College of the Holy Spirit of Tarlac
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - College of the Holy Spirit of Tarlac
OR:
College of the Holy Spirit of Tarlac on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The College of the Holy Spirit of Tarlac (also referred to by its acronym CHST; colloquially, ''"Pirit"'') is a private, Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit The Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, also known as Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, or simply Holy Spirit Sisters (Latin: ''Congregatio Missionalis Servarum Spiritus Sancti'', SSpS) is a religious congregation within the Catholic C ...
in
Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac ( pam, Lalawigan ning Tarlac; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Tarlac; ilo, Probinsia ti Tarlac; tgl, Lalawigan ng Tarlac; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It ...
,
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
. It was established in 1939 as the Catholic Academy of Tarlac. CHST has three buildings within
Tarlac City Tarlac City, officially the City of Tarlac ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Tarlac; pag, Siyudad na Tarlac; ilo, Siudad ti Tarlac; fil, Lungsod ng Tarlac ), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to ...
—the primary, secondary,
senior high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
education departments are located in San Sebastian Village. It was originally an exclusive school for girls but in 2005, they started admitting male students which resulted to its growing population. At present, the college has a Level 3 Accreditation Status awarded by the
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines. It is a servi ...
(PAASCU).


History

Founded by ten prominent men of
Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac ( pam, Lalawigan ning Tarlac; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Tarlac; ilo, Probinsia ti Tarlac; tgl, Lalawigan ng Tarlac; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It ...
in 1939, the school was initially named as the Catholic Academy of Tarlac. In 1940, it was turned over to the
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit The Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, also known as Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, or simply Holy Spirit Sisters (Latin: ''Congregatio Missionalis Servarum Spiritus Sancti'', SSpS) is a religious congregation within the Catholic C ...
(SSpS) and was later named Holy Ghost Institute and Holy Spirit Academy. The first college courses were offered in the academic year 1968. Eventually, it was renamed the College of the Holy Spirit of Tarlac. All classes were held at its campus in Brgy. Mabini until April 1972. In July of the same year, due to its fast growing student population, a new building was constructed at the New Tarlac Heights Subdivision in San Sebastian Village for the College and High School Departments. The College Department occupied the entire building in F. Tañedo St. while another building in Brgy. San Sebastian was being constructed. Since then, the High School Department occupied the original building in San Sebastian. SSpS was founded by Saint Arnold Janssen, a priest from
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, as a religious-missionary community. He aimed to form a congregation of sisters who will serve as teachers to young girls, and to assist the missions of the priest.


See also

* College of the Holy Spirit of Manila *School of the Holy Spirit of BF Homes Quezon City *School of the Holy Spirit of Cubao Quezon City *
Holy Spirit School of Tagbilaran The Holy Spirit School of Tagbilaran, also referred to by its acronym HSST, is a private, Catholic, co-educational basic education institution run by the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS) congregationin Tagbilaran City, Bo ...
* Holy Trinity Academy in Loay, Bohol,


Related links

* Society of the Divine Word *
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit The Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, also known as Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, or simply Holy Spirit Sisters (Latin: ''Congregatio Missionalis Servarum Spiritus Sancti'', SSpS) is a religious congregation within the Catholic C ...
*
Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters The Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters ( la, Servarum Spiritus Sancti de Adoratione Perpetua, SSpSAP) are a Roman Catholic religious institute. The nuns live a contemplative life, focused on perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, offering in ...


References


External links


Official Facebook PageVisit Tarlac: College of the Holy Spirit of TarlacCollege of the Holy Spirit Web PageServae Spiritus Sancti
{{Educational institutions in Tarlac, state=collapsed Universities and colleges in Tarlac Catholic universities and colleges in the Philippines Catholic elementary schools in the Philippines Catholic secondary schools in the Philippines Education in Tarlac City Educational institutions established in 1978 1978 establishments in the Philippines