Bayugan National Comprehensive High School
public school in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, Philippines
Bayugan National Comprehensive High School (BNCHS) (Filipino:Pambansang Mataas na Paaralang Komprehinsibo ng Bayugan), popularly known as Compre, is a public, coeducational, comprehensive high school in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines.
Its main campus is located on five hectares, and has a population of around 6,000 students, making it the most populous in the province.
History
The Bayugan National Comprehensive High School, formerly called Bayugan Municipal Comprehensive High School was conceived in 1975 but came to reality in April 1980 when Sangguniang Bayan of Bayugan through the initiative and leadership of the Municipal Mayor Vicente P. Encendencia passed a municipal resolution no. 37 creating the school.
On June 14, 1980, the school opened the first two years of secondary curriculum with 105 first year and 26 second year students and six faculty members. It was opened adjacent to the burned Bayugan Municipal Hospital.
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The school has a recognized research program in science-related topics. In the 2015 edition of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, BNCHS won its first ISEF award of any kind, a Third Grand Award, in one of the highly contested categories - the Biomedical & Health Sciences Category. Notably, this is also the highest placement ever achieved by the Philippines in the said ISEF category, which was secured by the team of Kenneth Michael Angelo N. Antonio, Thea Marie L. Tinaja, and Marian R. Cabuntocan. In addition, the same team dominated the first ever edition of ASEAN Student Science Project Competition held in Pathum Thani Thailand, July 6–10, 2015.
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