St. Joseph School-La Salle
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St. Joseph School-La Salle (SJS-LS) is a Lasallian
school located in Bacolod City
, Negros Occidental
, Philippines
. It is the third of the third generation of La Salle schools, which were founded by the De La Salle Brothers
in the country, which include: La Salle Academy-Iligan
(Iligan, Lanao del Norte
: 198), La Salle Green Hills
(Mandaluyong City
, Metro Manila
: 1959), and De La Salle Lipa
(Lipa City
, Batangas
: 1962).
The school was established on a 1.3-hectare lot adjoining the Free School, which was donated by Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. to the De La Salle Brothers. The school opened with forty-five graduates of the Free School and charged minimal fees. Bacolod's affluent families shouldered the construction of the classrooms, library, science laboratories, work education building, as well as other financial needs. The school then went on to serve graduates of both the Free School and the Barrio Obrero Elementary School in the succeeding years. In 1966, the Brothers decided to open an adult night high school to serve the needs of adults who earned their income during the day but still wanted to pursue their education.
In the 1960's Negros Occidenal faced a recession
, decreasing the financial support given to the Brothers. This forced the Brothers to gradually phase out the Free School, which was shut down by 1971. The teachers, however, were retained to teach in the high school. In that same year, SJHS adopted a co-educational system.
Saint Joseph's High School grew slowly because only a small number of funding agencies and foundations were aware of the fact that SJHS is one of the district school's of the De La Salle Brothers.
The word "high" was chosen to be excluded from the school's new name because of the possibility of future development such as the establishment of a grade school or other departments. The Brothers and the Board of Trustees have also been correcting the impression that the school would be charging higher tuition fees because of the inclusion of "La Salle" in its name.
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...
school located in Bacolod City
Bacolod City
The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...
, Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half...
, Philippines
Philippines
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. It is the third of the third generation of La Salle schools, which were founded by the De La Salle Brothers
De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines
The De La Salle Brothers - Philippine District is part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the largest congregation of Roman Catholic religious Brothers who are exclusively dedicated to education...
in the country, which include: La Salle Academy-Iligan
La Salle Academy-Iligan
La Salle Academy is a Lasallian school located in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. It is the first of the third generation of La Salle schools founded by the De La Salle Brothers in the country, which include: La Salle Green Hills in Mandaluyong City , Saint Joseph School-La Salle in...
(Iligan, Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
: 198), La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills is a private Catholic school exclusively for boys located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools- Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the...
(Mandaluyong City
Mandaluyong City
The City of Mandaluyong is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the west by the country's capital, Manila, to the north by San Juan City, to the east by Quezon City and Pasig City, and by Makati City to the south...
, Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
: 1959), and De La Salle Lipa
De La Salle Lipa
De La Salle Lipa, or DLSL is a Lasallian educational institution located in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines. It is the latest of the third generation of La Salle schools founded by the De La Salle Brothers in the country: La Salle Academy-Iligan in 1958, La Salle Green Hills in 1959, Saint...
(Lipa City
Lipa City
The Lipa City /Li-pâ/ is a first class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the three component cities of Batangas province...
, Batangas
Batangas
Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the...
: 1962).
History
St. Joseph's High School (SJHS) was established in 1960 to accommodate the graduates of the Immaculate Conception Free School, which was a charitable primary school that was jointly run by the De La Salle Brothers and the Young Ladies' Association of Charity. Br. Francis Cody FSC sought the assistance of the benefactors of the Immaculate Conception Free School in the establishment of a De La Salle Secondary School.The school was established on a 1.3-hectare lot adjoining the Free School, which was donated by Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. to the De La Salle Brothers. The school opened with forty-five graduates of the Free School and charged minimal fees. Bacolod's affluent families shouldered the construction of the classrooms, library, science laboratories, work education building, as well as other financial needs. The school then went on to serve graduates of both the Free School and the Barrio Obrero Elementary School in the succeeding years. In 1966, the Brothers decided to open an adult night high school to serve the needs of adults who earned their income during the day but still wanted to pursue their education.
In the 1960's Negros Occidenal faced a recession
Recession
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, decreasing the financial support given to the Brothers. This forced the Brothers to gradually phase out the Free School, which was shut down by 1971. The teachers, however, were retained to teach in the high school. In that same year, SJHS adopted a co-educational system.
Saint Joseph's High School grew slowly because only a small number of funding agencies and foundations were aware of the fact that SJHS is one of the district school's of the De La Salle Brothers.
Adoption of a new name
For the past few years, the school's stakeholders have been in discussions about changing the name of the school, in light of the fact that its name did not elicit recognition. The school's stakeholders thus proposed that the school adopt the name St. Joseph School-La Salle to signify its full membership in the Lasallian family of district schools in the Philippines. Beginning schoolyear 2005-2006, St. Joseph's High School formally adopted the name, St. Joseph School-La Salle.The word "high" was chosen to be excluded from the school's new name because of the possibility of future development such as the establishment of a grade school or other departments. The Brothers and the Board of Trustees have also been correcting the impression that the school would be charging higher tuition fees because of the inclusion of "La Salle" in its name.