AURORA NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL: October 2013

History

The establishment of the Aurora National Science High School was prompted by a need to offer a curriculum that suits the bright / fast learners who belong to the Special Education (mentally gifted) classes at Baler Central School which was organized during the incumbency of Mr. Domingo F. Hulipas as the principal of the school. Class 1983 was the first graduate of the special education in Baler.

On February 7, 1983, in the presence of Asst. Supt. Hulipas, Science Supervisor Virginia G. Guerrero, English Supervisor Raymunda B. Sindac, and other staff members of the Division Office the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aurora passed Resolution no 08, s. 1983 favorably indorsing the creation of Aurora Science High School to the Director, DECS Region IV, Quezon City and appropriating funds for its initial operation for calendar year 1983. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan was composed of Atty. Luis S. Etcubañez, Provincial Governor, Atty. Isaias M. Noveras, Vice Provincial Governor; Dr. Agapito T. Samano, Dr. Gervacio F. Farin Jr., Mr. Simplicio Soriano, Mr. Ananias S. Suaverdez, Mr. Arnulfo Querijero, SK Chairman and Mr. Victor Bitong, ABC President.

It was April 20, 1983, Dr. Saturnino R. Magturo, Director, DECS Region IV, Quezon City approved opening the Aurora Science High School under Temporary permit No. 051, s. 1983 for the first year using the modified Science Curriculum of DECS Region IV and include certain features of the curriculum of the Quezon City High School.

June 1, 1983, opening of the Aurora Science High School with 40 first year students and Miss Leonila A. Lorente and Mrs. Elsa A. Oliva as the first teachers. The school was managed by Asst. Supt. Hulipas and later during School Year 1986 – 87 a Teacher in Charge, Miss Priscilla Dionisio, was designated as Teacher in Charge to assist Asst. Superintendent.

January 1, 1984, the first annual budget of the Aurora Science High School was separated from the budget of the Aurora Provincial High School and operated under its own budget until its nationalization in 1989.

There has been several efforts to nationalize the Aurora Science High School, namely, Parliamentary Bill 2934, during the First Regular Session of the Batasang Pambansa, filled by Assemblyman Luis S. Etcubañez, House Bill No. 72, First Congress, filled by Congressman Benedicto G. Miran of the Lone District of Aurora in the House and sponsored by Senator Edgardo J. Angara in the senate.

From this House Bill came Republic Act No. 6729, An Act establishing Aurora Science High School as the Aurora National Science High School, Baler, Approved on June 14, 1989.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6729 AN ACT CREATING THE AURORA NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL BY SEPARATING THE AURORA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE AURORA PROVINCIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE

Section 1. The Aurora Science High School located in the Poblacion of Baler, which is a branch of the Aurora Provincial High School located in Barangay Reserva, Baler, Aurora, is hereby separated from the said provincial high school and thereafter created as an independent educational institution to be known as the Aurora National Science High School.

Section 2. All properties and assets presently pertaining or belonging to the Aurora Science High School are hereby transferred to the newly created Aurora National Science High School.

Section 3. The funding requirement for the operation of the Aurora National Science High School shall be charged to the appropriations for the current fiscal year of the Aurora Science High School. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law.

Section 4. The Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports shall make the necessary directive to effect the separation of the Aurora Science High School from the Aurora Provincial High School, as well as to bring about the smooth operation of the Aurora National Science High School under this Act.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 14, 1989.

The school was housed originally at the Baler Central School compound with its own eight (8) room academic building. It transferred to its new site during the school year 1992 – 1993, with 4 classrooms.

The two-hectare site was acquired through purchase from the Carrasco-Gonzales and Silvestre Sindac families at one-hectare each., with a P100,000.00 donation of the Verdant-Agro Forest Development Corporation donated to the school through Mr. Dominador Mandapat, as a priority project of the late Governor Eubice Guerrero-Cucueco. The P100,000.00 was coursed through her. Mr. Agustin Miemban negotiated the purchase on the one-hectare lot from the Carrasco-Gonzales family, Mr. Domingo F. Hulipas from the Silvestre Family.

Donors of the Aurora National Science Road from national road in front of Capitol to the West Gate were Mr. & Mrs. Tito Magcalas; from the National Road in front of AMCO to East Gate were Senator & Mrs. Edgardo J. Angara through Mayor Arthur J. Angara; Venacio C. Angara Family through Mrs. Cynthia A. Amat; Mr. & Mrs. Filomeno F. Bitong and Brgy. Capt. Isidro Turgo. These donations were negotiated by Mr. Miemban and Mr. Hulipas.

The Aurora National Science High School had its first graduates in 1983 with 100% passing and with highest NCEE 99+% out of the 7000+ to the upper 250 leading schools in the Philippines. It has consistently obtained a Mean of 93+%.

The school on its 30^th year of existence had gone so far. Graduates from this institution had maintained their rank as number one in all fields of study.