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, Philippines. It was established in 1912 by the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC), a religious congregation founded in

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in 1698. It was previously an all-girls' school and turned co-ed beginning school year 2005-2006. In 1912, St. Paul Manila opened a Kindergarten school with an enrollment of six girls, upon request of the families in the neighborhood.The school was named St. Paul Institution. Grade I was opened in 1913 with one higher grade opened each year and boys accepted up to Grade 2. The Grade School Department was given government recognition when it has reached Grade 6. It is one of the 40 schools owned, managed, and operated by the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) in the Philippines. It is one of the seven campuses comprising the St. Paul University System.

Notable alumni

Charo Santos-Concio María Rosario "Charo" Navarro Santos-Concio (; born October 27, 1955) is a Filipino actress and former media executive. She is the host of , the longest running television drama anthology in the Philippines. From 2012 to 2016, she was the ch ...

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''. *

Malu Maglutac Maria "Malu" Lourdes Maglutac Chiongbian (born October 10, 1960) is a former Filipino TV show host, ballet dancer, model, actress, newscaster, and beauty pageant title holder. She co-hosted the variety show '' Student Canteen'' from 1984 to 1990. ...

- (HS Batch) - TV host, Ballerina, and Model. * Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera (HS Batch 1938) - Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1979 to 1992. * Pilita Corrales - Singer *

June Keithley June Emelie Keithley-Castro (March 10, 1947 – November 24, 2013) was a Filipina actress and broadcast journalist. Early life Castro was born to a Cebuano mother and an American father. She studied at St. Paul College, where she was mento ...

- (B.S. Nursing Batch 1966) -A Filipina

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. She was part of the cast in the defunct

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comedy-gag show ''

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'' from 1969 until 1972. She was also known as the voice behind Radyo Bandido during the First EDSA Revolution wherein she encouraged the Filipino people to join. *

Lovely Rivero Gineb Macalinao (born May 15, 1969) known as Lovely Rivero, is a Filipino actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the tra ...

- Actress *

Anna Larrucea Anna Rebecca Larrucea-Pangilinan (born October 7, 1984) is a former Filipino actress. Her father is of Basque origin and her mother is a Filipino. Career She was launched as part of '' Star Circle'' Batch 4 and became a mainstay in ABS-CBN TV ...

- Actress * Lorraine Schuck - (B.S. Business Management Batch 1980) - A Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who won Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia 1979 and represented the Philippines at the 1979 Miss Asia Quest. She is one of the founders of, and is Executive Vice-President of,

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, which runs the international beauty pageant Miss Earth and Miss Philippines Earth. *

Janet Basco Janet Macabasco is a Filipino singer. She is known for her hits "You Made Me Live Again", "Minsan Pa", and "My Girl, My Woman, My Friend" in a duet with Jose Mari Chan. In the music video version of this song, she is seen sitting on the sofa eatin ...

- Singer *

Celeste Legaspi Celeste Kalugdan Legaspi-Gallardo (born March 18, 1950) is a Filipino singer, actress, film and theatre producer. She is an advocate for the rights of the artists. Her singles and albums reached gold or platinum status during the 1960s, 1970s ...

- (HS Batch 1966) - Singer * Edu Manzano - Actor, TV host, and Politician * Maniya Barredo - (HS Batch 1969) - Ballet dancer * Agnes Devanadera - (B.S. Commerce Batch 1970) - 41st Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2007 to 2010. She also served as the Secretary of Justice from 2009-2010. * Estela Perlas-Bernabe - (B.S. Commerce Batch 1972, Magna Cum Laude) - Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 2011 to 2022. Served as the

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after the retirement of Justice Conchita Carpio Morales. * Sela Guia - (B.S. Tourism Management Batch 2023, Cum Laude) - A Filipino actress, host and singer who is under

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. A former member of the all-girl Filipino idol group MNL48. * Cecile Guidote-Alvarez - (A.B. BSE Batch 1962) - A Filipino actress, author, and founder of Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). She was declared as a National Artist for Theater in 2009 and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1972. She served as executive director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and also the founding president of the Philippine Center of the International Theatre Institute (PCITI).
Estelita Juco
- (B.S. Education Batch 1952, Summa Cum Laude) - A former Executive Director of the National Commission Concerning Disabled Persons (NCCDP)br>She was given a standing ovation upon delivering her speech in the Congress entitled “One is a Lonely Number”
A member of Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation, the Philippine’s Nobel’s Peace Prize.
Small Laude
- (B.S. Business Management) -
A Filipino YouTuber, Socialite, fashion and lifestyle influencer.

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''The Paulinian''
official student publication of SPU Manila Catholic universities and colleges in Manila Education in Malate, Manila Universities and colleges established in 1911 Universities and colleges in Manila 1911 establishments in the Philippines {{Philippines-university-stub

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