De La Salle Canlubang

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De La Salle University - Laguna Campus, previously known as De La Salle Canlubang, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution and a member institution of De La Salle Philippines run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools located in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines. It is situated right across the Laguna Technopark district. The campus, which was acquired on 2003, is a 50-hectare (120-acre) prime property. Part of this property was donated by the family of the late National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin, who is an alumnus of De La Salle College Manila (Now De La Salle University Manila)

In 2012, the administrators of De La Salle University and De La Salle Canlubang approved the integration of DLSC to DLSU, becoming the DLSU Science & Technology Complex or the DLSU Leandro V. Locsin Campus, which was later renamed to De La Salle University – Laguna Campus.

History

The Brothers of the Christian Schools, officially known as Fratres Scholarum Christianarum or FSC, is a congregation dedicated to the teachings espoused by Saint Jean Baptiste de La Salle.

The first De La Salle School in the Philippines was opened on June 16, 1911, along General Luna, Paco, Manila at the request of the Archbishop of Manila. In 1921, the school was moved to its present site on Taft Avenue. Unable to accommodate requests for admission to the elementary grades, they had to revert an earlier policy not to expand. To date, they have spread out to different provinces. The Brothers have since opened in Greenhills, Antipolo, Lipa, Bacolod, Iligan, Dasmarinas, and Alabang. They have also undertaken supervision of some schools in Manila, Cavite, Bataan, Cebu, Bukidnon, Surigao del Sur, Negros Occidental, Masbate, Capiz, and Ozamis. Today they are known as De La Salle Supervised Schools.

Around 1977, the idea of having another La Salle School, this time in the Laguna area was conceptualized. This was when Architect Lindy Locsin, then a member of Manila's De La Salle University (DLSU) board of Trustees, offered to donate several hectares of his family's land to La Salle. In 1997, this generous donation of the Locsins was realized. La Salle purchased additional contiguous lands making De La Salle Canlubang a sprawling fifty-hectare campus.

Laguna is fast becoming the country's industrial and technological site. Its large, industrial companies presently make it the home of the first Science Technological Park. In response to the ever-quickening pace of scientific and technological development of modern times, the concept of a three-level science and technology oriented school took root. Hence, De La Salle Canlubang (DLSC) was established in June 2003 in order to address the educational concerns of our nation with its youth as its strength. They are envisioned to be grounded on science and technological skills cloaked in the ideals of St. La Salle as an answer to the demands and challenges of the 21st century.

The Integrated school opened its doors to 240 students from preschool to grade 4 and grade 8 (second year high school) during its first year. The curriculum adapts to the science education as its basis. Science emphasizes hands-on exploration and direct experience with the natural world; thereby producing young scientists who are well-rounded and whose strength include: science and technological skills, clear-analytical thinking, and scientific literacy, to be active members of society.

After DLSC was integrated into DLSU to become De La Salle University Science and Technology Complex (DLSU -STC) in 2012, its Integrated School has grown to be one of the most progressive educational institutions south of Metro Manila with a population of more than 1,000 students from Kinder 1 to Grade 12 geared towards producing lifelong learners with the spirit of Faith, Service and Communion and equipped to meet the challenges of the new 2000 millennium. The campus was later renamed De La Salle University - Laguna Campus.

De La Salle University - Integrated School announced on AY 2023-2024 that the Senior High School department would be transitioned into The academy, in which the SHS department of both the Manila and Laguna campuses would be more inter-connected than before in order to improve the relationship between Manila and Laguna. This created The Academy Lane, in which students from the Laguna Campus' SHS would be able to study in college without having to take the DLSU College Application Test (DCAT).

Campus

Campus Buildings and Facilities

  • Milagros R. del Rosario Building, the first building in the campus. The five-story building houses the campus' administrative offices, DLSU Integrated School's senior high school, computer and science laboratories, an auditorium, a library for senior high school and college levels, a media laboratory, a radio station booth, and three research facilities. The building was donated to the school by Ambassador Ramon V. del Rosario. Construction began in April 2002 and was completed in June 2003. It was designed by the firm L.V. Locsin and Partners.
  • De La Salle University Integrated School
  • Learning Center 1 (Integrated School) (LC1), home to DLSU Integrated School's pre-school, Kindergarten, and elementary (Grades 1-4). The building contains the grade school’s robotics laboratory and the Integrated School’s Industrial Laboratory— ensuring advanced learning within young learners and the students’ abilities in woodworking and carpentry. LC1 also houses the Integrated School’s St. John Baptist de La Salle Chapel— a medium sized fully-air conditioned prayer space dedicated to St. La Salle, and the Integrated School’s Student Discipline and Formation Unit (SDFU), DLSU Laguna’s force of DLSU Manila’s SDFO.
  • Learning Center 2 (Integrated School) also known as Learning Center 2 (LC2), houses the Integrated School’s elementary department (Grades 5-6) and its high school department (Grades 7-10). The building holds advanced educational facilities such as the grade school and high school TLE laboratory, the robotics laboratory, as well as computer laboratories 1 and 2, and other science, research and engineering laboratories, key for producing highly innovative learners and collaborators. The building also contains the LC2 clinic, the Integrated School Library and the administrative facility for the Integrated School’s Office of The Registrar for Basic Education (ORBE).
  • Pergola (Integrated School) is a multi-purpose covered court used for school-wide or level-wide events. Currently, it is the home court for the De La Salle University Integrated School’s girl’s and boy’s volleyball team.
  • Other buildings and facilities
  • One Mission Park, a park between the Milagros R. del Rosario Building and Learning Commons 1 containing the statue of St. John Baptist de La Salle and the 100th anniversary logo of De La Salle University.
  • Residence Hall, a two-story dormitory for senior high school and college students, and the first dormitory at the campus.
  • Kalye Berde, an elevated park with the statue of Leandro Locsin.
  • Richard L. Lee Engineering Technology Block, originally known as The Hangar, a three-story hub of the university's engineering program, inaugurated in February 2019. It houses the industry locators doing various R&D projects on campus, as well as Animo Labs and laboratories that will cater the College of Computer Studies.
  • George S.K. Ty Advanced Instrumentation Building, originally known as the Clean Building, a four-story building completed in 2018 and inaugurated in 2019. It currently houses classrooms for the college level, as well as high-precision equipment for experiments and laboratory works. It is also home to research facilities, including the Central Instrumentation Facility (NMR Lab), Integrated Electron Microscopy Center, Biological Control Research Unit, and Imaging and Cell Culture Facility.
  • Teaching Laboratory Building, also known as the Clean Building Extension, a five-story building situated next to George S.K. Ty Advanced Instrumentation Building.The building was completed in 2023.
  • John L. Gokongwei Jr. Innovation Center, a three-story building launched in January 2019 that hosted the Philippine hub of Ubisoft from 2018 to 2024.
  • Santuario de La Salle, the world's first Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to St. John Baptist de La Salle. Originally named as Signum Fidei Chapel and Shrine of St. John Baptist de La Salle, its groundbreaking was held on January 26, 2019, on the campus's former open parking, and it was opened on November 21, 2022. A carillon tower is located southeast of the shrine.
  • Enrique K. Razon Jr. Hall, a multidisciplinary center that houses the Enrique K. Razon Jr. Logistics Institute and learning spaces, including the "first bi-level digital learning commons". Inaugurated on December 6, 2024, it is named after La Salle Green Hills alumnus Enrique K. Razon.
  • University Hall, an academic building adjoining the Enrique K. Razon Hall, opened in 2025.
  • Sports facilities, such as:
  • The campus' Football Field and Track Oval, an artificial football pitch and track and field oval. The football field, surrounded by an IAAF-standard track, measures 100 by 64 meters (328 by 210 ft) wide and is the second artificial pitch in Laguna after the Biñan Football Stadium
  • St. Matthew Gymnasium, a fully air-conditioned indoor sports facility that features open courts with a 504-seating capacity for university-wide activities and events, donated by DLSU alumnus Danilo Dimayuga. It was opened on September 21, 2022, coinciding with the feast day of its namesake, St. Matthew the Apostle. It is the home court of the DLSU Integrated School Green Archers and the DLSU Integrated School Lady Archers (boy’s and girl’s basketball team). The St. Matthew Gymnasium is also the host-court for the St. John Baptist League.
  • DLSU Covered Court, the original indoor court of the campus.
  • IS Football Field, a soccer field near DLSU Integrated School buildings such as LC1 and LC2.
  • A semi-Olympic swimming pool, a beach volleyball court, and a baseball field near LC1 and LC2.
  • Courtyard Hall, a student dormitory managed by Arthaland Corporation on its property next to the DLSU Laguna Campus, is also considered part of the campus.

The campus will also open the following facility as part of its ongoing development:

  • Evelyn D. Ang Hall, a building that will house the Evelyn D. Ang Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Technologies (EDA-IBEHT). Groundbreaking was held on November 24, 2023.
  • University Pad, a condominium, dormitory, and hotel developed by Summitleaf, Inc. Groundbreaking was held on December 6, 2024, and the facility is expected to be finished after 24 months.

Ayala Land Developments (Broadfield)

Ayala Broadfield is a master-planned, mixed-use estate located in Biñan City, Laguna, Philippines, developed by Ayala Land through its subsidiary Alveo Land. The development is designed as a modern business and lifestyle district that integrates commercial, residential, office, and recreational spaces within a walkable and sustainable urban environment. It features landscaped open spaces, pedestrian-friendly roads, and a connected network of developments intended to promote a live-work-play setting. Positioned along major growth corridors in Southern Luzon, Ayala Broadfield aims to serve as a new hub for business and innovation outside Metro Manila. Its direct access De La Salle University- Laguna Campus enhances its strategic value as a key development adjacent to a major academic institution in the region.