Don Antonio de Zuzuarregui, Sr. Memorial Academy, formerly JOSEPH MARELLO ACADEMY was founded in 1978 by the late Rev. Fr. Guido Coletti, OSJ.

It started offering Revised Secondary Education Program with one hundred eleven (111) first and second year students under the tutelage of three (3) teachers headed by the late Ms. Salome Cuevas as principal. It was not an easy life then for the teaching staff who was housed in the school dormitory. Water in the place was scarce, and they seem so isolated from the rest of mankind yet the four educators and the late Rev. Fr. Sancho M. Sison, OSJ, the Spiritual director who were armed with a strong desire to help the Oblates of St. Joseph in their noble mission of educating the youth in the Catholic way were determined to push through their work. The third and fourth levels were soon added.

The years that followed proved the school's valuable help and service to the people in its vicinity. Yearly, the student population increased and there was a need to hire more teachers and other office personnel. To the delight of the founder and the Administration, both teachers and students showed marked concern of the school by striving hard as ever in their work until seventy one (71) students were launched as first graduates in March 1981. Graduation rites have been held yearly since then in the high school department.

In 1993, JMA was renamed Don Antonio de Zuzuarregui, Sr. Memorial Academy (DAZSMA) in recognition of the benevolent donor of the land, the late Don Antonio de Zuzuarregui, Sr. In 1997, Mrs. Cristina T. Marcos assumed office as Principal while Mr. Crizaldo P. Lamis was designated as Faculty Development Coordinator of the OSJ Schools. That same year, the pre-school and grade schools under its newly-assigned teacher-in-charge, Mrs. Adelaida N. Comendador, was opened. Rev. Fr. Jose "Joey" Vidal F. Apin, OSJ, the Asst. Director of the school at that time, started the construction of the gymnasium using the initial proceeds from the fund-raising projects of the Student Activities Council. That same year too, the new school canteen was put up.

In August of 2000, Rev, Fr. Romeo T. Pornel, OSJ who took over the post as Asst. Director, started putting up the new Science Laboratory and Technology and Home Economics building.

In 2002, Rev. Fr. Delbert Jardinaso, OSJ took office as Asst. Director. He further improved the school facilities and it was continued by Rev. Fr. Pedro Calvo, OSJ. as new Asst. School Director in 2004.

In 2007, Rev. Fr. Ray R. Sales, OSJ, assumed office as the Asst. Director. Though new in the said position, he made himself available to the felt needs of the school. During his second year of office, a new room for the nursery was put up. In that same year which coincided with the school’s 30th Foundation Anniversary, he spearheaded the fund raising search for Little Mr. & Ms. DAZSMA, in which proceeds were used for the construction of the Grade V room.

In 2010, DAZSMA had its new Asst. Director, Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Mariano, OSJ. He spearheaded another fund raising search for Mr. & Ms. Seniors in 2011 for the construction of an Audio Visual Room (AVR) that would be at par with the AVR seen in big schools and universities. The building also housed the school library as part of physical improvement.

In 2013, Rev. Fr. Dennis Venus, OSJ assumed office as the new Director . With him was Rev. Fr. Edmund Jorge, OSJ as the school Treasurer. One of his priorities was putting up a Chapel inside the school campus to strengthen the spirituality of the students, parents and all the school personnel. The plan was not realized due to the preparation of the Senior High School first year of implementation. Rooms and TLE lab extension for SHS plus the construction of a new Office building connected to the AVR was given priority.

At present, DAZSMA has a new assigned Director, Rev. Fr. Joeffrey Arceta, OSJ. and Rev. Fr. Rex Alday, OSJ acting as school Treasurer.