St. Agnes' Academy Legazpi City
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Academia de Santa Ines |
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| Motto | Ora et Labora (Prayer and Work) |
| Type | Private, Catholic, Benedictine |
| Established | May 30, 1912 |
| Founder | Bishop Dr. John Bernard McGinley of Caceres |
| Location | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines |
| Hymn | St. Agnes' Academy Hymn I, "St. Agnes' Academy Hymn II: Like Peerless Mayon" |
| Colors | Navy Blue and White |
| Nickname | SAA Agnesians |
| Affiliations | Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines, Bicol Association of Catholic Schools, Catholic Education Association of Legazpi, Association of Benedictine Schools |
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St. Agnes Academy, founded in 1912, (formerly Academia de Sta. Ines) is a Benedictine-run school in Legazpi City; the oldest Private school in the province of Albay, Bicol, Philippines.
The school provides education for kindergarten, preschool, elementary and high school. It is a sister school of St. Scholastica's College in Manila, Holy Family Academy in Angeles City, St. Scholastica's Academy in City of San Fernando, St Scholastica's College in Tacloban, St. Scholastica's Academy in Marikina, St. Scholastica's Academy in Cebu, Holy Family Academy in Bacolod, St. Scholastica's Academy in Bacolod, St. Scholastica's College in Westgroove. The school is a co-educational institution. In its early history, St. Agnes was an all-girls school but in the 1980s its enrollment was opened to male students.
St. Agnes was originally a convent of the local parish with two teachers before it was converted into a small school that taught religion and home-making.
In 1912, Rev. Fr. Juan Calleja, then parish priest of Albay and Vicar Forane, saw the need for its expansion. He then turned to the Rev. John B. McGinley, DD, Bishop of Nueva Caceres, for help. The bishop sought the assistance of the Benedictine Missionary Sisters of Tutzing in Manila and asked them to take over the administration of the school.
The bishop started the school with donations from friends and relatives in the United States. He even sold certain properties of the Diocese of Nueva Caceres, with its ecclesiastical seat located in Naga City. He was criticized for his actions since the money would be spent for a school in Albay.
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