Zamboanga del Norte National High School

The Zamboanga del Norte National High School (ZNNHS) is a public high school under the Department of Education of the Philippines located in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines. It has now three campuses, ZNNHS Main Campus is located in General Luna Street, Estaka while the Campus II is located in Lower Turno and the newest Miputak Extension Campus in Miputak

The curricula offered by the school are; Recently added, Science, Technology, & Engineering Program [ Formerly, Science and Technology Engineering Program (STEP), Special Science Curriculum, Basic Education Curriculum (BEC), Special Program for Sports, Special Program for the Arts (SPA), Technical Vocational Education (TVS), BP-OSA for out of school youths, and Special Program in Journalism (SPJ).

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History


Zamboanga del Norte National High School’s takeoff can be traced back to 1946.

The populace’s desire for higher education caused them to travel to nearby island provinces of Negros and Cebu. The provincial government of Zamboanga Peninsula, through ex-Governor Felipe B. Azcuna, arranged the transfer of Zamboanga Provincial High School, then operating in the erstwhile capital town of Zamboanga (now Zamboanga City), to his hometown in Dipolog.

A drawback is the school's dearth of physical facilities. Since its first hosting of the 1964 Mindanao Athletic Meet, the school has been the venue of a series of local, regional, and National sports fests. Then there came the 1982 Palarong Pambansa, which caused a renovation of the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex, where the school is located. This renovation required the demolition of 46 classrooms and the Administration Building.

While the ZN Sports Complex may be the best in the region, the replacement of the lost classrooms at the back of the three grandstands remains a faint promise.

Since the opening, the Zamboanga del Norte National High School is under the jurisdiction of the Division of Zamboanga del Norte; then was transferred to the Division of Dipolog City per Republic Act 8174, otherwise known as the General Appropriations Act of 1996 for all budgetary transactions.

Due to the influx of students from neighboring towns and the City of Dapitan, the school needed more space and more rooms for its use. Through the efforts of Mrs. Patricia G. Ratilla, one of the faculty members of the school, ownership of a lot in Turno, which is a property of the National Government for the establishment of the City Normal College, was transferred to ZNNHS through a bill authored by the then Congressman Ernesto S. Amatong. Hence, the existence of the ZNNHS (Campus II) Turno Campus today.

This school caters different fields for different students, such as, the STEP Curriculum ( Science, Technology, & Engineering Program), wherein students who are in this program went under a competitive entrance exam, the first 35 will be in the first section, while the second 35 will be in the second section, they will be trained rigidly for a better future. The remaining students shall not be disappointed for they will be in the BEC ( Basic Education Curriculum ) . Students who have a very high interest in the Arts will be acquainted in the SPA ( Special Program for Arts ) . The RSTVE which trains students who are interested in technical courses and also the BP-OSA which is for those who dropped out of school during their teenaged years and are now capable of re-entering high school.

There are still more programs the Zamboanga del Norte National High School .[1]

Principals

References

  1. ↑ Dipolog City:ZNNHS