Immaculate Conception Academy
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Immaculate Conception Academy, Dasmariñas (ICA Dasmariñas) is a private, non-sectarian educational institution in Dasmariñas, Cavite
Dasmariñas, Cavite
The City of Dasmariñas is a first class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is located approximately 30 kilometers south of Manila. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 556,330 people, making it before the most populous municipality in the Philippines before it was...

, the Philippines. It is owned and managed by the board of directors.

History

Immaculate Conception Academy, Inc., Dasmariñas, Cavite
Cavite
Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south...

was first organized in October 1947. It opened its first class on June 1948 to 67 1st year and 2nd year high school students. The first classroom was the church convent of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church. Later, the school acquired a vacant lot beside the church and built its first two- story building thereon in 1956. In 1979 a two- hectare lot in Ibayo was acquired and a building was built to facilitate the Industrial Arts and Physical Education classes. This also the Vocational site.

A one story building was also rented near the plaza, which is used for the school office, canteen and one room, but it was eventually demolished. For that matter, the school decided to make a third, fourth and fifth floor in the original ICA building, which is now the ICA-SHS. In June 1992, ICA preschool was created following a Montessori system of teaching. Its location is at Pasong Lawin, Dasmarinas, Cavite. Today, ICA has four campuses in Dasmariñas, ICA North in Salitran, ICA West in Amuntay Road, ICA South in Governor's Drive and ICA Science in Poblacion. ICA is a member of the NCAA. The EAC-ICA Brigadiers, the junior team of EAC Generals.

Aside from participating in different ball games and leagues, ICA also has their ultimate pride, the ICA AllStars Cheering Squad. This team recently bagged 5th Best Team and Most Intensive Routine for HS Coed Cheer Division and National Champions for HS Girls Cheer Division during the National Cheerleading Championships held at Ynares Sports Arena last March 5, 2011. ICA AllStars is the 1st non-NCR team to be national champions. This team earned different awards and championships in their hometown leagues.
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