Saint Joseph InstituteSaint Joseph Institute is a Registered Property, City of Candon, Ilocos Sur located at Candon City, Ilocos Sur, Region I.
The structure used to be the parish rectory or 'convento' of the friars in the 18th century, the Parish Priest of St. John de Sahagun in the late 1920's was Fr. Fernando Abaya. His nephew, Maximo Abaya, broached to him the idea of putting up a school. St. Joseph Institute then was born as the second Paulinian school. After the 2nd World War, starting again almost from scratch, the Sisters, with the help of the Parish Priest and the generous people of Candon, managed to reopen the school. St. Joseph Institute opened its high school department in 1948, starting with the First and Second Year classes. The Third and Fourth Year classes were opened in 1949 and 1950, respectively. Since then, the school has grown in all directions.