Rooted in faith,
growing toward tomorrow.
A Diocesan Catholic school in the heart of Malinao, forming Guardians to be like St. Joseph in junior and senior high school and beyond.
Our Core Values
Selfless. Just. Achiever.
Their initials spell the name every Guardian carries: St. Joseph’s Academy.
Selfless
Formed to give before taking, in quiet service to God and neighbor.
Just
Fair in judgment, honest in action, faithful to what is right.
Achiever
Striving for excellence in every calling, from the classroom outward.
Our Vision & Mission
The Vision
A Christ-centered community inspired by the virtues of St. Joseph.
The Mission
St. Joseph’s Academy of Malinao, Aklan, Inc. forms integral human persons by developing competent learners, nurturing excellence in their chosen fields, and guiding them to become faithful servants of the Church and responsible members of society.
Holistic Formation
Formed whole, not just taught.
A Guardian grows in four dimensions, academic, spiritual, communitarian, and humanitarian. Here is what that whole-person formation looks like at St. Joseph’s.
Academic
A path that asks their best
From Grade 7 to Grade 12, Guardians follow the MATATAG and Strengthened Senior High curriculum, choosing the STEM, ASSH, or BE track that fits where they are headed, guided by teachers who know them by name.
Guardians are honored each year for Academic Excellence, and a separate Top 10 Outstanding Students award recognizes contributions across the four pillars of formation.
Spiritual
Faith, lived together
Faith here is not a subject on the timetable. It is the whole school gathered in one church for First Friday Mass, the hush of the annual recollection, and prayer that begins an ordinary morning.
It is the ground the other three dimensions grow from. Before a Guardian is a scholar, an athlete, or a volunteer, they are formed to live what they believe, with the Diocese of Kalibo behind them.
Communitarian
Rooted in the town that raised them
Guardians grow up inside the life of Malinao. Year after year they take part in the celebrations that shape the town, from the Daigon of Pascua sa Malinao to the Ati-Atihan and the school’s own Foundation Day.
They carry the school’s name beyond the campus too, in choral, cultural, and athletic competitions across the parish, the town, and the province, and they come home with titles more often than not.
Humanitarian
Service beyond the gate
Formation is not finished until it turns outward. Guardians run outreach programs and visit communities in need, carrying help, presence, and the school’s care to families beyond the campus. It is where selfless stops being a word on the wall and becomes something a Guardian does.
Our Programs
One continuous path, Grade 7 through 12.
St. Joseph’s offers Junior and Senior High School on DepEd’s newest curriculum, so a Guardian can grow from first year to graduate without ever leaving the Grove.
Junior High School
Grades 7 to 10, built on MATATAG
Every Junior High Guardian follows MATATAG, DepEd’s strengthened core that trims the crowded old load to go deeper on the essentials: solid literacy and numeracy, and the values that shape good character, in classes small enough that a teacher still knows every name.
Senior High School
The Strengthened Senior High School
Our Senior High runs the new Strengthened SHS, a focused three-term program where every Guardian specializes early, choosing one of three clusters and rounding it out with full academic electives.
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. For the problem-solvers headed toward engineering, medicine, and the sciences.
BE
For the builders and leaders who will run and grow enterprises of their own.
ASSH
For the storytellers, public servants, and lifelong questioners.
Full academic electives across every cluster, so each Guardian shapes their final two years around where they are headed.
News & Announcements
What’s happening at SJA
Admissions
Begin your child’s journey with us.
Enrolling is simple: three steps, one visit. Come meet the Guardians, walk the campus, and our registrar will walk you through everything else, from ESC vouchers to your child’s first day.
Inquire
Message us, call, or visit the registrar's office to reserve your child's slot.
Submit requirements
Bring the documents listed here, originals and photocopies together.
Enroll
Settle the fees, receive the class schedule, and welcome to the Guardian family.
Requirements
What to bring
Every applicant
- Form 138 (Original Report Card)
- Birth Certificate (PSA photocopy)
- Certificate of Good Moral Character
Transferees & ESC grantees add
- ESC Certificationfor transferee ESC grantees
- QVR Certificatefor Grade 11 transferees, ESC grantees
- Certificate of Completionfor Grade 11 transferees
Requirements may vary by grade level and for transferees. The registrar can confirm your exact list in one visit or call.