History
History
Daren Girls School is a Catholic-run private girls school founded by nuns of the Filiae Iesu, a congregation of Religious Sisters in Salamanca, Spain created by Sister Candida on December 8, 1871. Known as the Jesuitinas in Spain, the sisters' work is primarily educational, including the administration of schools and colleges. The congregation is devoted to education in all its forms, and is inspired by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Born Juana Joesfa Cipitria y Barriola in the Basque town of Andoain, Spain, Sister Candida went to Salamanca as a young girl to help support her family. She worked as a servant in various homes. Cipitria was deeply affected, however, by the depth of poverty she saw in a society undergoing the social effects of the Industrial Revolution in her country. She would spend whatever free time she had helping the poor, even at the risk of losing her employment.
Inspired by the sacred mission of educating girls and young women, the congregation established schools internationally. The first school was established in Brazil in the early 1900s. In 1931, a group of nuns arrived in China's Anhui and Hebei provinces.
Then, in 1956, the congregation arrived in Taiwan and changed its name to Daren Girls School in 1976. Daren Girls School has been recognized by Taiwan's Ministry of Education since 1977.
In the year 112 of the Republic (2023), the school began admitting boys in the seventh grade and was renamed 'Daren High School'.
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