HISTORY
San Jose del Monte Central School is situated between the boundaries of barangay Poblacion and Poblacion 1 with the total square meters of 9,901. This was donated by the late Mrs. Maxima Gilles Villano. According to the local historian, the school existed in 1930s with less than a hundred of enrolment, 6 teachers all are native of san Jose del Monte, the first principal was Mr. Julian Lopez Sr.. School’s program was focused on Agriculture as the main source of income of all san josenos. Education was on modern style and methods of farming. It was a good result particularly to the local economy.
During the Japanese regime, the school became the camp of Japanese force in the south-eastern of Bulacan. The school was stopped of its operation for several years. In January 1945, Poblacion was bombed by the U.S. and eventually the school has fallen and there was a great destruction, physical structure and facilities of the school were ruined to ashes. It was in the period of liberation that the school was rebuilt and rehabilitated.
Gabaldon building was built to serve the growing enrolment 1948 and the oldest educational institution in the history of San Jose del Monte. The increment of enrolment and acquiring of classrooms buildings were continuously experienced up to the present time.
Development of SJDM Central School was attributed to the following administrators:
San Jose del Monte Central School is situated between the boundaries of barangay Poblacion and Poblacion 1 with the total square meters of 9,901. This was donated by the late Mrs. Maxima Gilles Villano. According to the local historian, the school existed in 1930s with less than a hundred of enrolment, 6 teachers all are native of san Jose del Monte, the first principal was Mr. Julian Lopez Sr.. School’s program was focused on Agriculture as the main source of income of all san josenos. Education was on modern style and methods of farming. It was a good result particularly to the local economy.
During the Japanese regime, the school became the camp of Japanese force in the south-eastern of Bulacan. The school was stopped of its operation for several years. In January 1945, Poblacion was bombed by the U.S. and eventually the school has fallen and there was a great destruction, physical structure and facilities of the school were ruined to ashes. It was in the period of liberation that the school was rebuilt and rehabilitated.
Gabaldon building was built to serve the growing enrolment 1948 and the oldest educational institution in the history of San Jose del Monte. The increment of enrolment and acquiring of classrooms buildings were continuously experienced up to the present time.
Development of SJDM Central School was attributed to the following administrators:
- Julian Lopez Sr.
- Braulio Policarpio
- Corazon Avena
- Iluminada Dimacali
- Paciencia Miranda
- Nicolas Vergara
- Mario S. Bareo
- Nonata German
- Sofronio Macawile
- Flordeliza M. Limon
- Nerliza C. Miranda