HISTORY AND

DEVELOPMENT OF
PINAGTURILAN
NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL, 1995-2020
JERIC M. ACOSTA
MICHELLE ANN M. BALAURO
WILRENZ Q. DE GUZMAN
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- SECONDARY EDUCATION IS THE STAGE OF EDUCATION
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FOLLOWING PRIMARY EDUCATION. EXCEPT IN COUNTRIES
T WHERE ONLY PRIMARY OR BASIC EDUCATION IS COMPULSORY,
R SECONDARY EDUCATION INCLUDES THE FINAL STAGE OF
COMPULSORY EDUCATION, AND IN MANY COUNTRIES IT IS
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ENTIRELY COMPULSORY.
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C - THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE HISTORY
AND DEVELOPMENT OF PINAGTURILAN NATIONAL HIGH
T SCHOOL (PNHS) IN PINAGTURILAN, STA. CRUZ, OCCIDENTAL
I MINDORO AND TO KNOW THE DEVELOPMENT, CONTRIBUTION,
O CHALLENGES, AND COPING MECHANISM OF THE FROM THE
YEAR OF EXISTENCE DURING 1995 UP TO 2020.
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 Statement of the problem
This study is conducted
to know the history of 1. How Pinagturilan National High School was
established?
Pinagturilan National
High School including its a.) Who were the persons involved in the
establishment of Pinagturilan National High School?
development from 1995
to 2020 in Pinagturilan, 2. What are the significant development of Pinagturilan
National High School from 1995 to 2020?
Sta. Cruz, Occidental
Mindoro. a) Who are the people that have contributed to the
development of Pinagturilan National High School?
To identify the history
3. What is the contribution of Pinagturilan National High
and its development the School?
researcher seeks to
4. What were the challenges encountered by Pinagturilan
answer the following National High School and how did they cope with them?
questions:
 METHODOLOGY
• This study will use a descriptive study design to
Research gather relevant information to discover the history
Design and development of Pinagturilan National High
School in Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro.

• The study will be conducted specifically in

Research Pinagturilan National High School Barangay
Site and Pinagturilan, Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro. The
researchers aim to discover the existence of
Location Pinagturilan National High School and its significant
progress
 • Since the focus of this study is to determine the History and
Development of Pinagturilan National High School the teachers
INFORMANTS in Pinagturilan National High School shall serve as the
OF THE informant for this study and consist of the following.
STUDY 1. Teachers. To answer the questions of the researchers, the
informant should be a teacher for at least 15 years and above in
Pinagturilan National high School. The interview was carried from
a 10 teachers.

• The data gathering instrument in this study is an interview guide

Data to the respondents. In this way, the respondents and researchers
can have free-flowing conversations. Through this, respondents
Gathering can express their answer personally to the researchers. The
researchers have been able to explore the views, insight,
Instrument experience, beliefs and motivation of informants especially the
pioneer teachers.
 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Establishment of Pinagturilan National High School

• The school was conceptualized in 1994 and started the school year in June 1995. The parents'
complaints about the distance of their children for sending off the school including the
expenses like allowance, boarding house, and the fare were the main reason for founding a
national high school in the community
 SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF PINAGTURILAN NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE YEARS (1995-2020)

• In June 1995, forty-five (45) students pioneered STCNHS- Annex (currently Pinagturilan National High School).
They were temporarily housed in Baclaran Elementary School, where a vacant classroom was found available.
Early months of 1996 when Mr. and Mrs, Astrero donated the land for the school site happy to have a school site
of their own, the parents with the partnership of local officials, collaboratively constructive makeshifts to
accommodate the fast-growing number of students. In 1999, three years after, concrete classrooms were built in
the area. It was the time when STCNHS- Annex was made known for being one of the most progressive annexes
in the province.
• In July 2004, STCNHS- Annex immediately evacuate the students and temporarily seat in at Pinagturilan
Elementary School, it was hard seeing the students and teachers back to zero due to the environmental factor.
Another plan was formed because of the situation the barangay council.
 CONTRIBUTION OF PINAGTURILAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• Pinagturilan National High School is one of the four secondary schools in the
entire Municipality that delivers basic education not only for the children of
barangay Pinagturilan but also for its neighboring barangays of Dayap, Barahan,
Pag-asa, Ilvita, and Claudio Salgado. This is because of the geographical location
of the school that resulted in increasing enrolment of the School from 45 students
in 1995.
• The school provides jobs and opportunities by helping the jobless teachers and
out-of-school youth to have an education. It simply indicates with the statement of
(Chambers, 2015) according to him, “the schools also benefit the communities by
employing teachers who would otherwise be without jobs and income”.
 CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED OF PINAGTURILAN NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL AND THE COPING MECHANISM

• Pinagturilan National High School encountered problems right after the establishment of the
school. Lack of classrooms and facilities is one of the trials that the institution was
encountered, but because of the perseverance and dedication of students and teachers, they
made a way which they temporarily seat in with the primary school in Baclaran.
• One of the biggest challenges that Pinagturilan National High School faced was the
relocation of the school due to the noticed steep slope of the mountain at the back of the school
building.
 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary of Findings
1. Establishment of Pinagturilan National High School
Pinagturilan National High School was a former extension of Sta. Cruz National High School
(STCNHS) - Main and was conceptualized after the complaint of the parents regarding the distance
factor. With the help of Parent, Teacher, Community Association (PTCA), Barangay council Officials,
and LGU, finally, Sta. Cruz National High School- Annex currently Pinagturilan National High School
was established in 1995.
2. Significant development of Pinagturilan National High School through the years (1995-2020)
Pinagturilan National High School has a lot of development in terms of physical facilities. Through
the years, as the number of students increased the number of teachers and buildings also increased.
Among the developments and progress of Pinagturilan National High School are the establishments of
covered courts, canteens, stages, and the existence of computers, laboratories, and other facilities. In all
of this, the significant development of Pinagturilan National High School was from being an extension
to an independent High School in the Municipality. This development was successful through the help
of PTCA, Barangay, LGU, and NGOs.
3. Contribution of Pinagturilan National High School
Pinagturilan National High School is one of the secondary schools in the entire Municipality
that delivers basic education not only in the community but also in the near barangay from
Pinagturilan because of the geographic location. Pinagturilan National High School also helps
jobless teachers who seek a teaching job position in Barangay Pinagturilan.
4. Challenges Encountered of Pinagturilan National High School and the Coping
Mechanism
There are a lot of challenges and struggles faced by the school, one of this is the lack of funds
which resulted in lack of classrooms and facilities during the first year of establishment of
Pinagturilan National High School, also they experienced the biggest trial which they were
relocated to another site and temporarily housed in the nearest elementary in Barangay
Pinagturilan. The latest challenge that the institution faced was the Covid-19 pandemic that affect
the whole world and change the educational system across the countries. However, these
challenges proved that Pinagturilan National High School was dedicated to providing education
not only in the community but in the entire Municipality that wants to study and earn High School
Diploma.
C • Pinagturilan National High School like other secondary schools in the country has a
unique history of Establishment with the help of parents, stakeholders, local officials,
O and NGOs.
N • Pinagturilan National High School like any other secondary school has a lot of
developments in terms of physical facilities like infrastructures, the number of
C teachers and students, and also the achievements of the school. These developments
L were implemented also through the assistance of parents, stakeholders, local officials,
and NGOs.
U • Pinagturilan National High School like any other school helps the community in
S providing basic education n by not spending much and going far just to earn a High
School Degree.
I • Pinagturilan National High School like any other developing school struggled and
O encountered many trials like lack of budget, lack of classrooms and facilities, social
and environmental factors, and the latest covid-19 pandemic with resourceful coping
N strategies.
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E • Pinagturilan National High School must implement a greeter
C program, this will make the visitors feel more welcome. It will
O also allow the school to present a more friendly and personalized
M environment. Good first impressions are important. With
M friendly greeters at the door/gate, most visitors will come away
E with a good first impression.
N • PTA and other school organizations should establish a strategic
D plan for the school's development such as campus beautification
A and a teacher-parent relationship.
T • Pinagturilan National High School must provide substantial
I additional resources to prevent looming budget cuts for the
O development of the school.
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