HISTORY OF UMIRAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

The creation of the Umiray National High School was first

envisioned by the Sangguniang Barangay in 1992 but was not
substantiated due to some reasons. Years had passed and the
responsible Sangguniang Barangay officials, with their
zealous aspirations for an independent high school, untiringly
pushed series of follow-ups resolution bearing the same
subject but to their dismay, unfortunate consequences of their
unified efforts resulted to futile and bitter fruit.
Until finally, on September 1, 1998, through the initiative
of the Barangay Council, the Barangay Resolution Number
28,s 1998 was studied. The resolution aimed to the
establishments of the Umiray National High School due to the
following reasons.
1. To provide the youth free high school education and
gradually lessen the illiteracy rate among the populace of
the barangay;
2. To avoid risk in traveling to neighboring high schools
especially during heavy rains and floods;
3. To provide accessible institution of learning for the youth
and emancipate to parents from everyday mental anguish
on how to provide support for their children’s expenses;
4. To provide opportunity to students to attained higher
education.
The resolution was endorsed to the Sangguniang Bayan
and thus, created the SB Resolution No. 98-47 dated.
September 28, 1998. This in turn was forwarded to the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan for further study, and endorsed to
the Division Office for its confirmation. The Division Office
then required the local government of Dingalan to prepare the
needed requirement for the establishment of Umiray National
High School. On May 1999, Dr. Aurora P. Gervacio, the
Schools Divisions Superintendent had an ocular inspection of
the area as well as the needed facilities. Upon seeing that
everything had been prepared and it could serve the purpose
to start a new high school, the superintendent gave her
sanction for Umiray National High School to start on June 07,
1999 as an annex to Ibona National High School temporarily.
Umiray National High School, the southernmost
public high school of the district of Dingalan had at last come
into reality. It was the best gift for all unfortunate youth of
Barangay Umiray and a “dream comes true” for their
hardworking parents whose main problem was how to send
their children to high school.
With three teachers borrowed from other high
school of Aurora, Mr. Edilberto J. Soriano of Ibona NHS,
Mrs. Madelyn D. Abat of Baler NHS and Mrs Myrna B.
Adeva of Aurora National Science HS and designated as
Teacher In-Charge, Umiray National High School has come
into action. The Umiray National High School started its
operation with two curriculum year, First Year and Second
Year with an initial enrolment of one hundred Thirty five
students. The Umiray National High School just like other
beginner has embarked on its routinely task conveying
education to the youth of Umiray, Dingalan Aurora. Despite
the scarcity of instructional facilities and structure, the almost
three sections of pioneer students who were housed in a
condemned typhoon wrecked building of Umiray Elementary
School, managed to hurdle all obstacles made it to the next
higher level of learning.
The Umiray National High School was finally legislated
under Republic Act 9854 dated April 06, 2001, signed by
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Today, UNHS has a total of 15 regular permanent
teachers, one administrative assistant, one school nurse and
one evening shift watchman a head teacher, Mrs. Nina A.
Barte. There are 12 classroom, 1 faculty room, 1 computer
room, 1 library, 1 science lab, 1 AP room, 1 SSG room, 1
guidance room, 1 stage, 1 canteen, 1 clinic, 1 Home
Economics room, 1 Industrial Arts room, and 5 comfort
rooms, 1 ongoing construction of covered court completes the
site.
There are three sections in Grade 7, three in Grade 8,
three in Grade 9 and two sections in Grade 10.
There are 397 students comprising the total enrolment,
School Year 2019-2020.