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Silay Institute, informally referred to by its
Silay Institute, informally referred to by its acronym
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SI, is a private, co-educational
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institution of learning located in Silay City
Silay, officially the City of Silay (; ), is a component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 130,478 people.
Silay is often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to ...
, north of Bacolod
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, the capital of Negros Occidental
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province in the Philippines
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. It is the only school in the city that offers formal college
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education.
History
The school, originally ahigh school
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, was established in 1925 after a group of concerned citizens had a survey conducted regarding the feasibility of opening such a school to serve the children of the locality, who after graduating from primary education
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, had no opportunities for acquiring secondary education
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.''Faculty and Administrative Manual'', Silay Institute, Inc., p.1, 2007
A local doctor, Dr. Luis Gamboa, initiated plans for establishing the school; he later became its first President. Another local resident, Ramon Legaspi, secured the necessary government permits, and procured instructionals for the institution.
See also
* St. Theresita's Academy *Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School
Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School, also referred to by the acronym DMLMHS, is a public national high school in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is one of the leading secondary schools in the Philippines, and one of the b ...
References
External links
* Schools in Silay Educational institutions established in 1925 1925 establishments in the Philippines {{Philippines-university-stub