Quezon City Academy

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Quezon City Academy Foundation Inc.
Logo of Quezon City Academy.JPG Quezon City Academy Campus.jpg
Quezon City Academy's logo and campus.
Address
Quezon City Academy
1144 Epifanio delos Santos Avenue

,
Philippines
Coordinates 14°39′24.57″N121°1′33.21″E / 14.6568250°N 121.0258917°E / 14.6568250; 121.0258917
Information
Type Private Secondary School
Established1953
PresidentFlorentina C. Gonzales
PrincipalVivien R. Riano
GradesJunior and Senior High School (7-12)
Color(s)Maroon and White   
AthleticsQCA Jaguars
Nickname Kyoka
NewspaperQCA Echo
Website qca.edu.ph

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

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History

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

Curriculum

Facade in October 2022 Guadalupe Balintawak 09.jpg
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

Board of Directors
PositionBoard Member
ChairmanCarmelino P. Alvendia, Jr
DirectorSylvia A. Rodriguez
DirectorAmador P. Alvendia
DirectorAlan S. Alvendia
DirectorRuperto P. Somera
Other officials of the Board of Directors
PositionOfficial
Corporate SecretarySandra Marie R. Aguilar
External AuditorHonorata M. Gamayo
Administrators
PositionAdministrator
PresidentFlorentina C. Gonzales
Vice President for Finance and AdministrationSylvia A. Rodriguez
Administrative OfficerSandra Marie Aguilar
PrincipalVivien R. Riano
Assistant PrincipalMerlyn M. Eligio
Presidents
PresidentFromTo
Justice Carmelino G. Alvendia, Sr.19631982
Dean Esperanza Pahati-Alvendia19822001
Tomas C. Ongoco20012014
Florentina C. Gonzales2014Present

Notable alumni

See also

REGISTERED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Past Presidents

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References

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