Lipa City National Science High School - History

History

The Lipa City National Science High School started as a Special Science-Math class at the Comprehensive High School of Lipa City, located at Fernando Air Base, which was then the city high school of Lipa. A year later, the Comprehensive School organized the Special Science-Mathematics Class as a scholarship program (SY 1982-1983). The class was composed of 33 students who were selected from 100 applicants from different public and private schools of Lipa City. The scholars were selected based on a competitive examination.

The class transferred to the Old City Hall Building that same year, bringing the program closer to the heart of the city, thus, making it accessible to its students. Four teachers composed the teaching staff then, with Mr. Jose R. de Castro as the administrator. On August 10, 1985, the program finally was given government recognition under Batasang Pambansa Blg. 232 by Saturnino R. Magturo, then the DECS Regional Director for Region IV.

Its facilities started with the old and dilapidated Old City Hall Building but, in 1987, this gave way to a six-room building under the Aquino administration. In the same year, its request to be placed directly under the Regional Office was approved. It received 3.6M shares of the national assistance, acquired equipment and a three-room building to house the administrative office and two laboratory rooms.

On May 1998, the school expanded its operation by offering post-secondary courses. Two junior college courses were offered: Computer Programming and Office Management.

The biggest development in the history of the school began in the latter part of 1989, when the City Government, with the help of the Division Office, set up classes at the Old City Hall with the intention of putting up a General City High School.

Since the classes were located right within the Old City Hall compound, DECS proposed an integration, which took place on January 29, 1992. The LCSTI became a three-component school; a Science High School, a General High School, and a Tech-Vocational School. New facilities included a library, THE Room, Computer Room, a canteen and a perimeter fence. The DOST also has played a major role in the academic development of the school, as recipient of numerous laboratory facilities and audio-visual materials. It was during this time that the LCNSHS became one of the DOST Node school (ESEP). One significant donation that the school acquired was the Science and Technology Building complete with laboratory facilities amounting to Php 1,761,689.09 by the Department of Science and Technology in 1996, (ESEP-MHSSLB).

In 1994, the three component schools were given separate entities. The Tech-Vocational School was absorbed by the Lipa City Public Colleges, the Lipa City General High School was made into the Lipa City National High School by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports on July 15, 1997.

In 1994 the Lipa City Public Colleges was placed under the administration of Mr. Jose R. de Castro. Meanwhile, the Lipa City National Science High School was supervised by Mrs. Niceta M. Parilla as Office-in-Charge and the General High School was monitored by Mr. Rodeo M. Gatdula as Teacher-in-Charge of the school for four consecutive years.

In the event of the separation of the three component schools, (1996-1997), the school continued to be under the supervision of Mrs. Parilla with an approved appointment as Principal 1 dated December 8, 1995 and assisted by Mr. Gatdula having an approved appointment as Head Teacher III, dated January 12, 1996.