Quezon National High School
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In celebration of the upcoming 110th founding anniversary of Quezon National High School on October 2012, let’s take a quick look back at the history of this educational institution.
Quezon National High School, formerly known by the names Tayabas High School and Quezon Provincial High School, is a public secondary school located in Barangay Ibabang Iyam, Lucena City.
Founded by Aubrey Boyles in 1902, Quezon National High School initially housed fifty students who studied the English language under the supervision of American teachers who were sent by the U.S. government during the American colonial period.
Classes were initially held in a convent located near St. Ferdinand Parish Church (now known as St. Ferdinand Cathedral) until a typhoon destroyed it in 1905. It was then moved to a two-storey building in Granja Street where classes were conducted until the early years of the Japanese occupation.
In 1942, classes were resumed at the Lucena Elementary School (now known as Lucena West Elementary School) until they were moved to the Tong Ho School Building in 1944, Lucena Catholic Hall (now known as Maryhill College) in April 1945, Tayabas Provincial Capitol (now known as Quezon Provincial Capitol), and the Court of First Instance Building in June 1945 where the school has stood since then.
Presently housing an approximate 11,000 students from all over Quezon and other neighboring provinces, Quezon National High School has maintained a reputation for being the premiere secondary school, not only in Lucena City, but in the whole province as well as shown by its long list of alumni who have made names for themselves in the different professions they chose.
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