Baler National High School
Public high school in Aurora, Philippines
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Baler National High School was built in February 1993 on agricultural land in Barangay Pingit. It started with 110 students and 3 teachers. To date, it is the biggest public secondary school in Aurora, with close to 1,300 students. It now follows the K-12 program for the Filipinos in order to excel both the Philippines and the world.
| Baler National High School | |
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| Coordinates | 15°44′45″N 121°33′32″E |
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| Type | Secondary Public Regular/S.T.E.M Grade/High School |
Its facilities include a covered court, internet and computer laboratory, science laboratory, canteen, music room, clinic, guidance office and 25 classrooms. The government of Australia and the Philippines built a new building compromising of 6 classrooms by the schoolyear 2014–2015. The weather condition in Baler is unpredictable. Furthermore, since it is situated near a river, when it rains, it floods easily.[1]
Sections
It is divided into a Regular Section and a S.T.E.M Section.
- Regular Section – This section mostly consists of 6 bi-sections, depending on the number of enrollees. Identifying themselves as bi-section A-F, G, H or so on.
- S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Section – This section only consists of one bi-section per grade. It offers the highest education for public schools in the whole province.
- S.P.A.(Special Program in the Arts) section – The SPA section has four sections which is Dance, Vocal, Instruments, and Visual Arts.
Furthermore, Baler NHS offers Mandarin Chinese in a Special Program in Foreign Language.[2]