title: Diocesan Schools Group of Pagadian
text: # Diocesan Schools Group of Pagadian
  
  Diocesan Schools Group of Pagadian (also referred as the Diocesan Schools of Pagadian) is the network of sixteen schools under the administration and control of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian. The schools are governed by the Bishop of Pagadian, Most Rev. Emmanuel T. Cabajar, C.Ss.R, through the Diocesan Schools Superintendent, Rev. Foelan G. Echavez, M.A.
  
  Prior to the takeover in the 1970s under Bishop Jesus B. Tuquib , Holy Child Academy, Star of the Sea High School, Immaculate Heart Academy, and Saint Columban College were run by the Missionary Society of St. Columban.
  
  ## Tertiary
  
  ### Saint Columban College
  
  Columban is the largest among the diocesan schools. Operating in three campuses in Pagadian City, the College offers elementary, secondary, and tertiary education.
  
  ### Sta. Maria Goretti College
  
  Sta. Maria Goretti has not developed its own undergraduate programs. It offered undergraduate programs while serving as a satellite campus for Saint Columban College. However, due to the preference of students to attend college in cities like Ozamis and Pagadian, it ceased offering the same programs.
  
  ## Major Secondary Institutions
  
  ### Holy Child Academy
  
  Holy Child Academy or "HCA", is the oldest diocesan school. Established in 1940, HCA is also the second oldest school in Pagadian City and the Province of Zamboanga del Sur following the Southern Mindanao Colleges. HCA began as a parochial school, pioneering Catholic education in the Province.
  
  ### Star of the Sea High School
  
  Star of the Sea is the only private academic institution in the Municipality of Tukuran in Zamboanga del Sur.
  
  ### Immaculate Heart Academy
  
  Immaculate Heart Academy or "IHA", colloquially pronounced as, is the largest academic institution in the Municipality of Dumalinao in Zamboanga del Sur.
  
  ## Other Institutions
  
  The following are the other academic institutions in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur under the control of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian.
  
  