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. Established in 1971, Manresa School is run by the nuns of the Congregation of the Hijas de Jesus, founded by

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. Manresa School offers education in the Preschool (Nursery & Kindergarten), Elementary (Grades 1 to 6), Junior High (Grades 7 to 10) & Senior High (Grades 11 to 12).

Name

The Daughters of Jesus chose the name Manresa due to the significance of the place to the congregation as Candida Maria de Jesus was a follower of

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Logo

The Manresa Logo consists of a cross, and the letters I, H and S with the words Hijas de Jesus, Parañaque encircling the bottom part of the circle.

History of Manresa

In 1961, after the Catholic Church's call for a school to be built outside of Manila, the Daughters of Jesus acquired a 3 hectare lot of land in BF Homes, with the help of mining executive Jesus S Cabarrus, Sr. The school opened on June 19, 1971, run by Sisters Angeles Garcia, F.I., Gertrudes Magdayao, F.I., Rosa Ortega, F.I. and Victoria Ruy, F.I. The next year, the school began accepting students for the primary grades, adding grade levels every year thereafter until the elementary department was completed. Manresa School began accepting High School students in School Year 1977-1978. Manresa's first high school class graduated on March 26, 1981, the same year the school was granted a license for a Nursery department.

Accreditation

Manresa's Elementary department gained Level 1 Accreditation through the

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on May 31, 2001. The High School department was granted Level 2

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Accreditation on January 31, 2003, which was renewed for another five years on May 5, 2008.

References

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