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A BRIEF HISTORY OF NU NAZARETH SCHOOL

The story of NU Nazareth School is filled with courage and passion for education that imbues the youth with deep faith and genuine love for God the Father and the true spirit of nationalism. Her humble beginning visualized the building of an authentic Christian community with compassion for the poor and where God is Father, and everyone is a brother or a sister to each other.

The Hijas de Jesus sisters first came to the Philippines on June 18, 1932. They acquired a permit from the government to open Nazareth School starting with three elementary grade levels, adding one level each year until it was able to graduate its first batch of high school students in 1956.

In 2008, the SM Group of Companies acquired majority ownership of the National University which offers tertiary education. In 2013, the SM Group of Companies acquired ownership of Nazareth School. On March 23, 2013, NU Basic Education merged with Nazareth School and is now known as Nazareth School of National University or NU Nazareth School.

With the merging, NU Nazareth School is committed to keeping the Catholic educational identity of Nazareth School. NU started to upgrade the physical facilities and administration of the school. At the same time, the Hijas de Jesus sisters continued the pastoral ministry and Catholic formation of students and the educative community. It was a destiny that binds the school to its origins, as the Holy Family of Nazareth Chapel at the NU Nazareth School campus was consecrated on the same day they came to the Philippines – June 18, 2019.

The first years of the merging were blessed with an evident increase in student population and achievements in sports. Then came the piloting year for the implementation of the K-12 Program. In the first year in 2016, NU Nazareth School started with thirteen sections of Grade 11: four ABM classes, one GAS class, two HUMSS classes, and six STEM classes.

In the second year, the enrollment in Grade 11 more than doubled to twenty-four sections: eight ABM classes, two GAS classes, four HUMSS classes, and 10 STEM classes, while the same number of Grade 11 sections the previous years moved up to Grade 12.

The first batch of Grade 12 students under the K-12 Program of the Department of Education graduated on April 9, 2018.

VISION

NU Nazareth School is an empowering learning community that nurtures holistic development toward human dignity and excellence.

MISSION

Guided by the charism of St. Candida and the cultural heritage of Dynamic Filipinism, NU Nazareth School commits to provide relevant, innovative and accessible quality education for the holistic development of persons to become value-laden, globally competitive communitarians

CORE VALUES

Compassion
We show how much we value people. We can feel what they feel and we can treat each one with care and understanding regardless of any situation.

Happiness
We show contentment and joy in everything we do.

Respect for the Environment
We act as stewards or caretakers of God’s creation and use these things responsibly and wisely.

Integrity
We are honest, we are fair, we are just, and we always do right by anybody.

Self-discipline
We are responsible for our choices, our feelings, and our actions for our personal growth and improvement.

Trailblazer
We continuously introduce creative changes in something established not for the sake of change itself, but with the purpose of constantly improving and being responsive to the times.