page_title: Ateneo de Iloilo
section_title: Logo
hierarchical_section_title: Ateneo de Iloilo / School symbols / Logo
caption_attribution_description: English: Santa Maria Catholic School
context_page_description: The Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School, is a private, Jesuit, Catholic, Chinese-Filipino Basic Education school run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is a non-stock and non-profit institution duly accredited by the Philippine Council for NGO Certification. It is also recognized by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities with Level 2 accreditation. Ateneo de Iloilo began in 1958 as a parochial school named Santa Maria Catholic School. In 2004, the school was officially recognized as a Jesuit school separate from the Santa Maria Parish and was renamed Ateneo de Iloilo - Santa Maria Catholic School. It is the eighth Jesuit school in the Philippines to be named Ateneo. Ateneo de Iloilo is a K-12 school and its curriculum includes Chinese language, Christian Living Education, and Ignatian Spirituality programs. It is known for its excellence in the fields of academics and values formation.
context_section_description: The logo has multiple parts.  The shield colors represents the Philippine flag. The blue band on top has the capital letters "AM" (Ave Maria). The lower two-thirds of the shield contains the lobo y olla ("wolf and pot" in Spanish), of the House of Loyola, and a stone fort for the emblem of the city of Iloilo.
  Above the shield is a gold medallion with the letters IHS.
  On both sides of the shield in gold are the Chinese characters 聖母 (pinyin: Shèngmǔ) which means Blessed Mother.
  The entire seal is enclosed in a circle composed of two semicircular scrolls: The upper scroll contains the current official name of the school and The lower scroll contains the name of the school since its foundation.
caption: Santa Maria Catholic School
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