St. John the Apostle Academy

SJAA HUMBLE BEGINNING
(The History)
St. John The Apostle Academy is located at Labo, Camarines Norte, a component of St. John the Apostle Community Center was re-opened as an Agro-Industrial Secondary School in June 1986 through the effort of late Sr. Ma. Violeta Marcos, AMP, Co-Foundress and first Superior General of the Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines. her love for the poor, selfless for work, justice and great value for Catholic and nationalistic education burned her heart to spearhead this endeavors for the benefit of the children of farmers, construction workers, fish and vegetables vendors and tricycle drivers coming from the neighboring barangays of the Municipality of Labo, Camarines Norte. The school was founded as an academic high school in 1961 by Rev. Fr. Doroteo Salen and run by the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation. However in 1978, the school had to stop operation due to financial constraints. From then on SJAA on converted to St. John the Apostle Community Center (SJACC) that focused on the formation of the Basic Christian Neighborhood communities among the marginalized in a number of barangays in Labo. It also facilitated Health Services and Income Generating Projects (IGP) for the poor and the needy. In 1983, SJACC was affiliated with the Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) as a Family Helper Project that facilitated services for scholarship grants, income generating projects, value formation and other emergency assistance. These programs and services lasted for ten years and phased out in 1993. During those years when SJACC was operating as a center, the parents had repeatedly asked for the re-opening of the school. After some discernment, the religious community of SJACC requested the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of consolation thru the Center Board to heed the parents’ request. The Congregation approved in principle so the tedious preparation and coordination with DECS began. Happily in April 1986, SJAA was re-opened and granted the permit to operate as an Agro-Industrial High School. This has the same Academic High School in terms of curricular offerings except that electives were focused on Agro-Industrial subjects. Graduates of this High School could pursue college degree or vocational courses. On March 20, 1989, SJAA had its first graduation exercises after re-opening. The following year in June 1990, SJAA had been turned to the Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines (AMP), a re-founding congregation. The congregation’s charism, vision, mission flowed down to the school’s vision and mission with its expression in the pursuance of the transformative kind of education. It was on June 1997 that Pre-school Department was opened and pursued up to the Grade School. From then on SJAA has been operating in three levels: Pre-School, Primary and Secondary School.