St. Scholastica's College
| St. Scholastica's College, Manila | |
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Malate, Manila Philippines |
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| Type | Private, Benedictine women's college, exclusive all-girls Catholic school |
| Motto | Ora et Labora (Prayer and Work) |
| Established | 1906 |
| President | Sr. Mary Frances Dizon , OSB |
| Staff | 800 |
| Number of students | 9,856 |
| Campus | Leon Guinto Street (36,655.50 m²) |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics | WNCAA, WCSA, Manila Athletics |
| Nickname | SSC Scions |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, CWC, I- SSI |
| Hymn | Let's Cheer for St. Scholastica |
| Website | www |
St. Scholastica's College, Manila (SSC or colloquially St. Scho) is a Catholic institution for women established in 1906 and managed by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing. It is located in 3.66 hectare lot in Malate in the city of Manila. St. Scho has a rich history, spanning over one hundred years and the institution continues to provide quality education to young women (and men for the collegiate level) in the Philippines. It is bounded by Estrada Street on the north, P. Ocampo Street on the south, Singalong Street on the east and Leon Guinto Street on the west. The college was established initially offering elementary grades. It started admitting high school students in 1907 and opened its collegiate department in 1920. It pioneered formal music education in the Philippines, opening a Conservatory of Music in 1907. Although St. Scholastica's College is an exclusive school for women, admission of male students in the Music, Fine Arts, and Interior Design programs have been allowed.
St. Scholastica's College is recognized by the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education and also a charter member of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities. It has earned Level III accreditation on all of its respective departments and schools. The college will undergo its second accreditation in February 2007.
St. Scholastica's College celebrated its centennial celebration on December 3, 2006, at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.
St. Scholastica's College was founded by five young German sisters: Mother M. Ferdinanda Hoelzer, OSB, Sr. Petronilla Keller, Sr. Cresentia Veser, Sr. Winfrieda Mueller and Novice Alexia Ruedenauer on December 3, 1906 at the request of Apostolic Delegate Monsignor Dom Ambrose Agius, O.S.B. and Archbishop of Manila Jeremiah James Harty, D.D. to give religious education to the children of Manila. Archbishop Harty also gave the same request to the Christian Brothers which led to the establishment of De La Salle College in 1911. The site of the St. Scholastica’s College then was a small residential house surrounded by fishermen's huts in the fishing village of Tondo. There were then six paying students and 50 non-paying students or scholars.
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