THE SECONDARY AND

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

 The Colegio de San Agustin de

Iloilo started as a secondary school,
making the High School the oldest
department in the University. The
High School was the Colegio and the
Colegio was the High School.

When the Colegio opened doors in July

15, 1904, it only accomodated boys, mostly
coming from affluent families in the islands
of Panay and Negros. It started with 300
young students pursuing secondary
education, majority of whom were boarders
called internos. Eight years later, on
December 12, 1912, then Secretary of Public
Instruction Mr. Newton Gilbert recognition
to the Colegios high school.

 With a group of highly-qualified

faculty and a well-balanced
curriculum, San Agustin had
emerged as one of the best of its
kind in the Philippines.

 In 1946, after ravages wrought

World War II, the High School
opened its doors to girls, and in 1966,
it opened night classes which,
however, have been phased out. In
1984, the Philippine Accrediting
Association of Schools, Colleges and
Universities (PAASCU) accredited
the High School.

Administrators
The high school