Ulric Arcand, MEP a Canadian priest who belongs to the Paris Foreign Missions Society and Don Daniel Marquez envisioned to have a Maryknoll school in Lucena City.
The intensified school Operation focused on these goals: to lead souls to God, to train the minds of the students by providing solid Catholic Education preparing them for life, and to form a lay apostolate among the youth who would fearlessly and intelligently keep the faith alive and responsibly share it with others.
It resumed its operation in 1945 and obtained Government Recognition from the Bureau of Private Education for its Elementary and Secondary courses in 1946, A long period of stability and growth followed.
Maryknoll Rapid expansion efforts in both infrastructures and academics were facilitated by the following Maryknoll Sisters at the helm of the school's administration: Sr. Robert Marie (1953–1955), Sr. Stephen Marie (1956–1958), Sr. Carmen Eser (1959–1962), During the tenure of Sr. Joseph Aileen (1962–1968) as school Principal, the rapid student population growth necessitated the construction of a two-storey building in 1958; As an outreach program, the school initiated the opening of an extension campus in llasan, Tayabas, Quezon in 1968. it made available to the youth in llasan, Tayabas, Quezon an affordable Catholic education.
Maryhill Academy became one of the founding institutions to spearhead and organize the Lucena Diocese Catholic Schools’ Association (LUDICSA) in 1977.
Today The physical expansion of Maryhill College commenced during the administration of then school president Most Rev.
and thousands of graduates who have left the portals of the school, beaming with pride as beneficiaries of a ”Solid Catholic Education with the Maryknoll Spirit and Tradition."
Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic In late March 2020, the school had to cease face-to-face operations due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and also following the presidential order of then president, Rodrigo Duterte, to cease all every day activities and strongly encouraged everyone to stay at home to curb the spread of the virus.
The sudden disruption of regular classes forced Maryhill College to utilize online meetings or modular learning to continue the education of its students through the height of the pandemic between 2020-2021.
After the rollout of different vaccines, students are eventually allowed to return to school in 2022, albeit with restrictions due to the ongoing threat of COVID.
The school is currently utilizing the "Blended Learning", to where students and teachers have a specific date to be present at the campus to lower the chance of an outbreak occurring.