The Loyola College of Culion is a college run by the Society of Jesus in Brgy. Libis, Culion in the province of Palawan, Philippines. It was established in 1936, and became a college in 1985. The school took on its present name in 1988. The Loyola College of Culion, before it has reached its present status, underwent various stages. Pertinent documents and records tell that in June 1939, the Philippine government finally recognized and authorized the operation of Culion Catholic Primary School, which had been open since 1936. The school was then limited to the education of female lepers who were residents of the Hijas de Maria Dormitory run by the Sisters of St. Paul of Charters. Portions of the dormitory were utilized as the first classrooms. It was Mother Donatienne, Superior of the sisters who suggested to Fr. Hugh J. McNulty, a Jesuit priest, to establish an elementary school for their girls in 1936. The establishment of this first private education institution in Culion, Palawan, was made possible under the auspices of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The school had to be closed down in 1938 due to the outbreak of World War II.