La Salle College Antipolo Explained

La Salle College Antipolo
Former Names:La Salle School Antipolo (1985–1998)
Motto:Latin: Fides Servitium Committere
Mottoeng:Faith Service Communion
Type:Private, Catholic, co-educational basic education institution
Founders:Br Rolando Dizon FSC
Br. Francis Cody, FSC
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
(Christian Brothers)
President:Jimelo S. Tipay
Principal:Dennis Angelo E. Mejia
Administrative Staff:148
Students:1,872[1]
City:1985 La Salle Avenue, Town & Country Hghts Subd. Brgy. San Luis, Antipolo City
Province:Rizal
Country:Philippines
Coordinates:14.6034°N 121.2053°W
Pushpin Map:Luzon mainland#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
Free Label:Alma Mater song
Free:De La Salle Alma Mater Hymn
Free Label2:Patron saint
Free2:St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Colors:Green and White
Sporting Affiliations:WNCAA, MNCAA
Nickname:Green Voyagers
Mascot:Voyager

La Salle College Antipolo, or La Salle Antipolo, is a Catholic Lasallian educational institution in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines, was founded as a La Salle School by Rolando Dizon, a past president of De La Salle University, Manila, in 1986.

History

The construction of the school began on March 16, 1985. During this time, kindergarten to fourth grade classes were temporarily held first at La Salle Green Hills. Construction was delayed because of the costs and logistics that were involved in building a school on a mountain.

Classes were finally transferred to the Antipolo campus on January 13, 1986, and were housed in two buildings. A third building was completed in the summer of 1987, with a fourth one completed in 1989. The school's St. Benilde Multi-purpose Hall was finished in 1991, while the high school and laboratory-library buildings were completed in 1994.

The Tertiary Education Unit was launched in 1998, with BS in elementary education and BS in accountancy offered initially.

In 2006, La Salle College became part of De La Salle Philippines, Inc.

In 2014, De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde acquired a building in the city proper for the Tertiary Education Unit of La Salle College Antipolo.

La Salle College was 30 years old in 2016. The senior high school also opened during this year.

In 2018, the Tertiary Education unit of La Salle College Antipolo merged with De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde following Benilde's construction of a multistorey building in the city proper of Antipolo. The campus is called DLS-CSB - Antipolo.[2] With the college department spun off, La Salle College Antipolo focused on providing basic education from kindergarten to senior high school.

In 2019, LSCA opened the preschool campus at the town proper of Antipolo offering Nursery 1, Nursery 2, and Kindergarten. The campus is situated on Sen. L. Sumulong Street in San Jose, Antipolo.

Academics

LSCA offers preschool to senior high school programs.

Senior high school program:

Sports

La Salle College Antipolo's sports teams are called Voyagers. The official colors are green and white. The school has varsity teams for the sports of basketball, volleyball, baseball, football, handball, taekwondo, badminton and table tennis.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.delasalle.ph/files/stats.zip DLSP September 2008 Statistics
  2. Web site: San Gabriel. Gus. Benilde Antipolo opens admissions with new programs. The Benildean. 1 May 2018.