Saint Scholastica's College, also referred to by its acronym SSC or colloquially St. Scho is a private

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basic and higher education institution for women founded and managed by the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing in a lot in

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. It was established in 1906 initially offering elementary academic programs. It started admitting high school students in 1907 and opened its collegiate department in 1920. It pioneered in formal music education in the

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, opening a

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in 1907. Although Saint Scholastica's College is an exclusive school for women, admission of male students in the

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, and preschool programs has been allowed. The college is recognized by the

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and the Commission on Higher Education and also a charter member of the

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. It has earned Level III accreditation on all of its respective departments and schools. The college had its

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celebration on December 3, 2006, at the Quirino Grandstand in

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, Ermita, Manila.

History

The college was founded by five young German sisters: Mother M. Ferdinanda Hoelzer, OSB, Sr. Petronilla Keller, OSB, Sr. Cresentia Veser, OSB, Sr. Winfrieda Mueller, OSB, and Novice Alexia Ruedenauer on December 3, 1906 at the request of Apostolic Delegate Monsignor

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and

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Jeremiah James Harty, D.D. to give religious education to the children of

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. The site of the college was then 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. A year after the college opened, it moved to a property in San Marcelino Street in

which was later occupied by St. Theresa's College (Manila) and where

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now stands. The school was then housed in an old military barracks. On December 14, 1914, the college was moved again to another site in Singalong Street where the college presently stands. The latest campus 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 land, about was bought for the amount of two cents per square meter. The college was ravaged by

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where its school buildings were all destroyed. Reconstruction of the buildings began in 1946 and took nine years to restore.

Academics

Academic linkages

The college is a member of the South Manila Inter-Constitutional Schools along with

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, and the St. Paul University Manila. The students of the member schools may take accredited subjects in their chosen school for cross-enrollment. The college is also part of the Women's Consortium Colleges which includes

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in Katipunan,

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in Makati,

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in Mendiola, St. Paul University Quezon City, and the College of the Holy Spirit Manila in Mendiola.

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- equestrian * Maria Clara Lorenzo-Lobregat - former Mayor and Congresswoman of

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* Josephine Cojuangco-Reyes - President, Far Eastern University (1985-1989), Vice President -

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* Patricia Lasaten - Keyboardist,

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Buildings

Saint Cecilia's Hall Saint Cecilia's Hall is a concert hall in Manila, Philippines. Opened in 1932, it is attached to St. Scholastica's College, Manila and is a noted example of Art Deco architecture. History The Conservatory of Music of St. Scholastica's College was ...

* St. Hildegarde Building * St. Joseph Hall

References

External links

Official website
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