Republic of the Philippines

Don Bosco Elementary School

Schools Division of Paranaque City

Don Bosco Elementary School (FSES Annex) is located at El Dorado Dulo, Better Living Subdivision Barangay Don Bosco Parañaque City. It was founded in 2015 through the efforts of City Mayor Hon. Edwin L. Olivarez, who has high regard for education. The mayor made it a point to make academic excellence a big part of his administration’s agenda. To make this a reality, he made it a priority to build a public elementary and high school in every barangay in Parañaque. This gave rise to the construction of   Don Bosco National High School building.

On June 1, 2015, the school had started its operation with 17 teachers and 614 pupils from Kindergarten to Grade 6 under the administration of Mrs. Reena G. Orquina, the OIC – Principal of Don Bosco National High School. The high school was then on its second year of operation. Mrs. Orquina headed both elementary and high school, which made it an integrated school.  By the end of the school year, March 2016, DBES had its first batch of completers during the Kindergarten Moving-Up Ceremony and graduates during the Grade 6 Awarding of Graduation Certificate.

While the elementary pupils were temporarily housed in the high school building, the construction of a 4-storey building for elementary was in progress until it was finally built and was ready for use in 2016.

It was during School Year 2016 – 2017, when elementary left the high school building and had its first year in the new building under the administration of Dr. Edwin S. Doria. He was assigned as the OIC-Principal on June 13, 2016 by Dr. Maria Magdalena M. Lim, CESO V, the Schools Division Superintendent.

Towards the end of the school year, Dr. Doria was given another assignment. Consequently, a new OIC-Principal of elementary was welcomed in the person of

Mrs. Desiree B. Arriola. She officially started her administration in Don Bosco Elementary School on February 2017, the time when high school and elementary had already their separate administration.

With Mrs. Arriola’s dynamism and hardwork, DBES took evident progress in many aspects. One was the notable increase in enrolment which prompted the school to hire three new teachers. For this school year the school has 34 teachers and 10 non-teaching personnel who are collaboratively working for and teaching 812 pupils, number of enrollees as to date.  

Don Bosco Elementary School (FSES Annex) is located at El Dorado Dulo, Better Living Subdivision Barangay Don Bosco Parañaque City. It was founded in 2015 through the efforts of City Mayor Hon. Edwin L. Olivarez, who has high regard for education. The mayor made it a point to make academic excellence a big part of his administration’s agenda. To make this a reality, he made it a priority to build a public elementary and high school in every barangay in Parañaque. This gave rise to the construction of   Don Bosco National High School building.

On June 1, 2015, the school had started its operation with 17 teachers and 614 pupils from Kindergarten to Grade 6 under the administration of Mrs. Reena G. Orquina, the OIC – Principal of Don Bosco National High School. The high school was then on its second year of operation. Mrs. Orquina headed both elementary and high school, which made it an integrated school.  By the end of the school year, March 2016, DBES had its first batch of completers during the Kindergarten Moving-Up Ceremony and graduates during the Grade 6 Awarding of Graduation Certificate.

While the elementary pupils were temporarily housed in the high school building, the construction of a 4-storey building for elementary was in progress until it was finally built and was ready for use in 2016.

It was during School Year 2016 – 2017, when elementary left the high school building and had its first year in the new building under the administration of Dr. Edwin S. Doria. He was assigned as the OIC-Principal on June 13, 2016 by Dr. Maria Magdalena M. Lim, CESO V, the Schools Division Superintendent.

Towards the end of the school year 2016-2017, Dr. Doria was given another assignment. Consequently, a new OIC-Principal of elementary was welcomed in the person of Mrs. Desiree B. Arriola. She officially started her administration in Don Bosco Elementary School on February 2017, the time when high school and elementary had already their separate administration.

With Mrs. Arriola’s dynamism and hardwork, DBES took evident progress in many aspects. One was the notable increase in enrolment which prompted the school to hire three new teachers. For this school year the school has 28 teachers and 10 non-teaching personnel who are collaboratively working for and teaching 802 pupils, number of enrollees as to date. 

Socio-Economic, Cultural and Demographic Background

The school is located at Eldorado Dulo, Better Living Subd., Barangay Don Bosco, Parañaque City. The school can be accessed using Doña Soledad Avenue. The pupils enrolled in the school came from barangay Don Bosco (Eldorado St., Malacanang, Bernardo, 16-18, Wales, Saudi). People surrounding the school belong to the low to average economic class.  About thirty percent (30%) of the pupils enrolled belong to the middle and above average income bracket while seventy percent (70%) are from the lower economic bracket.  Barangay Don Bosco has a total land area of 385.75 hectares.  The third largest in terms of land area in the City of Parañaque.

Socio-cultural

The community where the school is located has the same beliefs and traditions of other communities in the city of Parañaque.  The fiesta is celebrated every third Sunday of August in honor of St. John.  It is composed of several boost the socio-cultural activities of the barangay.

Political

            The school was built through the effort of Cong. Gus Tambunting and Mayor, Hon. Edwin L. Olivarez school.  And it is supported also by the Barangay of Don Bosco, headed by Brgy. Capt. Concepcion Navarro and the seven kagawad that compose the Barangay Council and actively supporting the programs of F. Serrano Sr. Elementary School-Don Bosco.

Geographical

Barangay Don Bosco is bounded to the North East by Barangay Sun Valley on the Northwest by Barangay Merville on the Southwest by Barangay Moonwalk and Barangay San Isidro and on the Southeast by Barangay San Antonio.  It has seventy-nine (79) Homeowners Association and forty-two (42) mission areas (Depressed areas).

a.    Economy

The residents of the community belong to the below average to average income bracket.  The community is mostly residential with a small number of commercial and business establishments