San Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and Schools

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San Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and Schools is also known as SLRCSS. It was founded on September 28,1990 by a group of educators who share a common vision or education.

Initially registered at SEC as San Lorenzo Ruiz Child Study Center (also known as SLRCSC), it was formally opened in School Year 1991-1992. The school started with an enrollment of 50 pupils in a three-bedroom bungalow on a 375 sq.m.lot on Jade St., St. Augustine Village,San Fernando, Pampanga, initially offering preschool (Nursery,Junior and Senior Kindergarten) and Grade One. Grades Two and Three were added to its elementary course offering in SY 1992-1993, grade four in SY 1993-1994, grade five in the succeeding school year and had its first elementary graduates in SY 1995-1996.

Due the unprecedented growth in enrollment the school had to move its grade school in SY 1994-1995 to its present site in a 15,068 sq.m. campus at Villa de San Lorenzo, St. Doninic Corintian Annex, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The preschool was transferred the followin school year 1995-1996. Due to calamity on October 1,1995 the school had to defer its plan to put up the high school department n SY 1996-1997. Nevertheless such plan caused the amendment of its corporate name to San Lorenzo Ruiz Center of Studies and Schools,inc. Instead of opening the high school, a branch was established at the L&S Subdivision, Angeles City in SY 1996-1997.Initially, its course offerings were from Nursery to Grade Two. In SY 1997-1998 Grade Three followed, then Grades four to Six were added to its Elementary course offering one grade after another in the succeeding school years. It had its first batch of elementary graduates on March 2001. In SY 1999-2000 San Lorenzo College of Education opened with Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEEd) and Bachelor in Secondary Education (BSEd) as its courses. Both courses offer common major: English, Science and Mathematics. Early Childhood Education is an additional major for BEEd.