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St Pauls University – History

History of St. Paul University Dumaguete

1904 – On October 29. 1904. seven Sisters of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres established its first foundation in the Philippines in Dumaguete. Negros Oriental. The Sisters, coming from their mission in Vietnam, responded to the invitation of the Most Reverend Frederick Rooker of the Diocese of Iloilo, to which Dumaguete then belonged. They were Mother Marthe de St Paul, Superior, Sr. Marie Louise du Sacre Couer. Sr. Ange Marie, Sr. Anne de la Croix, Sr. Charles de Genes. Sr. Catherine, and Sr. Josephine. The seven sisters were immediately sent to take over the direction of a boarding school with 26 girls, located near the Cathedral. It was the first foundation of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) in the Philippines.
The Seven Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres

The first foundation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in the Philippines was established on October 29, 1904 in Dumaguete Oriental Negros. St. Paul’s Academy, an elementary school located near the Cathedral, accepted boys and girls and prepared them for their First Communion. The Sisters were installed in the old convent of the Augustinian Recollects that the Bishop had offered. The parish priest transferred his residence somewhere else.

January 9, 1905, the new school opened with 30 girls ( 15 of whom were aged 15 to 20), four of them boarders, and six boys. Children, women, and young men came to the school for religious instruction. Besides the regular academic courses, there were supplementary ones in music, drawing, painting, French, sewing, and embroidery. The medium of instruction was English. However, since the americans had been in the Philippines only Five years, very few pupils were acquainted with the language. Hence, the Sisters were obliged to lean Visayan and Spanish to be able to communicate with their charges.

The High School Department opened in 1920. The first high school graduation took place in 1925.

Core Values

  • CHRIST-CENTERED
  • COMMISSION
  • COMMUNITY
  • CHARISM
  • CHARITY

  • To develop dynamic Catholics who are deeply rooted in the faith and moral values in an environment wherein the Christian life can be nourished and strengthened

  • To form educationally competent individuals who can respond to challenges and demands of life

  • To form socially responsible Filipinos who will use their knowledge and skills to help their fellowmen attain a better quality of life;

  • To provide educational services, which can promote those competencies, required ensuring national development.

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