USI Night High School - History of USI-NHS

History of USI-NHS

Inspired by the charisma of St. Vincent de Paul, the administration of the, then Colegio de Sta. Isabel, headed by its President, Sister Justine I. Rosales, D.C. thought of opening a night secondary classes for working girls / women.

A survey was made by Dr. Milagros Reyes, head of the Research and Development Office, to the nearby Barangays of Naga City to find out the feasibility of opening a high school night classes in CSI.

In the school year 1998-1999, Sister Justine I. Rosales, D.C., the school president opened the Night High School with Mrs. Josephine T. Ensano appointed as the principal. It started with twelve (12) students only in the first year, after campaigning from the different offices in the city where there are employers with household helps. The following year SY 1999-2000, the two year levels had fifty (50) students. In SY 2000-2001, the three year levels had eighty-five (85) students and it consistently increased to four-hundred forty-seven (447) last school year for the five year levels, in its tenth year. Government recognition was granted last August 2, 2002.

The Night High School had its six batches of graduates from 2003 with the first batch of eighteen (18) students. In 2004, another eighteen (18) students, in 2005, sixteen (16) students, in 2006, there were 28 graduates, in 2007, 35 graduates and in 2008, 39 graduates. Hopefully the NHS graduates will keep increasing through the years.

Every year, the department is also improving in many ways. There are very good committed veteran teachers who volunteered to teach. These teachers are also teaching in the Basic Education Day Dept., some are from the Higher Education Dept., and others are co-academic personnel who are teachers themselves and some from other schools teaching during the day.

In 2004, some qualified 50 students in the first year until their fourth year were granted by FAPE with the ESC program of the government financial assistance to private school students. Now, in its 5th year of the program, there is a total of 283 ESC and EVS grantees enjoying the four years assistance of P 5,000.00 each every year. 5th year Students who were not able to pay their tuition fees were helped by the H.S. Batch ’69, their yearly scholarship program.

The department has acquired instructional materials such as computers, TV set with DVD, radios and karaoke, Science apparatuses, overhead projector and books through the donations from the USI alumni abroad, the Lilia Tan Foundation and the ESC and EVS grantees. The students have sets of textbooks for rent, which are increasing in number every year. It is hoped that more donations and financial support be received in the years to come.