The Rise of Sacred Heart Academy’s Late Founder does not actually have a Fall.

Mr. Carlos G. Santos Sr., most commonly known as “Ka Carling” had the vision of building the first-ever private secondary school in the municipality of Santa Maria, Bulacan to resolve the prevailing problem of remote education during that time.

For more than five decades ago, the image of Sacred Heart Academy has been established to be one of today’s biggest and most prestigious schools in its province with a great definition of quality education at an affordable cost.

The dreams he once shared through this kind of endeavor have been passed down to his children with the same passion to make Ka Carling’s legacies live bigger and brighter throughout the years.

Humble Beginnings

Today, we remember the birthday of our Life Blood, along with his undying legacies.

Ka Carling was not just a proud father of Sacred Heart Academy, but also an ideal father to his nine children to the late Agueda Nicolas Santos.

Though he had limited opportunities and resources to higher educational attainment, he inspired the world with his right determination, industry, experience, patience, and perseverance.

He was once a farmer, a businessman, a trader, a philanthropist, a family man, and an educator – these are the fields of human endeavor where the Founding Father of Sacred Heart Academy has achieved significantly.

On October 5, 1997, he was awarded as an Outstanding Parent of the Year during the 3rd Annual Golden and Celebrity Parents Awards in celebration of the Family and Parents Week at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).

This award is one of Ka Carling’s precious legacies. Truly, his life is inspiration itself.