Holy Family Academy (Philippines)
| Holy Family Academy | |
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Angeles City, Pampanga Philippines |
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| Type | Private, Catholic Academy Parochial |
| Motto | Ora et Labora ("Prayer and Work") |
| Established | 20 August 1906 |
| Campus | 2 sites, Urban |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and White |
| Nickname | Familians |
| Website | www |
Holy Family Academy (HFA), formerly the Colegio de la Sagrada Familia, is a Catholic private school established in 1906 and located in Angeles City, Philippines. It has both elementary and high school departments as well as kindergarten and preparatory school (known in the school as "prep") classes for younger students. The school follows the Benedictine tradition of Ora et Labora, which means "Prayer and Work".
HFA is a Catholic Institution belonging to the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga and administered by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters. It is registered with SEC as a non-stock, non-profit corporation, with its assets and income used directly and exclusively for educational purposes including expansion when needed to carry out the aims and objectives of the school.
HFA is a member of the Association of Archdiocesan and Parochial Schools of Pampanga (AAPSP), the Association of Benedictine Schools (ABS), the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), and the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).
Holy Family Academy (HFA) was established on August 20, 1906 as the first Catholic parochial school of Angeles City through the initiative of Fr. Pablo Gamboa and the assistance of the Board of Directors of the Parochial School in Angeles City composed of Mariano V. Henson, Juan G. Nepomuceno, Sr., Laureano Suarez, Filomeno Leon Y. Santos, Basilio Henson and Jose P. Henson. Located at the present site of the Holy Rosary Parish rectory, the school offered a primary course and was run by lay teachers who were paid out of contributions.
In 1910, the Augustinian Sisters took over and set up the Colegio de la Sagrada Familia with the help of the same Board of Directors. The colegio offered a complete elementary education and accepted female boarders.
Some time later, as the student population of the colegio increased, Jose P. Henson and Juan Nepomuceno Sr. initiated the school's expansion. They bought land and built a house that became the parish hall and the residence of succeeding parish priests. The Colegio de la Sagrada Familia moved to the present site of the Administrative Building of HFA.
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