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HISTORY

History of Benigno Aquino National High School

It’s original name was Concepcion High School. It was however renamed Benigno Aquino Memorial High School by an act of Congress in 1957. Don Benigno Sr. was the most illustrious son of Concepcion. With the promulgation and implementation of provision of R.A. 6655, otherwise known as the Free Secondary Education Act of 1989 the Benigno S. Aquino Memorial High School became a Nationalized High School together with the rest of the public secondary school of the country that were not yet nationalized. With this law the school was renamed for the second time into B.S. Aquino National High School. It was only in July 2001 when the school became a financially autonomous high school. After 55 years, B.S. Aquino National High School is now the second largest high school in Tarlac Province in terms of population with a total enrolment of 5,870 students or made up of 17 school buildings that have 72 academic classrooms, 5 science laboratories, 7 TEPP laboratory classrooms, Guidance Services Office, 1 Office of the Principal and 1 Administrative Staff Office. In addition of its buildings is the school gymnasium funded from Sen. Tessie Oreta’s CDF, Japanese government funded was JICA building with 8 classroom two-storey building. The 2 classroom buildings were funded from Cong. Jesli A. Lapus CDF. The pavement of pathway with covered walk away going to the Administrative Office and in going to gymnasium were funded by PTCA. The school has its own perimeter fence courtesy of Senator Oreta of CDF it has a spacious playground, Another addition to its classrooms are the newly inaugurated 2 rooms from the Generous Kapampangan Association of Montreal, 2 TLE rooms and 1 classroom building from the Rovers Circle No. 1.