batch of students – 170 children of Chinese immigrants in the Philippines. The school was renamed later on as Xavier School after St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus and one of the first leaders of Jesuit missions in China The school celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2006. Hoofy, the school's mascot, was in attendance during the celebration. School of Excellence Being a Jesuit school helped establish the school's reputation. In 1960, Xavier School transferred to a 7-hectare property in Greenhills, San Juan, then only an area of rice fields and grasslands. Within a decade, the outlying areas became home to many Xavier families. The campus is a complex of 12 buildings housing over 4,000 students from nursery to high school. It is one of the few basic education institutions in the Philippines to receive a 7-year accreditation, the longest possible period, and one of only three institutions, along with De La Salle University and Ateneo de Manila University, to receive the Level III accreditation for both the grade school and high school by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities. In January 2010, Xavier School was granted International Baccalaureate (IB) World School status. In 2013, Fr. Aristotle Dy, SJ assumed the position of school president after the end of the term of pioneer Fr. Johnny Go, SJ. Admissions Admission to Xavier School is extremely competitive. Generally, students enter Xavier as kindergarten students. "Boys" may also try to be part of the student population as high school freshmen (Grade 9), by taking the Xavier High School Entrance Examination. Transfer students are occasionally accepted but the requirements are incredibly high. Athletics Xavier School fields over thirty teams in twelve sports including basketball, football, badminton, volleyball, swimming, among others. Mascot The official caricature of the school Mascot, Hoofy, was created in the school year 2002 to 2003. It was designed by David Gonzales of the class of 2005. A life-size model of Hoofy goes around campus, is available for performance at special events. Awards Xavier's Dance X is the champion of the 2006 Skechers Street Dancing competition (High School division). The Xavier Football club won 3rd place in the 2006 Alaska Football Cup. The Xavier School team, composed of David Hwang, Zachary Sy, and Philbert Tan, all of Batch 2019, bested hundreds of students across Southeast Asia in the 2017 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) International Technology Innovation