BACKGROUND
Sto. Niño 3rd National High School was build in the year 2000. The opening of secondary school
in 2000 at Barangay Sto. Niño 3rd, San Jose City leads to more opportunities for its residents. The resident
of Sto. Niño 3rd, found along the national road leading to Lupao and subsequently to Pangasinan and site
of the Habitat for the Humanity project (100 houses occupied, as of the last count, 2001), has a long
dreamed public high school in their locality.
There were three elementary schools in the barangay and at every elementary graduation the
overwhelming number of graduates from Sto Niño 2nd Elementary School, Sto. Niño 3rd Elementary
School and Saranay Elementary School cannot pursue the next step or a higher level of education. Or had
to travel by walking 5-10 kilometer, whether in the city’s public or private schools due to a very critical
factor: prohibitive traveling cost to and from the city proper. Thus, the big factor that a secondary school
was finally built in Sto. Niño 3rd in 2000. It was named Constancio Padilla National High School-Annex.
The site where the CPNHS-Annex is situated is five (5) kilometers away from the heart of the city, from
CPNHS main grounds and the nearest private institution, San Jose Christian Colleges, and two (2)
kilometers away from San Isidro High School in Lupao.
Back in 2000, a three classroom building was erected by the local government (through mayor
Alex S. Belena) inside Sto Niño 3rd Elementary School’s lot area, followed by two (2) classroom building
through the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Congressman Eleouterio Violago. Because
of the school’s increasing population another building was given by the national government through the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Then Congressman Violago gave another (2)
building with the units of computers from Commission on Information and Communication Technology
(CICT) followed again by a building with two (2) classrooms through the PDAF of Congressman Joseph
Violago.
The School by 2005 had a complete Secondary course, its first ever commencement exercise was
held Last April of 2005. Fourteen (14) classrooms with armchairs are being used by 721 students divided
into 14 sections, four (4) for 1st year, four (4) for 2nd year and three (3) for 3rd year and 4th year, 13
toilets/restrooms are well-ventilated and equipped with lighting facilities. Alma Aguila, Jennalyn Lundan,
Alma Iñigo and Mary Anne Enriquez. The teachers who are part of making history.
SEPERATION
After five years, pursuant to the provision of DepEd order No.1, series 2003 and Republic Act
9115, Constancio Padilla National High School Annex was officially separated from its mother school
and was changed to Sto. Niño High School, effective school year 2007-2008. The separation was
approved by the parent’s petition, Sangguniang Barangay resolution, and memorandum of Agreement.
The separation led to a principal position of Mrs. Vilma Dela Cruz Nuñez, a former Department head in
mathematics in CPNHS- main, Being the first principal of the school. Vilma DC Nuñez gave her best to
uplift the academic standard of the school for the development of students as well as the faculty and staff.
Before her first year as principal ended, another name was given to the school through R.A.9666 dated
July 17, 2009, it was changed to Sto. Niño 3rd National High School
Being a nationalized high school, Mrs. Nuñez continue the development of the school with the
support of the Local Government Unit (LGU) such us: installation of the water system, electrification of
the mini PAGASA, construction of stockroom comfort room for the new building and for the faculty,
concrete driveway, the covered walk and purchased of laboratory apparatus. Those were only some of the
towering proof of the initiative of the school head in creating Sto. Niño 3rd National High School.
PRINCIPALS
After Mrs. Nuñez, to further expand the quality education, Dr. Tristan Ray L Manzano Sr.
officially took his office as the next principal on September 21,2011. He properly stressed the importance
of teamwork and coordination with the school’s teaching workforce. During his term, additional sections
sprouted in all year levels as evidence of the school’s inevitable growing population. And before he ended
his term an additional classroom for the fourth year was constructed.
VISION
We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable
them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learnercentered public institution the Department of Education continuously improves itself to better serve its
stakeholders.
MISION
To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality equitable,culture-based, and complete basic
education where:
Students learn in a child-friendly, gender- sensitive, safe, and motivating environment. Teachers
Facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner.
Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment
For effective learning to happen.
Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing
life-long learners.
Prepared by:
RONALD ALLAN S. SALMO
Student
Noted:
KRISTINE JOY R. SAMANE
Teacher II