ST. MARY'S ACADEMY OF CALOOCAN CITY (SMACC) is a Catholic, Filipino school possessed and directed by the sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM). It was in the past named Our Lady of Grace Academy (OLGA) and was renamed to SMACC to bind together the RVM's educational system. The school is situated at twelfth Avenue, which was renamed on May 2, 1999 to Madre Ignacia Avenue by a City Council Ordinance to pay tribute to Mother Foundress,Ignacia del Espiritu Santo.The first network of sisters who dealt with the school was as yet associated with St. Mary's Academy of Trozo, Manila, during the initial three years of its activity with S. Mama. Concepcion Katigbak, RVM as the main Principal. The primary educators were S. Mama. Primitiva Utleg, RVM, S. Mama. Priscilla Lucero, RVM, S. Mama. Mercedes Macatulad, RVM, S. Mama. Amparo Tubilan, RVM and Mrs. Eugenia Reyes. St. Mary's Academy of Caloocan started its activity on June 6, 1950 upon the solicitation of the late Archbishop of Manila, Gabriel Ma. Reyes to fill in as an instructive organization for the young people of Caloocan. The agreement was marked by S. Mama. Leonor Katigbak, RVM the agent of the RVM Congregation and Rev. Fr. Emilio Buldoc, OMI the Parish Priest of Our Lady of Grace Parish. With fifty seven understudies from Kinder to Grade II, the school held its classes on the ground floor of a structure possessed by the Philippine Realty Company at eighth Avenue. In School year 2010-2011, SMACC keeps on taking off higher for brilliance. It experienced another PAASCU re-accreditation. With the coordinated endeavors and diligent work of the establishment, an additional five-year Certificate of Accreditation-Level II was granted to the school.
From school year 2011-2012 to 2013-2014, S. Mama. Paula G. Adaoag, RVM was delegated the School Directress of SMACC. In her subsequent year as school directress, the school has by and by left on the usage of another instructive change set by the Department of Education, the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or the K to 12 program. One with the country in adjusting our instructive framework to worldwide models, SMACC revealed its K to 12 offering in the Grade 1 and Grade 7 levels individually.
For school year 2014-2015, by and by driven by S. Mama. Andrea L. Yee, RVM as Directress, the school went on its third year of usage of the K to 12 program, for Grades 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9 levels. The accompanying school year 2015-2016, S. Mama. Marisa C. Rebosura, RVM was delegated as the new Directress and S. Mama. Miraflor A. Bahan, RVM as the Basic Education Principal.
For school year 2016 - 2017, under the proceeded with authority of S. Mama. Marisa C. Rebosura, RVM, the underlying take off of Grade 11 was executed. In her second year as Directress/Principal, the school picked up confirmation of ISO 9001:2015 and was allowed Level II PAASCU Re-accreditation in the Basic Education Program for a long time legitimate until May 2022. Under the new authority of S. Mama. Evelyn C. Aguilar, RVM as new Directress/Principal, SMACC will start its new venture with the pilot usage of the Grade 12 program for school year 2017 - 2018. St. Mary's Academy will consistently give Quality Ignacian Marian Education to the Filipino youth, and support understudies in their scholarly and Spiritual development with the estimations of Faith, Excellence and Service.
