Cooperating School’s Mission, Vision and Core Values

APOKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Apokon Elementary School is committed to provide quality basic

education through the concerted effort of the teachers, parents and other
stakeholders. Our mission is for every student to reach their full potential through
rigorous teaching and learning in a child-friendly school.
This is the only public elementary school which situated in Barangay
Apokon. It caters educational services to its locality with an immensely diverse
culture including bisaya, mandaya, mansaka and muslim students. It was
established in June 1946 with simple beginning with multi grades classes with
forty (40) pupils in grade I and II and twenty-six (26) pupils in grade III and IV as
the first enrollees.
Apokon Elementary School is one of the five public elementary school in
Tagum central cluster. It is three (3) kilometers away from the heart of the city of
Tagum. It has a total lot area of 8650 sq. meters. It is situated at a strategic
location because as its nearby existing public and private high schools and
college whereby majority of its graduates pursue secondary education and higher
learning namely: University of South-eastern Philippines located in the eastern
part, ST. Lorenzo Ruiz Academy in the western part, Tagum National Trade
School in the South-eastern part and North Davao College Foundation Inc.
In terms of school performance, Apokon elementary school does not lay
behind from other school of Tagum City division. The fact, some of its pupils have
garnered several awards in the local, school, division, regional and national
competition both academic and non-academic aspects. This truly indicates that
the school has nurtured its pupils a well-rounded individual.
At present, Apokon elementary school has a total 2040 pupils from grades
I to VI and 234 preschoolers’. Its goals, programs and projects consistent to the
need of pupils and community as well. Likewise, the schools set out tap and
mobilize human resources, parents and other stakeholders to attain its vision and
mission to produce quality graduates by providing quality education.
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