School History

Francisco Oringo, Sr. Elementary School is situated in Purok Mangga, Barangay

City Heights, General Santos City, it caters sixteen(16) Puroks / Zones namely: Purok
Mangga, Hermosa, Vergara, Tuazon, Paradise, Soriano, Toledo, Villa Consuelo,
Dacera, P.I. 16, Rogan, Panay, Matatag, Sta. Teresita, Riverside and Purok Ampalaya.
The school is near Baptist Hospital and Wizard Academy. It is five (5) kilometers
away from the city. Francisco Oringo, Sr. Elementary School was opened June 19,
1991.
The school site was initiated by the previous principal Mrs. Adela C. Anfone from the
Oringo family. The family donated five thousand square meters which was signed by the
whole children. The title of the school site bearing the name of Rolando U. Oringo, the
administrator of the family was turned over the to the late Superintendent Ajatil Jairal
with a ceremony attended by the donors.

The following principals who manage and developed the school:

1991-2002: Mrs. Adela C. Anfone

2002-2004: Mr. Ernesto R. Cabang
2004-2012: Mrs. Miraflor A. Palacios
2012-August 2013: Mrs. Victoria C. Lariosa, Jra.
August 2013-present Ma. Angelica E. Figueroa

The school was opened with four (4) teachers which were consider exist teachers
from different schools division.

1. Adela C. Anfone TIC, From Dad. Heights Elementary School

2. Miraflor A. Palacios from J.P Laurel Elementary School
3. Elilanie B. Sales from Bula Central Elementary School
4. Teresita B. Gimodo from Sarif Mucsin Elementary School
 The school has no building, the 213 pupils were temporarily housed in the old
Chinese Institute of Agriculture (CIA) with four (4) classrooms without roof. The teachers
and students suffered from dust, heat and rain. The following year, 1992-1993, the TIC
was able to put up a makeshift building with six (6) classrooms.

Community focus: The people in the community are engaged in business, government
and private employee, self-employed laborers, farmers, vendors, tricycle drivers, and
sand and gravel workers.