San Sebastian College – Recoletos
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San Sebastian College – Recoletos (SSC-R), commonly known by its nickname Bastê, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the six schools owned and operated by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines. It was founded by the Augustinian Recollects in March 1941.
Motto | Caritas et Scientia (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Knowledge based on Love |
Type | Private, Roman Catholic, Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution |
Established | March 1941 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Augustinian Recollects) |
Academic affiliations | ACUCA, ASEACCU, PAASCU |
President | Rev. Fr. Rafael B. Pecson, OAR |
Location | 2114-A Recto Avenue, Manila , , 14°36′01″N 120°59′22″E |
Campus |
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Alma Mater song | San Sebastian Hymn |
Colors | Red and Gold |
Nickname | Sebastinian |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA |
Mascot | Golden Stags |
sports | |
athletics | Varsity team names: Golden Stags (college men's varsity teams) Lady Golden Stags (college women's varsity teams) Golden Staglets (High School boys' varsity teams) Lady Golden Staglets (High School girls' varsity teams) |
Website | www |
SSC-R, situated in the heart of Manila, in F. R. Hidalgo Street, Quiapo, was named after Roman centurion turned martyr Saint Sebastian. The College had a humble beginning. Its first functional lone building was an old convent: a two-storey Hispanic edifice made of stone and wood with capiz shell windows. The building served as classrooms of the first batch of 200 elementary and high school enrollees. SSC-R was then an exclusive school for boys.[1][2]
SSC-R was established in March 1941 but was in hiatus from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. It formally reopened after the war in 1947. The term Sebastinian, Filipino: Sebastino, refers to alumni and current students, teaching and non-teaching personnel as well as administrators of San Sebastian College-Recoletos.[3]
The College was granted Level 3 accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities or PAASCU in the Elementary department, High School Department and the College Department, including the Graduate Studies and College of Law.[4]
San Sebastian College–Recoletos, Manila maintains the lone and highest slot in Tourism being accredited Level 3 by PAASCU, as well as its Social Sciences programs, Business Administration and Psychology courses.[1][5]