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COLEGIO DE LAS HIJAS DE JESUS, INC.

Official School Website

PAASCU ACCREDITED

LEVEL II

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Early Beginnings (1932–1936)

  • 1932 Arrival: Four Spanish missionary nuns of the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus (Hijas de Jesús)—Mother María Asunción Albisu, Mother María Rosario Poveda, Mother María Teresa de Jesús Gárate, and Mother María Pilar Garmendia (also noted in accounts as Sisters Porta, Maria Rey, Brigida Sagardoy, and Teresa Garcia)—arrived in the Philippines. They established their mother house and first school, Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción, in Pototan, Iloilo.

  • 1936 Foundation: The sisters expanded to Iloilo City, founding Colegio de Santo Ángel on Ledesma Street.

  • Support: The school opened with kindergarten and primary grade levels (Grades I and II). It was supported by local benefactors including the Ledesma and Cacho families, Tanza parish priest Fr. Lawrence Rogan (MHM), and Bishop James McCloskey of Jaro. Six additional Spanish sisters soon arrived to help run the administration.

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War and Post-War Expansion

  • World War II: Operations were temporarily disrupted and halted during the war.

  • Reopening & Renaming: The school reopened after the war with an expanded elementary curriculum and a newly added high school program.

  • 1949 Name Change: The institution was officially renamed Colegio de las Hijas de Jesús to align completely with the identity and educational mission of the Congregation.

Growth and Development

  • Over the following decades, the school upgraded its facilities, equipment, and academic offerings.

  • Active community collaboration—especially through the Parent-Teacher Association starting in 1975—helped modernize the campus infrastructure.

  • Today, located along Ledesma Street in Iloilo City Proper, it operates as a recognized private Catholic institution offering basic education from kindergarten through senior high school.

History

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GENERAL OBJECTIVES

To achieve these goals, CHJ, Inc.  uses an approach wherein respect for the uniqueness of persons implies an education suited to the responsibilities, qualities and needs of students. It utilizes the most adequate methods to respond to these needs, with guidance and accompaniment as necessary elements in helping each child grow in personal maturity.

In keeping with its vision-mission, CHJ’s education emphasizes the type of “trademark” it wants to inculcate to students to become:

a. A Christian community of believers.

We teach our students to grow in the love of God and to show this love by acquiring the values of Jesus Christ, especially His love for the poor.

b. A community of life –long learners.

We challenge students to use to maximize  their God-given gifts and talents. The students of CHJ are challenged to overcome mediocrity. They are motivated to exercise their potentials and capabilities and strive for excellence in the different dimensions of their personality. The intellect, imagination, feelings and emotions, physique, etc. are gifts that the Lord wants each human person to use in the full, in order to discover one’s purpose in life and find meaning and joy in being part of the human family.

c. A micro-society with conscience.

As a community, we have the duty to form the conscience of our students. Firstly, we have to search the truth. Using our knowledge of our Christian doctrines we teach our students what is good and what is evil, to judge rightly and make the right choices. Instructions must teach our students what is right and accept responsibility for their actions. Secondly, we have to teach them to grow in objectivity and honesty with regard to their relationship to one another, to be sensitive to other person’s rights, and to constantly evaluate their choices and actions if they are according to the principles of Christian charity and justice.

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