History

Mariveles National High School Poblacion was founded in 1985. It was during the term of Mayor Melba Buenaventura who initially requested the DECS Division Office of Bataan to open a new secondary high school in the town proper of Mariveles. It was only Mariveles Municipal High School in Barangay Cabcaben that existed as public secondary school that provide free secondary education, It was June of the same year when the request was approved.

The first municipal high school in the town proper of Mariveles was initially located at Mariveles Public Market building occupying several rooms to accommodate the first enrollee of five girls and thirteen boys. The school became an annex of Mariveles High School in Cabcaben as the main campus under the supervision of Mrs. Ester S. Paguio who assigned two pioneer teachers, Mr. Jose D. Reyes and Mr. Elias Fiel. These two educators were the first high school mentors of the students in all subject areas. The distance between the main campus and annex, plus the fact of having no principal paved the way to assign an Officer-in -Charge to manage the well increasing number of students, Mr. Jose D. Reyes was the first Officer-in-Charge from 1985-1991.

On its second year, Mariveles High School - Annex gained positive response with the community. The enrollment increased that resulted to its growing need for more teachers and classrooms. Makeshift classrooms were constructed at the basement of the public market office building on its third year and four additional teachers were assigned.

With its growing number of population, the Municipality of Mariveles with the help of several officials provided a cite where two rooms were constructed. The land was beside the municipal hall building since the Public Office Market could not accommodate additional makeshift classrooms. The first batch of graduates occupied the two rooms in the new site where Mariveles National High School Poblacion is located.

The school continued its remarkable progress and there was an unprecedented number of enrollees up to the term of Dr. Simeona Emata. Several buildings were constructed from Local Government, Department of Education Culture & Sports and Non Government Organizations, under its officers in charge Mrs. Marina Barlis.

It was 1996 when Mariveles National High School Annex was established as an independent secondary high school and it changed its name to Mariveles National High School Poblacion under the supervision of its first principal Mr. Jose D. Reyes. Temendous changes occurred as the Municipality of Mariveles permanently donated the land area of 5,000 square meters for school site ready for titling. The school continued to grow with its enrollees. The first shifting schedule was implemented to answer the problem of overpopulation of students. Despite population related problems, Mariveles National High School - Poblacion heralded as top three in achievement in the Newly Nationalized Secondary High School in Region III in 2001.

To answer the school's growing population, the first annex school was inaugurated in SY 2001 - 2002. It was located at Kadiwa Bldg. inside the Bataan Export Processing Zone at Barangay Malaya.

Mrs. Francisca S. De Roxas was the next principal following the term of Mr. Reyes. She served the school from June 2002 to July 2005.

Under the term of Mrs. Marina M. Barlis, the next principal, more buildings were constructed in and out of the school campus. This would not be possible without the help of the Provincial and Local Government.

This school year, 2009-2010, MNHS-Poblacion has a new principal in the person of Mr. Quirino G. Barlis. Various construction projects are being done to solve the problem about security and to accomodate the increasing number of students.

With the progress achieved from its humble beginning, Mariveles National High School - Poblacion continue its vision and mission of serving the community of Mariveles high quality education.