Biography of saint matthias school

The School of St. Matthias was conceived by the late Fr. Estanislao Singson who with some prominent parishioners of Tumauini and other church members was consulted regarding the establishment of a Catholic school. They agreed that there was felt need for a Catholic school for the community to deepen the faith of the young parishioners.

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Joseph Hammond, a church leader offered his academic expertise to assist in the preparation of the plans and needed papers for application of the school. Father Singson presented the plan to Archbishop Teodolfo Domingo to establish a Catholic school and got a positive response. The application for the operation of St. The late Fr.

Hammond, its first principal. The school had lay teachers. From to the Franciscan Apostolic Sisters took over the administration from the Augustinian Recollect Sisters.