Seven Decades of Faith, Formation, and Service
From a small company school along Bislig Bay to a full Lasallian‑Salesian district college — this is the DLSJBC story.
De La Salle John Bosco College
The De La Salle John Bosco College (DLSJBC) is a PAASCU‑accredited Lasallian district school located in Mangagoy, Bislig, Surigao del Sur in the Philippines.
Established in 1963 by the Don Bosco Fathers, the administration and supervision of the institution was formally turned over to the De La Salle Brothers in 1977. DLSJBC offers complete pre‑school, basic education (grade school and junior high school), senior high school, college, and TESDA‑accredited TVET courses.
A Timeline of Milestones
Traced from a small company‑run elementary school to a full‑fledged Lasallian‑Salesian college.
Bislig Bay Elementary School
A small school was set up along Bislig Bay solely for the children of employees of the Bislig Bay Lumber Company, forerunner of PICOP — the seed from which DLSJBC would eventually grow.
Opened to the Wider Community
Parish priest Fr. Alberto Grol took over the school's management and turned it into a parochial school, opening its doors beyond company dependents for the first time.
St. Margaret Mary School
The school became an elementary institution for girls under the Augustinian Recollect Missionary Sisters, meeting the community's growing need for Catholic education.
A School for Boys is Born
With backing from philanthropist Don Andres Soriano, the Salesian Fathers of Don Bosco agreed to run a new technical high school for boys, staffed by pioneer teachers from Don Bosco Mandaluyong.
John Bosco School is Formed
The boys' and girls' high schools merged into one coeducational institution and relocated to its present site on La Salle Drive in Barangay Mangagoy.
De La Salle Brothers Take the Helm
As the founding Salesian Fathers and Maryknoll Sisters departed Bislig, full administration and supervision passed to the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippines.
Preschool Opens, Campuses Consolidate
A complete nursery and kindergarten program was introduced, and operations from the satellite Coleto campus were folded into the Mangagoy main campus.
John Bosco College is Established
With the opening of its first College Department, John Bosco School officially became John Bosco College, expanding Lasallian‑Salesian formation into tertiary education.
De La Salle John Bosco College
The school was formally welcomed as the 18th district school of De La Salle Philippines, taking on its present name and continuing its mission today.