Brief History of SAGA
The need to offer quality educational services grew in the advent of the full implementation of Republic Act 10533 also known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or the K to 12 Curriculum. During that time, there was no private secondary school that could fully offer the academic track and strands. Many among the townsfolk expressed their worries since the nearest schools that could provide alternatives to the young people of San Luis are outside the town. So as early as 2013, people started to inform some concerned citizens about the dilemma. Aloysius Gonzaga Academy. After taking into consideration all the areas of concern, and after careful evaluation and deliberation of the merits of the different facets of the issue, the incorporators made a bold move to put up a stand a school that could provide more educational options to the young people of San Luis. A stand-alone school is a branding for schools exclusively offering Senior High School only without other departments like Grade School, Junior High School and College. In 2014, after conducting a Comprehensive Study, in coordination with DepEd Schools in San Luis, in consultation with DepEd Officials of the Division of Pampanga and in collaboration with the K to 12 Technical Division in the DepEd Regional Office-Region III, the Team concluded that there is a need for:
a. an educational institution which is capable of providing quality education and options for students preferring to take up the Academic Track and Strands;
b. an educational institution that is at par with known private institutions, and a prime quality provider of educational services in the Town of San Luis; an educational institution that could help the Department of Education in ensuring that nobody will be left behind and that all Grade 10 Completers shall pursue Grades 11 and 12 in the K to 12 Curriculum;
c. an educational institution which is able to respond to the needs of K to 12 Curriculum and to help educate the people in striving for better opportunities to elevate the quality of living in the town;
d. an educational institution that may help minimize the expenses of parents and students particularly in their daily allowances if they choose to take academic track and strands;
e. an educational institution that shall soon become the only Higher Educational Institution in the town which shall provide college education. This shall as well become the first in the town and the only HEI to be put up since the founding of the town; and
f. St. Aloysius Gonzaga Senior High School as the educational institution in the heart of San Luis, Pampanga that will be the center for Academic Formation and Professional Studies. In the year 2018, some parents expressed their request to the administration to put a Pre-school, Grade School and Junior High School at St. Since the Luiseรฑos witnessed the remarkable performances and the community involvement of the schoolโs first two batches of graduates. This request was the inspiration of the Board of Incorporators in applying for the additional courses to DepEd. Given these developments, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Senior High School (SAGSHS) was renamed to St. Aloysius Gonzaga Academy, Inc. (SAGA) as approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2019. On July 15, 2019, St. Aloysius Gonzaga Academy was granted its Government Permit to operate its new courses namely Kindergarten, Elementary and Junior High School Courses respectively. On March 08, 2022, St. was granted Government Recognition by the Department of Education for its Kindergarten, Elementary and Junior High School Courses. On June 30, 2023, the Private Education Assistance Committee or PEAC certified the Junior High School Course hence, learners were able to avail of the Education Service Contracting or ESC. The Department of Education just recently conducted a field testing using the assessment tool for Senior High School Program recognition wherein St. got the rating for full recognition. Also the school submitted for a Voluntary Certification of its K to 6 Programs to ensure quality educational services. Currently, St. is one of the pilot schools implementing the Strengthened Senior High School Program, the only private school in the Schools Division of Pampanga approved by the Department of Education for the implementation. The school is aspiring towards greater plights, that is, ultimately, to offer Higher Education catering College Programs. Philosophy
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Academy Inc. believes that education should first and foremost make students understand the meaning of life in the world and its ultimate purpose. More specifically, the core philosophy is articulated:
a) The human person is imbued with intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual, moral, social, environmental, patriotic, faculties which one must develop harmoniously to enable him/her to fulfill his/her role in this world. b) The attainment of the ultimate goal and the fulfillment of oneโs role in this world is not only a matter of personal obligation but also towards others. c) Education demands that educators and parents will cooperate in preparing students who are intellectually prepared, physically strong, emotionally stable, spiritually guided, morally upright, socially responsible, environmentally concerned and have a strong sense of patriotism and nationalism. Vision
ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA ACADEMY INC is an academic institutional leader that provides hybrid modalities for the learnerโs holistic formation, continuous learning development and relevant education that is focused on love for God, fellowmen, nature and country. Mission
ST. endeavors to make young people globally competitive, equipped with 21st Century skills, refined through the teaching and learning process which vouches to produce individuals with intensified sense of innovativeness who are globally competitive geared towards, discipline, who are spiritual, morally upright, with enhanced civic - mindedness and genuine care for the environment, and a strong sense of patriotism and nationalism.
