1951 - It was founded in June by Msgr. Vicente Fernandez, the parish priest of St. John the Baptist Parish, helped by Mrs. Emma B. Araneta, president of the Catholic Women's League and Fr. Rustico Burce, who became the first principal of the school. The renowned engineering firm, the Pedro Siochi and Company, supervised the building's construction. This was already the last infrastructure project of Engr. Pedro A. Siochi because of his death after.
- The school also offered kindergarten, complete elementary and high school classes, and adult education night classes with the seven-year elementary course.
1952 - The five-year secondary course started in June 1952. The grade school evening class was recognized by the government on June 1, 1951.
1955 - The complete Academic Secondary Course was recognized on April 16, 1955.
1958 - The secondary evening classes were established by the government on June 6, 1958.
1978 - Through the invitation of Msgr. Abriol, the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres started supervising the school on April 25, 1978. Abriol became the school director; Sr. Angeline Animatea de Jesus, SPC, High School Principal; Sr. Milagros Checa, SPC, Grade School Principal; Sr. Consolacion Bello, SPC, Treasurer; and Sr. Nora Giron, SPC, High School Religion Coordinator.
- On October 7, 1978, Jaime Cardinal Sin delegated Msgr. Leonardo Legaspi to bless and inaugurate the newly built three-storey concrete edifice of QPS. - Another lot which is across QPS was bought and another school building was constructed to house the grade school pupils.
1979–1994
1979 - 1994 - The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres were able to uphold and realize the vision, mission and goals of the school during their stay.
1990 - The administration bought the Pacific Star Building during this year because of the annual steady rise of enrollees.
From 1995
1995 - New set of administration took over in 1995. Ms. Ofelia S. Meneses became the new principal, Msgr. Bienvenido Mercado was appointed new director.
2000 - In the great Jubilee Year of the Church, Most Rev. Teodoro J. Buhain, D.D. became the new director of the school.
2002 - On March 7–8, 2002 a PAASCU visiting team came to school.
2004 - The grade school department passed Level II Accreditation. In April of the same year, Msgr. Gerardo O. Santos Ed. D. was appointed School Director.
- The High School Department had its Preliminary Survey Visit on November 18–19, 2004. In 2005 the leaders of the school administration adopted a new name, the "Nazarene Catholic School". As of press time, both elementary and high school departments of the school are accredited by PAASCU.
Student life
As in most private high schools in the country, the students wore uniform school apparel. A boy's attire was white collared polo buttoned shirt with attached school patch, and black slacks with matching black shoes. A girl's attire was white blouse with ribbon hung in the middle, and maroon skirt with the approved pleats and design. The informal term for the school is "Parochial," i.e. "Sa Parochial ako nag-aaral".
The main responsibility of the Office of the Prefect of Discipline is to monitor and reprimand, and sometimes discipline, students who misbehave, as laid down by the "Student Handbook". Deportment is included in the overall rating of a student's performance, in the case of deadlocks in academic grades.
The Guidance Counselor
The Office of the Guidance Counselor principally deals with students' performance in academic subjects.
* participating in and winning region-level competitions
Science Club
* Investigatory Project
* Science Camp
Filipino Club
* Annual Theater Presentations
English Club
* Annual Spelling Bee Competition
Local Parish Community Involvement
The school is under the administration of Saint John the Baptist Parish in Manila, commonly known as Quiapo Church, the seat of the Black Nazarene; appointments are usually given by the Manila Archbishop of the day. From time to time, the school - through the different student organizations like the Social Community Service Club - coordinates with the Parish leadership and personnel to provide various assistance to residents within the vicinity.
