Holy Family Academy

Holy Family Academy, a school with high academic standards and providing good Christian education with strong community service orientation, has both the grade school and high school departments accredited by PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities).

Holy Family Academy was founded by Fr. Pablo Gamboa on August 20, 1906 as the first parochial school in Angeles, Pampanga. The school in Angeles, Pampanga. The school offered a complete primary course and was run by lay teachers whose salaries were paid from popular contributions.

In 1910 the Augustinian Sisters took over the administration, incorporated the school, and on October 9, 1910, inaugurated it as the Colegio de la Sagrada Familia. Upon the request of the Archbishop of Manila, the administration of the school passed on into the hands of the Benedictine Sisters in 1922. Four German Sisters implemented all the requirements of the elementary course, changed the school’s name to Holy Family Academy and managed the school for the parish.

During the school year 1922-1923, two high school levels were opened. Indeed it was a short-lived decision by the administration. The following school year, 1923-1924 the two high school levels were closed.

 With the establishment of other parishes in Angeles, Holy Family Academy became an archdiocesan school owned as it is by the Archdiocese of San Fernando. In the year 2002, the school commemorated the 80th year of service and presence of the Benedictine Sisters at HFA.

The elementary department admitted boys and girls, and provided good quality Catholic education to the families of Angeles and the surrounding towns. Holy Family counts among its graduates the children of many families of Angeles, both rich and poor.

In 1961 Holy Family reopened the High School Department exclusively for girls. Then in 1987, boys were also admitted, making Holy Family co-educational from Kindergarten to fourth year High School.

The growth of the population of Angeles City resulted in the school’s increase in enrolment. The administration constructed new buildings starting with the two-storey St. Joseph Building which was initiated by Sisters Albana Sauter, OSB in 1960 and 1962 respectively.