History of DLSL
Founded in 1962 by the Brothers of the Christian School, De Salle Lipa was built on a 5.9 hectare lot along the national highway.
Three Brothers and seven lay teachers composed the first staff of the school. Br. Henry Virgil FSC was the first Director and Principal.
Towards the end of the decade as OLRA (Our Lady of the Rosary Academy) continued to send its boys to La Salle High School, a large percentage of students began to come from the various elementary schools around the city. Thus, to better prepare the students for the high school, the elementary grades were opened in 1967.
Girls were first accepted in school year 1974-75 when Br. Emiliano Hudtohan FSC was the principal. The girls, however, were limited to the first and second year levels.
During the term of Br. Samuel Bueser FSC late in the seventies, a modified split-schedule for freshmen and sophomores was implemented to accommodate the growing student population. Enrolment has soared to 1,200.
In 1985, the College Department came into existence with an enrollment of 130 students. The College offered Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Business Management and Agribusiness Management.
Ms. Blanco was formally appointed as the first lay principal of the high school the following May. During Ms. Blanco's term, the Elementary Department was reopened.
In the nineties, the College Department added more courses such as Secretarial Administration; Agribusiness Management with majors in Horticulture and Animal Husbandry; Bachelor of Elementary Education; Bachelor of Secondary Education with majors in English, Math, Religious Education and Environmental Science; and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Accountancy and Hotel and Restaurant Management.
A graduate program was offered for the first time in the school's history. The school's Master in Management Technology program, the first of its kind in the Philippines, combines Business Management with Information Technology.
More courses offerings were made available in the Tertiary School at the turn of the century as programs in Secretarial Administration and Agribusiness Management were phased out. Courses in Financial Management, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Economics, Management Technology, Legal Management, and Certificate Courses in Entrepreneurship, Hotel and Restaurant Management and Information Technology were opened. In the later years, Bachelors of Science in Psychology, Electronics and Communication, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Nursing, Tourism, Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship, Biology and Electrical Engineering were also offered.
New facilities were built and information technology was improved. The Apolinario Mabini and the St. Br. Benilde buildings were constructed to provide facilities for the Sciences Courses in College and new classrooms for the Primary Learning Community of the Integrated School respectively. Wireless Internet Connectivity was introduced to keen abreast with new trends in Information and Technology.
In school year 2005-2006, changes in the school's seal, vision-mission statement, organizational structure and nomenclature were implemented in response to new changes in Lasallian education. Buildings in Integrated School were named after saints and a Lasallian Brother (Br. Gregory Refuerzo FSC) while college buildings were named after Philippine heroes and prominent Batangueños.