Ateneo de Iloilo
| Ateneo de Iloilo Santa Maria Catholic School 怡朗亞典耀聖母學校 |
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The Jesuit, Chinese Filipino Catholic school in Western Visayas, Philippines
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Iloilo City, Iloilo Philippines
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Private – K to 12 Primary, secondary school |
| Motto |
In Omnibus Amare et Servire (Latin) In All Things to Love and to Serve (English) |
| Established | 1958 |
| President | Fr. Joseph Y. Haw, SJ |
| Principal | Mrs. Rosario Dordas (High School) Ms. Ma. Cecilia Japitana (Grade School) |
| Number of students | 1,600 |
| Campus | Grade School – 3.6k sqm in Gen. Blanco St., City proper High School – 7.5 ha. in San Rafael, Mandurriao Iloilo City |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics | ISSA, CYBL, PRISAA |
| Sports | basketball, football |
| Mascot | Blue Dragon |
| Nickname | Blue Dragons |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Alma Mater Song | "Amare et Servire" |
| Website | www.adi.edu.ph |
In Omnibus Amare et Servire (Latin)
The Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School (AdI–SMCS), (simplified Chinese: 怡朗亚典耀圣母学校; traditional Chinese: 怡朗亞典耀聖母學校; pinyin: Yílǎng Yàdiǎnyào Shèngmǔ Xuéxiào), is a private, Catholic, Chinese Filipino preparatory school run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Iloilo City, Philippines. Ateneo de Iloilo began in 1958 as a parochial school named Santa Maria Catholic School. In 2004, the school was officially recognized as a Jesuit school separate from the parish and was renamed Ateneo de Iloilo - Santa Maria Catholic School. It is the eighth Jesuit school in the Philippines to be named Ateneo. Ateneo de Iloilo is a K-12 school and its curriculum includes a Chinese language program.
The Jesuits came to Iloilo City in 1953 after being expelled from China by the Communists, and continued their apostolic work in the local Chinese community. They first did parish-pastoral ministry. With the support of the Iloilo Chinese and Filipino communities, Santa Maria Parish under the tutelage of Our Lady Queen of China was established by Fr. Guerrino Marsecano, an Italian Jesuit missionary.
Jesuits believe that quality education is essential in molding good Catholic Christians. So in 1958, with nine students as enrollees, Frs. Andrew Joliet, a French Jesuit, and Santiago Leon, a Spanish Jesuit, acting as Founder/Director and Principal respectively, opened a parochial school that came to be known as Sta. Maria Catholic School (SMCS). A year after the founding of the school, a two-story wooden building was constructed to provide the students with eight classrooms. In 1962, through the beneficence of Eduardo and Cesar Lopez, additional classrooms were built on the brothers' lot situated across the street.
SMCS had its first batch of graduates from the Grade School Department in school year 1965–66. The school accepted its first batch of high school freshmen in school year 1966–67. SMCS held its first high school graduation in March 1970. In 1968, the Philippine government recognized SMCS as a Filipino school with a comprehensive Chinese language program.
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