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Location
Asuncion National High School is situated at the heart of a man-made forest ecosystem of Purok 12, Poblacion, Asuncion,
Davao del Norte, Philippines. It has an area of 60,000 square meters. Aside from being sorrounded by the green colors of various
types of plant species, the school is blessed with many resources such as human, water and fertile soil. All its resources
are being utilized for the benefit of the students, teachers and the community. The school is known for perpetual implementation
of the Clean and Green Program, Livelihood Projects, Outreached Programs, ICT Programs and has given a greater emphasis on
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History
The school was created under Resolution No.2 series of
70 of Association of Barrio Councils (ABC ) order to accomodate the increasing number of elementary graduates from the
different barangays of the Municipality of Asuncion. The resolution was subsequently approved by the Department of Educationm
Culture and Sports (DECS) pursuant to R.A 6054, otherwise known as the "Barrio High School Chapter". The school was then named
Asuncion Community High School.
In its first year of operation in June 1971, one classroom of the Cambanogoy Central
Elementary School served as its temporary shelter with Mrs. Lina D. Buenaflor as its first lone teacher assigned to a class
of 45 freshmen. Mr. Jose Baldonado,Sr., the principal then of Cambanogoy Central Elementary School, was designated as the
new high school's first administrator.
A year after, the task of upscaling the operation of the school became one of the
top priorities of the municipal government, hence it was renamed Asuncion Municipal High School. In 1974, Mr. Jose Baldonado,
Jr., was appointed as its Head Teacher and served in the same capacity until 1981 when he was succeeded by the dynamic Mrs.
Lina D. Buenaflor.
From the time of its inception, it took almost two decades before the school was finally transferred
to its present six-hectare site less than a kilometer away from the town center. In 1988, the same year when R.A 6655, otherwise
known as " Free Secondary Education Act" was implemented, it was elevated to the status of a national academic institution
and was renamed Asuncion Nationla High School.
The school's first ten years of operation was a true test of survival since it thrived solely
on the tuition fees collected from students by the municipal treasury. The strong determination of its founders and supporters
and their deep commitment to the vision of provinding secondary education to the youth of the municipality had propelled the
school into what it is today.
