Digos City National High School

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Coordinates6°45′02″N 125°21′25″E / 6.75056°N 125.35694°E / 6.75056; 125.35694
TypePublic
MottoPatungo sa Kaunlaran
EstablishedAugust 1946
Digos City National High School
Location
Rizal Avenue, Zone II, Digos

Philippines
Coordinates6°45′02″N 125°21′25″E / 6.75056°N 125.35694°E / 6.75056; 125.35694
Information
TypePublic
MottoPatungo sa Kaunlaran
EstablishedAugust 1946
PrincipalElizabeth Rollan Bueron
Grades7 to 12
ColorsBlue and white   
NicknameDigos City High, DiCNHS, National
WebsiteDigos City National High School

Digos City National High School (DiCNHS), formerly known as Davao del Sur National High School, is situated at Rizal Avenue, Zone II, Digos, is one of the biggest schools in Davao Region, under the jurisdiction of the DepEd Division of Digos. Digos City National High School is also once the second largest secondary school in the country in terms of student population, second only to Rizal National High School in Pasig. Founded in August 1946 with the name of Digos Junior High school.

Digos City National High School (DICNHS) was founded in August, 1946. It was originally named Digos Junior High School. It started with just two humble nipa huts at Rizal Avenue, Digos, Davao del Sur. The school principal, then, was the late Crispin Tolentino. There were only nine teachers to help him guide the 250 students from 1946 to 1967. Two years later, the name was changed to Digos Provincial High School.

From 1968 to 1975, the school principal was the late Federico Alferez. The school had 4,760 students, 249 teachers and employees. After twenty-nine years of hard work, perseverance and determination on the part of the administrator, the enrollment tremendously increase and later the name of the school was changed to Davao del Sur National High School specifically in 1970. At that time, there was an assistant principal, 8 department heads and guidance coordinator.

Mr. Ramon C. Presto became the school principal from 1976 to 1997 with 7,118 students, 252 teachers and seventeen employees until he died in 1997. Mr. Alfonso G. Gomez, Jr., CESO V, Schools Division Superintendent of Davao del Sur took over and acted as officer-in-charge of the school from 1997 to August 12, 1998, with 7,973 students, 252 teachers and 17 employees.

On August 13, 1998, Dr. Concepcion R. Cadungog, former education supervisor in mathematics and assistant to the schools division superintendent, Division of Davao del Sur took over from Mr. Alfonso G. Gomez, Jr. as Secondary School Principal IV with 12,110 students, 263 teachers and 18 employees.

Digos City Ordinance No. 05- II changed the name of Davao del Sur National High School into Digos City National High School last November 10, 2005. The ordinance is known as the Digos City National High Ordinance authored by City Councilor Josef F. Cagas and City Councilor Atty. Vic P. Cadungog, co-authored by all members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Digos attested by then Vice-Mayor Atty. Joseph Peňas and approved by the then Digos Mayor, Atty. Arsenio A. Latasa.

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