Notre Dame of Greater Manila

Notre Dame of Greater Manila Notre Dame ng Kalakhang Maynila
Address
Madre Ignacia Avenue Grace Park East, Caloocan City, Metro Manila Philippines
Information
Type	Coeducational, Oblate, Catholic
Motto	Ut Cognoscant Te (That they may know you)
Established	1963
Founder	Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI
Oversight	Oblates of Mary Immaculate Philippine Province, Notre Dame Educational Association
Principal	Lorna Martinez GS Ma. Victoria DL. Maliwat HS
Chaplain	Fr. Prudencio Alviar, OMI
Faculty	~200
Grades	Preschool, Elementary Grades 1 to 6 & High School Grades 7 to 12
Enrollment	~3,200 (2012 est.)
Campus	Urban, ~3.5 ha.
Color(s)	Green, Blue, Gold
Mascot	Fighting Irish
Accreditation	PAASCU, CEAP, CBCP, TESDA, Diocese of Kalookan
Affiliations	NDEA, MILO Best Pasarelle, SBP, PRADA, MSSA, KADSA, CEAP, PAYA, NMMAA
Website	www.ndgm.edu.ph

The Notre Dame of Greater Manila (NDGM) is a private Catholic high school in Caloocan City, Philippines, owned and administered by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It was founded as an all-male school in 1963 by Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate at the request of the Archdiocese of Manila under Archbishop Michael J. O'Doherty in 1946. It has more than 3,000 students from Nursery to Fourth Year High School. NDGM has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In 1946, the missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate (OMI) began establishing the parish of Grace Park in Caloocan City upon the suggestion of Michael O’ Doherty, the Archbishop of Manila. The Grade School Sector was first opened in 1963 with one building around the original 5.6 hectare campus before the neighboring Our Lady of Grace Academy of Caloocan City, a former all-girls school, administered by the RVM sisters, acquired with a two-and-a-half hectare property bought from the Archdiocese of Manila. Father McGrath of Notre Dame of Greater Manila (NDGM) opened the Elementary Department with only 266 students from Kindergarten to Grade Five. Two years later, the High School Department was opened. As years passed, student population steadily increased. The first High School seniors graduated in 1969.

By 1975, NDGM opened its doors to the indigent but deserving students and offered them five years of night high school. NDGM opened its doors for them with the same academic, expertise, and facilities. In 1980, the first batch of night school graduates received their high school diplomas together with their fellow day school graduates. Two years after, the Grant-in-Aid Program (GIAP), offering a graduated tuition fee discount, replaced the night high school program.

In 1983, the High School Department set its sights on accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). On October 2, 1985, the High School Department was officially granted accreditation status by PAASCU, which is an accrediting body composed of different private educational institutions that stamp other private schools with a quality standard attained with regard to their programs. The Grade School Department prepared for the Formal Visit of the PAASCU Team. From January 25 to 27 in 1988, it was noted that the Grade School Department manifested wholesome community relationship, which facilitated an accreditation status for three years. After a year, the construction of the school chapel, new Science Laboratory, Campus Ministry office, Speech Laboratory, Electronic Data Processing of school operations, and relocation of the canteen was undertaken.

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