Brief History Background
By virtue of Republic Act No. 685, the Bato School of Fisheries, a vocational secondary school was created on May 9, 1952, but it was only in July, 1961, when it actually opened with 31 students. With the increased enrolment in the next school, two temporary buildings were constructed within the compound of the Municipality Hall. Predicting that the school would grow ste
adily in matters pertaining to enrolment and facilities, the administration worked for the transfer of the school at the new site in Barangay Tinago, in May, 1964. It all started with the construction of small buildings made of light materials like bamboos, nipa shingles, sawali and lumber, serving as temporary classrooms and offices. The Administration worked for more infrastructures and prioritized the construction of the Related Subjects Building, then followed by the Vocational Building, the Administration Building, the Guest House, the annex administration, the guard station, the two-storey administration office, the two-storey science building and vocational building. In June 1975, the school was authorized to offer the Revised Fishery Technical Education Curriculum leading to the Diploma in Fishery Technology, a three-year Technical Fishery Course, per approval of the Secretary of the Department of Education and Culture and Sports dated October 18, 1974. However, the said program was terminated by virtue of DECS Memorandum No. 126,s. 1998 and Regional Memorandum No. 92,s. 1998 “ Prohibition in Offering Ladderized Post-Secondary Courses in Vocational Schools.”
At the start, the school was under the administrative supervision of the Bureau of Vocational Education until 1975 when it was abolished. The supervision was passed on to the Department Culture and Sports, Regional Office No. VIII. Mr. Jaime E. Jude was the pioneer Vocational School Administrator of the Bato School of Fisheries from 1961 to 1990 and followed by Mr. Expedito T. Cuarto Cruz from 1990 to 2012.After the previous administrator's retirement,Mr.Roberto R. Jardin acted as Officer-in-Charge in 2012-2014
Presently, the Bato School of Fisheries is headed by a School Principal III Mr. Napoleon C. Mazo who is from Caricara,Leyte. The technical-vocational high school program is a regular curriculum with special features for students whose needs are preparation for higher learning and gainful employment. The four-year curriculum builds on the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) with Technical- Vocational Education (TVE) as the core of the program. The redesigned program is an enhancement of the current technical-vocational curriculum and is focused on the 21st Century Core Skills namely: digital age literacy inventive thinking, effective communication and high productivity. Currently, the school supports and implements K-12 curriculum of the Department of Education which provides 6-year secondary education.
