Batac National High School – Bungon Campus: A Brief History

Batac National High School is formerly a barangay high school established in

1962. It has taken up several names under several administrations in different
transformation. From Baay - Bungon Barrio High School, to P. Bactin High
School to Baay Bungon High School, Baay - Bungon Barangay High School,
Baay - Bungon National High School, the school managed to take its roots under
one campus located at a 1.8 hectare lot in Brgy. 14 Bungon, Batac, Ilocos Norte.
Then in 1992, it took to its fold Payao Campus, housed in one of the former
buildings of the MMSU - College of Agriculture which is located in Brgy. 20
Payao, Batac, Ilocos Norte. With the ever-growing population that was taking
place in Bungon, the Main Campus, 1998 saw the birth of yet another campus-
Poblacion Campus - which is located in Brgy. 17 Tabug, Batac. Todate, this
campus . Todate, this campus has become the biggest BNHS campus in terms of
population.

Meanwhile, Bungon Campus managed to grow. With the one section per year
level status in its early years, it now boosts of three sections per year level
despite the competitions brought about by four private secondary schools, one
university high school and Crispina Marcos Valdez National High School, not to
mention the big number of students from its once-feeder barangays that prefer to
study at the Poblacion Campus.

Batac National High School - Bungon Campus has now 19 teachers, 1 librarian
serving about 500 students. With the appointment of a new school Principal IV,
Mr. Cesar L. Manangan, several changes is taking place - one of which is the
appointment of additional security guards to man the security of the area.

Under the administration of Mr. Manangan, we are hoping for more

transformations to come.