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Department of Education
                          Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
                              Division of City Schools
                 BALIWASAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STAND-ALONE
                          San Jose Road, Zamboanga City
                                 Tel No. 957-3739
                               DEPED’S PROFILE
                                       VISION
                                We dream of Filipinos
                         who passionately love their country
                         and whose values and competencies
                       enable them to realize their full potential
                  and contribute meaningfully to building the nation.
                        As a learner-centered public institution,
                             the Department of Education
                              continuously improves itself
                            to better serve its stakeholders.
                                      MISSION
    To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-
                     based, and complete basic education where:
       Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating
                                      environment.
          Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner.
    Administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and
               supportive environment for effective learning to happen.
     Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share
                   responsibility for developing life-long learners.
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                                 CORE VALUES
                                    Maka-Diyos
                                     Maka-tao
                                   Makakalikasan
                                    Makabansa
                                   MANDATES
    The Department of Education was established through the Education Decree of
    1863 as the Superior Commission of Primary Instruction under a Chairman. The
    Education agency underwent many reorganization efforts in the 20th century in
      order to better define its purpose vis a vis the changing administrations and
     charters. The present day Department of Education was eventually mandated
       through Republic Act 9155, otherwise known as the Governance of Basic
          Education act of 2001 which establishes the mandate of this agency.
 The Department of Education (DepEd) formulates, implements, and coordinates
policies, plans, programs and projects in the areas of formal and non-formal basic
   education. It supervises all elementary and secondary education institutions,
 including alternative learning systems, both public and private; and provides for
the establishment and maintenance of a complete, adequate, and integrated system
         of basic education relevant to the goals of national development.