The SLU Laboratory High School is envisioned as a competent, missionary and transformative educational institution committed to the formation of creative and active Christians who give witness to the gospel values through the development of their God-given talents, skills and attitudes in the service of the school, church and society.
Saint Louis University (abbreviated as SLU and colloquially called eSLU) is a private educational institution in Baguio city, approximately two hundred fifty kilometers north of Mnila. The school was established in 1911 by the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae missionaries, to further Christianize the northern Philippines.
In 1907, the CICM Missionaries arrived in the Philippines, mandated by the Holy See to evangelize the northern part of the country. Pretty soon, it became apparent that Baguio, then a small mountain village resort in the province of Benguet, around two hundred and fifty kilometers north of Manila, will be pivotal for the region. With an elevation of at least 1,500 meters above sea level, Baguio is a natural gateway to and from the Cordillera mountain range, which traverses the Mountain Provinces (Montañosa), the home of numerous indigenous tribes.
Thus it was that in 1911, Rev Fr Séraphin Devesse, CICM, founded a one-room elementary school in Baguio for ten local boys. From these humble origins, Saint Louis School began .
In 1915, the intermediate grades and a trade school were started under the guidance of Florimond Carlu.
In 1921, the high school was inaugurated.
In 1952, college-level courses in the Liberal Arts and Commerce were offered, and Saint Louis College had its first Rector. Other courses and further developments soon followed, under the guidance of the following Rectors/Presidents-
- 1952-54 Gerard Decaestecker
- 1954-62 Albert Van Overbeke
- 1962-64 Gerard Linssen
- 1964-76 Paul Zwaenepoel
- 1976-83 Ghisleen De Vos
- 1983-96 Joseph Van den Daelen
- 1996-2005 Paul Van Parijs
- 2005-present Jessie M. Hechanova
In 1955, the graduate-level programs of Saint Louis College were granted recognition, but the real turning point came on 13 May 1963, when Saint Louis College was conferred University status by the Philippine Government.
From the one-room Saint Louis School for ten boys in 1911, Saint Louis University has grown to a four campus University with more than thirty buildings catering to more than thirty thousand students.
The University offers a full array of programs at the elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate levels. The university comprises nine schools or colleges with campuses throughout the Baguio metropolitan area. SLU’s main campus is located at A Bonifacio Street where the six schools are housed while the Maryheights Academic Campus houses the School of Accountancy and Business Management and Gonzaga Campus houses the Schools of Law and Teacher Education.
Our school is located at C.M. Recto Street, Navy Road Saint Joseph Village 2600 Baguio City, Philippines. Our acting principal is Dr. Joel S. Cabanilla.
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