It was formerly named Colegio de la Sagrada Familia or Holy Family School, when founded in 1912.

It is owned and administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first pontifically approved congregation for women in the Philippines.

Originally located a few blocks from the parish church, it acquired its present site through the generosity of Fr.

Jeremias J. Harty, granted the Religious of the Virgin Mary (then headed by Superior General Mother Ma.

Efigenia Alvarez), perpetual and gratuitous use of that parcel of land along what is now known as Racelis Street In the beginning, the school offered only primary course, piano lessons, and catechetical classes.

Starting School Year 2000-2001, SMA shifted and explored other innovative teaching-learning techniques and introduced the use of strategies that cater to the students’ divergent learning capacities and modalities.

In March 2002, the school applied for tertiary level programs and was renamed St. Mary’s College of Baliuag with Sr. Ma.

In September 2003, the Grade School Department had its first PAASCU re-visit and was granted Five-Year Accredited Status.

Students of the Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) program were also sent to On-the-Job training to Singapore.

On February 24–25, 2009, the Grade School Department underwent its PAASCU Revisit and was granted Level II re- accredited status.

Clara Sepacio as the new Principal, the High School Department underwent its revisit on August 26–27, 2010 and was also granted Level II Re-accredited status.

The celebration highlighted the school’s looking back with pride and deep gratitude to the Foundress of the RVM Congregation, the Venerable Mother Ignacia Del Espiritu Santo.

She, who started to rekindle the fire of FAITH, EXCELLENCE and SERVICE, among the first group of beatas who in turn had perpetrated and caused the blaze to spread until our present time.

St. Mary’s College of Baliuag, trusting in God’s providence, has continued to ignite the three (3) Ignacian core values of faith, excellence and service as it journeys beyond its first 100 years.

With the school’s adoption of the GENYO E-Learning Management System to replace the CISCO Program, a new computer laboratory was added for the purpose.

School Year 2014-2015 was marked by the following milestones: 1) The PAASCU Resurvey of the Integrated Basic Education Department on October 23–24, 2014 and the eventual granting of another five-year reaccredited status until 2019; 2) The granting of ISO 9001:2008 Certificate by TÜV Rheinland from May 2015 until May 2018; 3) The Department of Education’s (DepEd) granting of the provisionary permit for SMCB’s Senior High School Program (SHSP) which would be offered beginning SY 2016-2017.

Physical improvements included the merging of the Basic Education and College libraries; a provision for a satellite canteen and a multi-purpose hall at the Sacred Heart Building; a wellness center and Kid’s Care room in the ground floor of Holy Family Building.

The College Department opened a two-year Teacher Certification Program (TCP) and the Bachelor in Tourism Management was given government recognition by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Technical- Vocational Track includes specialization in Home Economics (HE) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

For quality assurance, The Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) granted the school’s Basic Education Program Level III Re-Accredited Status after having satisfactorily met the standards and fulfilled the requirements of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).

On March 1, 2017, TÜV Rheinland had its second Follow-Up Audit of SMCB where the audit team concluded that the school “has established and maintained an effective system to ensure compliance with its policies and objectives” and therefore recommended the maintenance of the existing ISO Certification.