▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁four ▁rooms ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁improvements ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ’ s ▁Academy ▁was ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁concrete ▁four - store y ▁building ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁mark ing ▁the ▁complete ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁school ▁from ▁kind erg arten ▁to ▁high ▁school . ▁As ide ▁from ▁class rooms , ▁ ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁included ▁the ▁administrative ▁offices , ▁guidance ▁office , ▁science ▁and ▁reading ▁labor ator ies , ▁library , ▁medical ▁/ ▁ ▁dent al ▁clin ic , ▁and ▁audio - visual ▁and ▁conference ▁rooms . ▁ ▁To ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁increasing ▁school ▁population , ▁additional ▁class rooms ▁were ▁constructed ▁facing ▁the ▁Mc Ar thur ▁Highway . ▁ ▁A ▁seven - room ▁Kinder g arten ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁administration / element ary ▁building . ▁The ▁construction ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁Apost olate , ▁the ▁school ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁t ert i ary ▁level ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁courses ▁offered ▁were ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Element ary ▁Education ▁( BE ED ) ▁with ▁special ization ▁in ▁Pre - Sch ool ▁ ▁Education , ▁English , ▁Filip ino , ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Social ▁Studies , ▁Science ▁and ▁Health ; ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Com merce ▁( B