals are included in each tuition category or charged separately is not published in a complete fee table. Extracurricular activities, transport, and school insurance are commonly charged separately; a public note about scholarship exclusions indicates materials, uniform, transport, and meals may be excluded from scholarship coverage.

Refund information
- No publicly available, detailed refund policy (conditions and timelines for refund of enrollment, tuition or other fees) specific to the 2026/27 academic year was found in the school's public notices. Historical billing documents indicate standard billing procedures are used, but a formal refund schedule (for voluntary withdrawal, dismissal, or other causes) was not located.

Fee payment options
- Historical billing documentation shows payment by bank payment slip (boleto bancário) processed through a named bank. The school operates an online enrolment and billing portal, so electronic payment processing and installment billing are used operationally; no definitive published list of all accepted payment methods (credit card, direct debit, bank transfer, online card processing) for 2026/27 was located.

Summary of what was searched and current limitation
- Public, current (2026/27) tuition tables, application/registration fee amounts, per‑grade per‑term tuition breakdowns, detailed billing calendars, refund rules, and a full list of accepted payment methods were not found in the school's public notices and enrollment portal. Available public materials include annual material/uniform lists, the online enrollment portal and re‑enrollment notices, press/news items about scholarship coverage, and at least one historical billing receipt showing a monthly tuition charge and boleto use. Because a complete official fee schedule for 2026/27 was not publicly posted, exact numeric values by year group and term cannot be supplied here.
Academics

Associação Educacional Luterana Bom Jesus / IELUSC teaches IB (PYP), IB (DP).

Curriculum
Education from early childhood through high school with a bilingual program and extracurricular activities. BONJA International Primary Programme and IB Diploma Programme are offered. The IB Diploma Programme provides immersion in Portuguese, English, and German or Spanish, with courses taught in English alongside the Brazilian curriculum.

Exam Results
Students frequently excel in national and international admissions. Leading UFSC admissions among schools in Joinville and northern Santa Catarina. First place in ENEM among large institutions in Santa Catarina.

Higher Education Progression
The IB Diploma Programme and bilingual curriculum prepare students for higher education worldwide, with studies conducted in English and a pathway to universities in Brazil and abroad.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school educates people for human, social and sustainable development, using diverse languages in an interdisciplinary and welcoming environment.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school operates a Speech-Language Pathology Clinic and a Psychology Clinic that provide free services to the community, supporting inclusion and access to care.

Mental Wellbeing
The Psychology Clinic provides free psychological services to the community, prioritizing those who cannot afford therapy and aiming to reduce wait times for mental health care.

Safeguarding
The Child and Adolescent Protection Police Station is listed among institutions connected to IELUSC's psychology services.
Parent Experience

History
The Instituto Superior e Centro Educacional Luterano BOM JESUS/IELUSC is a private, philanthropic, confessional higher education institution. Its territorial jurisdiction is limited to the municipality of Joinville, in the state of Santa Catarina. It was accredited by Portaria No. 1.261 on December 11, 1996. It is maintained by the Associação Educacional Luterana BOM JESUS/IELUSC. Its headquarters are at Rua Princesa Isabel, 438, Joinville/SC, and it operates within the Joinville comarca.

Community
The Regimento defines the institution's objectives as stimulating scientific thinking and forming professionals for insertion into local and regional sectors. Through teaching and extension, it promotes the dissemination of cultural, scientific, and technological knowledge and aims to foster research and extension activities. Extension activities are open to the community, and the organization maintains cultural, technical, and scientific exchanges with regional, national, and international institutions.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
In 2024, the Bom Jesus IELUSC Group carried out major infrastructure updates. A new block for Bonja Infantil was inaugurated at Colégio BONJA. In Bonja International, the Comenius Building received a new roof and partitions on the sports court, expanding use and enabling activities in rainy weather. Bonja Swimming and Gym underwent a renovation, with the weights area and functional training spaces resumed and swimming activities resuming on March 10, 2025. The Colégio BONJA building for 5th and 6th grades was renovated to provide more welcoming, dynamic, and functional classrooms and convivência spaces. Since September 2024, CEI Paschoa Poffo in Vila Nova is administered by the Bom Jesus IELUSC group under a cooperation agreement with no financial transfer, expanding access to early childhood education.

Sports Facilities
In the Bonja International Comenius Building, a new roof and partitions were installed on the sports court. This upgrade enables use by multiple classes and activity even in rainy weather. Bonja Swimming and Gym spaces underwent a major renovation, with the weights area and functional fitness spaces resuming operations and swimming activities scheduled to resume on March 10, 2025.

Academic Facilities
A new block was inaugurated in Bonja Infantil to support Early Childhood Education. The 5th and 6th grade building was renovated to provide more welcoming, dynamic, and functional classrooms and convivência spaces. The Bonja International facilities include updated learning spaces, and Espaço Maker for robotics and related modern learning experiences.

Extra Curricular Facilities
More than 40 extracurricular activities are offered, spanning music (guitar, bass, keyboard, etc.), sports (futsal, judo, athletics, basketball, capoeira, handball, rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, volleyball), and technology (robotics – Maker Space).
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The Extension at IELUSC is under the Coordination of Community Action and Social and Environmental Responsibility and takes place in three modalities: institutional programs; extension projects approved in internal editais; curricularization of extension (as per Resolution CNE/CES No. 7, of December 18, 2018); and extension courses. The Extension Guide explains how extensions are organized, and projects and institutional programs provide opportunities to engage in research and apply knowledge beyond classroom learning. A methodological book titled 'Nos caminhos da iniciação científica: guia para pesquisadores em formação' supports student researchers. The program emphasizes practical, community-connected learning and curricular integration of extension activities.

Arts & Creative
The school has a choir: Coral BOM JESUS IELUSC. Enrollment is by audition through the annual edital; selected students receive a 15% tuition scholarship. The Bonja network infrastructure supports the arts with Musicalização (music education) spaces and an auditorium, facilitating arts activities.

Cultural & Language
The BONJA network offers a bilingual program and international study opportunities, including BONJA International Primary Programme and the IB Diploma Programme.

Social & Hobbies
Students participate in extracurricular activities such as the BOM JESUS IELUSC Choir, with participation by audition via the annual edital and scholarships for selected participants. The infrastructure also supports sports and recreational activities through Prática de Esportes.

Community & Service
IELUSC in the Community promotes actions connecting higher education with social needs, offering workshops, circles, lectures and capacity-building in education, health, sport and leisure. Activities are conducted by faculty and students from across all ten IELUSC programs, with participation voluntary or via scholarships. The program engages with spaces such as municipal schools, CRAS, Maternidade Darcy Vargas, Hospital São José and CEIs.

Leadership & Professional
IELUSC in the Community fosters leadership and civic engagement; new coordinators were appointed in 2025 to lead the initiative. The program collaborates with other IELUSC extension programs such as CADE, AEP, NIPJ and the Clinic-school to strengthen interdisciplinarity and service capacity, expanding opportunities for learning and community impact.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
The Bonja network includes a Swimming Center and gym open to the community, supporting physical wellbeing. The infrastructure also features spaces for music education (Musicalização), a library and an auditorium, and Prática de Esportes (sports practice) on campus.
Languages

Language Provision
Experience in foreign languages is offered from Kindergarten A, with weekly classes in English and German. The language program includes Portuguese, English, and German or Spanish.

Bilingual Teaching
The English Bilingual Programme is offered for Jardim A through 9th grade.

Immersion Programs
Bonja International provides experiences in Portuguese, English, and German or Spanish.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Seletivo 2026 (Vestibulares): The primary admission route to the IELUSC Faculdade is through Seletivo 2026. Information about this cycle is provided on the Seletivo page and the page indicates that information is forthcoming. 2. Portador de diploma: Applicants who already hold a higher education degree may request admission to Administration or Journalism by sending their Diploma and Graduation Transcript. 3. Reingresso: Students who have withdrawn may apply for reentry under the Internal Regulations, provided a 12-month waiting period from the withdrawal date is observed. 4. Transferência: Students who already have an affiliation with another Brazilian educational institution may transfer to IELUSC. 5. Outras formas de ingresso: Other entry routes exist, including Portador de diploma, Reingresso, and Transferência, to broaden access.

Scholarships
Amigo IELUSC: Provides a tuition discount to IELUSC students in undergraduate and Lato Sensu programs who are active or on leave but eligible to resume studies via reentry in 2023/02 and 2024/01; the discount depends on the number of referrals and can reach up to 100%. Benefício 35+: A 30% discount for entrants who are 35 years old or older (as of the start date) in the 2026/01 cohort; applicable to Administration and Journalism. Bolsa Atleta: An athlete scholarship funded through a partnership with the Joinville Sports Secretariat, supporting eligible students in Education Physical programs and related outreach projects; see the edital 04/2023 for details. Bolsa Alemanha: A scholarship funded through a partnership with the Instituto Gustavo Adolf Werner; selection considers academic performance, interview, and extension project participation. Monitorias: Scholarships for monitors and scientific initiation, worth 35% of the monthly tuition plus a transport allowance. PROUNI: Federal government scholarships for students who meet ENEM score requirements and income criteria; timelines and eligibility are published in the PROUNI edital. FIES: Government student loan program offering zero-interest options; requires meeting ENEM criteria and income limits; timelines are published by MEC and the IELUSC SAE can assist. Fundacred (CredIES): A financing option offering 30% or 50% of monthly tuition through CredIES, with post-graduation repayment terms and zero-interest features; applicants follow the Fundacred process. Estágios Internos e Externos: Internship-related support includes internal internships offering 35% tuition discount plus transport; external internships are announced by the college and SAE. Para detalhes completos, consulte as páginas específicas de cada programa de bolsa/financiamento (Amigo IELUSC, Benefício 35+, Bolsa Atleta e Bolsa da Alemanha, Monitorias, PROUNI, FIES, Fundacred, Estágios) e entre em contato com o SAE para dúvidas.
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