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granting of PAASCU Level II Re-Accredited Status to the Grade School
Department and Level III Re-Accredited Status to the High School Department has greatly confirmed the school’s thrust for academic excellence and character formation of the young Alphonsian in her care. In the same year, Senior High School was opened offering the General Academic Strand comprising four (4) sections with 164 students.
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SACS which began with an initial school population of 250, has reached an enrolment of 3,706 (S.Y. 1998-1999) for both
Elementary and High School. To meet the demands of the continued increase in enrollment, the school plant has been accordingly expanded. From a one-story building, the school has now
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Secondary Department was opened for the first and second year students. SACS continued to operate until the outbreak of the Second World War. Because of this, the school was forced to close down. In 1946, however, SACS was reopened. In 1947, Year Three was added; in 1948, Year
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In 2016, SACS celebrated the most significant milestone in her history: her
Centennial Jubilee. This is undoubtedly striking evidence that for 100 years the institution has perseveringly and steadfastly committed herself to provide quality Christian education for social transformation. More so the
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Fathers opened branch schools in the year 1920. They spread through Mactan, Agus, Babag, Sta. Rosa, Kalawisan, Basak and Pajo. Being mainly supported by parish funds, the schools managed to survive until the 1950s. Gradually, they were phased out due to the newly opened public schools.
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In keeping with the signs of the times, the school continuously evaluates its efforts and updates its master plan in order to make them more useful and relevant and to reflect the changes in the educational needs of the students and community as well.
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In April 2002, the Grade School was awarded certificate of accredited status for a period of three years, hence, making both departments accredited. In the year 2005, the Grade School
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It is the first private school on the island of Mactan founded by the
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In 1973 a night
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In 2022, SACS produced the first batch of Super Senior High School graduates. On June 8, 2022, the application for super STEM and super HUMMS offerings was approved by the
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Since 2010, the DOLSH Sisters have taken the responsibility to manage SACS in accordance with the policies and standards set by the
Department of Education (DepEd) and the
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