 Pensionnat Saint-Joseph, a school for boys, was first established in Pera (now Beyoglu) in 1857.Its successor Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes was established in 1860.At one time it moved to a rental property in Moda, Kadıköy but in 1864 it returned to Pera as it could no longer occupy the building, as the owner had sold it to someone else.