Quezon City Academy is a private secondary school in Quezon City, Philippines.

Quezon City Academy Foundation Inc.
Quezon City Academy's logo Quezon City Academy's campus
Quezon City Academy's logo and campus.
Address
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1144 Epifanio delos Santos Avenue

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Philippines
Coordinates14°39′24.57″N 121°1′33.21″E / 14.6568250°N 121.0258917°E / 14.6568250; 121.0258917
Information
TypePrivate Secondary School
Established1953
PresidentFlorentina C. Gonzales
PrincipalVivien R. Riano
GradesJunior and Senior High School (7-12)
Color(s)Maroon and White   
AthleticsQCA Jaguars
NicknameKyoka
NewspaperQCA Echo
Websiteqca.edu.ph

History

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Established in 1953, "Quezon City Academy (QCA)" was originally known as the "Bago Bantay High School".

In 1963, Justice Carmelino Gomez Alvendia, Sr. (Court of Appeals) bought "Bago Bantay High School" in chronic decay. In its first year of operation, "Bago Bantay High School" changed its name to "Quezon City Academy". In that same year, the Bago Bantay authorities made a relocation area for squatters from Sampaloc to Intramuros, Manila. A competitive public school, the San Francisco High School (formerly Don Mariano Marcos High School) was established nearby. QCA was receiving minimal patronage from the people it aimed to serve.

Justice Alvendia made renovations to QCA until it became one of the most notable IT secondary schools in the Philippines.[citation needed] In 1965 enrolment rose to 132. In the 1980s the population had increased to 2,700 students with almost 450 graduates every year.[citation needed] The students are drawn from Bago Bantay, Project 7, Project 8, Sto. Niño, Pag-asa, Project 6, Balintawak, Bagong Barrio, San Francisco del Monte, West Avenue and other nearby areas in Quezon City.

In the 1997-1998 National Secondary Assessment Test, QCA carded a general average of 98.9%.[1]

Facilities

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Curriculum

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Facade in October 2022

QCA students are taught basic and advanced IT software. During their first year, students are taught with basic and advanced Microsoft Operating System. This includes Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Frontpage. In the second year, students are taught HTML. Adobe Photoshop and GIMP are taught to students during their third year. During the final year, students are taught Macromedia Flash and GIF animations.

In 2000, the U.P. Diliman Student Council chairman was a graduate of Quezon City Academy, Raymond Palatino (batch 1996).

In 2016, the school began offering Grade 11 courses in the tracks of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and ABM (Accountancy, Business and Management).

Administration

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Board of Directors
Position Board Member
Chairman Carmelino P. Alvendia, Jr
Director Sylvia A. Rodriguez
Director Amador P. Alvendia
Director Alan S. Alvendia
Director Ruperto P. Somera
Other officials of the Board of Directors
Position Official
Corporate Secretary Sandra Marie R. Aguilar
External Auditor Honorata M. Gamayo
Administrators
Position Administrator
President Florentina C. Gonzales
Vice President for Finance and Administration Sylvia A. Rodriguez
Administrative Officer Sandra Marie Aguilar
Principal Vivien R. Riano
Assistant Principal Merlyn M. Eligio
Presidents
President From To
Justice Carmelino G. Alvendia, Sr. 1963 1982
Dean Esperanza Pahati-Alvendia 1982 2001
Tomas C. Ongoco 2001 2014
Florentina C. Gonzales 2014 Present

Notable alumni

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See also

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REGISTERED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Past Presidents

References

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  1. ^ "QCA History". Quezon City Academy Batch 1977. 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
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