Sagada St.Mary’s School

St. Mary’s School, Sagada [SMSS] is an Episcopal Church institution, established by American Missionaries in 1904 to help educate and  Christianize the so-called non-Christian tribes of  Northern Philippines [historically referred to as Igorots, Cultural Minorities, or indigenous people of the Cordillera mountain ranges of Northern Philippines]. SMSS subsequently became a source of affordable quality education for an indigenous community long been categorized among the poorest of the poor of Philippine society.Through SMSS, many Igorot families came to appreciate the value of quality education grounded on, or tempered with, the tenets of Christianity.

Vision and Mission of St. Mary’s School

• VISION:  SMS BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN MT. PROVINCE BY 2008 AND BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CORDILLERA REGION BY 2013.

• MISSION:  TO BE A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WITH STRONG EMPHASIS ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; WELL EQUIPPED LABORATORY AND LIBRARY; HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND WELL PAID FACULTY; AND SERVING AS TRAINING GROUND FOR FUTURE LEADERS.