| The Cavite High School was
founded on June 19, 1902 at Garita, San Roque, Cavite. It opened its doors
to thirty students on July 1, 1902. Mr. Sidney K. Mitchell, a Thomasite
teacher stationed in Cavite, was the first school principal. The enrolment
reached two hundred forty in the school year 1904-05.
In 1906, the school was transferred
to P. Gornez St., which is the present site of the Dra. Olivia Salamanca
Hospital. Again, in June of 1928, Cavite High School moved to the district
of La Caridad preparatory to the acquisition of its permanent site. And
finally, on November 21, 1930, the first stone of the Gabaldon Building
was officially laid in a six-hectare site donated by the Caridad Estate
of Cavite through Mr. Hammond H. Buck, a former Thomasite
teacher.
What was adopted by the school
in the 20's to the 30's was the American public school system. It was basically
a preparatory school for students who were entering universities or preparing
for higher educational work of a general nature, for Filipino teachers
working for higher degrees in education, and for those who wished to enroll
in trade and agriculture and clerical positions. The academic courses also
included all subjects, including grammar, usually taught in American high
schools and with the addition of Spanish subjects.
The Fifth Congress passed
Republic Act No. 3694. Approved by President Diosdado Macapagal, it converted
the Cavite High School to Cavite National High School on June 22, 1963.
This conversion carried an appropriation amounting to Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Pesos for the purpose of providing a comprehensive curriculum,
which included academic and vocational courses.
A revised secondary curriculum
known as the 2-2 plan was implemented in the school year 1957-58. This
2-2 plan provided the general curriculum for the first two years and elective
curriculum, college preparatory or vocational, for the last two years.
The Revised Secondary Educational Program (RESP) replaced the 2-2 plan
in 1973. In 1987, the New Secondary Educational Curriculum (NSEC), under
the supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, was
implemented by the school up to the present.
Today, 258 teachers and employees
of the Cavite National High School headed by Dr. Edna V. Perez, school
principal, and the 6,896 students serve as shining examples of the high
sense of commitment and dedication to attain a high standard of education
envisioned by the founders of this school. |
