Welcome to the Professional Education Division

BRIEF HISTORY

The University of the Philippines in the Visayas, one of the six autonomous universities of the UP System, has two existing high schools-- the UP Cebu College High School and the UP High School Iloilo.

UP Cebu College was established on May 3, 1918 after the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines approved the formal petition for a branch of UP in Cebu. It was then known as the Junior College of Liberal Arts. Three years later, the Junior College of Liberal Arts became a separate unit of the University and was renamed the Junior College of UP.

World War II brought about the closure of the College. It remained in 1947 with only 56 students: 20 were enrolled in the third year and 36 in the foruth year. During the graduation exercises for the schoolyear 1949-50, 17 graduates received their high school diplomas.

The College had to close for the second time when its appropriation was omitted from the 1950-51 Appropriations Act. Although the College reopened in 1963, it was only on May 31, 1972 that the Board Of regents authorized the establishment of a high school at the UP in Cebu. This high school wqas intended as a feeder for the College and as a laboratory for the graduation students. Nine teachers and a guidance counselor composed the high school staff. there were only 151 first and second year students. Today, there are more than 400 first to fourth year students spread out among three sections per year level.

On January 1, 1986, UP cebu College, Up Iloilo College and UP Tacloban College, officially became part of the UP in the Visayas-- an autonomous unit within the UP System.In the late 1980s, in consonance with cahnges implemented by the national leadership, the UP High School in Iloilo made a

proposal to democratize (socialize) admission; that is, to grant preferential admission to intellectually deserving students coming from poor families. On January 19, 1989, the UP Board of Regents adopted the policy of democraticized admission for students in the high schools of the UP in the Visayas (Cebu and Iloilo). Under this concept, the high schools of the UPV offer a program for helping economically disadvantaged but intellectually deserving students gain access to tertiary-level education at the UP.

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COURSES OFFERED

• First through Fourth year Secondary Education
• Master of Education with specialization in:
  - Biology
  - Chemistry
  - English (SL)
  - Mathematics
  - Physics
  - Filipino
  - Social Studies
  

OBJECTIVES

1. To assist the economically and socially disadvantaged but intellectually capable students to gain access to tertiary-level education in the UP and other universities by providing quality education;
2. To further equip students with the knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes necessary to qualitfy them for further endeavors
3. To provide adequate training for leadership, self-reliance, independence, community involvement and nation-building;
4. To serve as laboratory for testing innovawtive teaching strategies and instructional materials; and
5. To set the pace for academic excellence in secondary education in the Visayas

SCHOOL SERVICES

1. Library: The UPV High School Library is a unit of central library. It contains a collection of books, periodicals, and pamphlets geared to support and enrich instructional programs. Students may be admitted to the library upon presentation of the UPV High School ID card duly countersigned bu the UPV Librarian.
2. Health Services: The offices of the UPV Health Services are staffed by a physician, a nurse, and a dentist. Health services include free consultation, examination, treatment of mnor ailments, and giving first aid.
3. Guidance Services: The High School Guidance Office attends to the personal and psychological needs of students. It provides services such as counselling, psychological testing, individual inventory, career guidance, and human development. It coordinates homeroom guidance activities and establishes close ties with parents and teachers through the Parent-Teacher Council (PTC) so that they may work cooperatively for the welfare of the students.
4. Homeroom Guidance Program :The Homeroom Guidance Program is designed to meet the varying interests and needs of the students to help them develop the necessary skills to cope with the demands of life. It is especially focused on value formation. The homeroom is a regular school period. It is facilitated and managed by the homeroom adviser with the help of the homeroom officers.
5. Food Services: The School Cafeteria and the Consumers's Cooperative Store provide meals and snacks.
6. Recreational and Sports Activities: The Auditorium and Little Theater are the venues for cultural and co/extra-curricular presentations, programs, and indoor sports. A tennis court, basketball court, volleyball court, and football and softball fileds are available.
7. Residential Services: The Residence Hall primarily caters to college students. However, high school students may be accepted upon recommendation by the High School Principal when there are slots available.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Student Council
       The Student Council aims to discover and develop student potentials, enhance harmonious relationships among constituents of the University, and develop their awareness of individual rights and duties so that they may become law-abiding citizens of the country.

Goldies
       The Goldies is one of the academic groups in the University, and acts as the ocila arm of the High School Student Council

Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Organizations

FACULTY