Saint Augustine School

About Saint Augustine School

According to Wikipedia, Saint Augustine School is the first private Catholic school in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines. History Saint Augustine School of Tanza was named after the town's patron saint, Augustine of Hippo, also fondly called, "Tata Usteng." It was founded on February 14, 1969 by Francisco V. Domingo , the town's parish priest at that time. Envisioned as a school that will provide quality and Christian Catholic educational formation to the young, it formally opened in June 1969 and offered kinder and grade one classes. The SAS educational system was placed under De La Salle supervision, and the impressive result of its first year operation convinced skeptics of the sincerity of its objectives and vision. From 44 pupils and two teachers, and succeeding school years saw the rapid growth of the school both in student environment and hired teachers.