•       Originated from the armed forces of the Philippines school for enlisted men (AFPSEM). •Established informally in fort stotsenbergh (Basa Air Base) in 1946. It was originally conceived as a school for enlisted men which aimed to extend the benefit of secondary education to a AFP personnel who were recruited to fight during the huk campaign.    

        It was established as a public school in September 11, 1958 as a result of a M.O.A. between the department of education and the Philippines Army  

            Upgraded by the virtue of the approval of the DECS into a tertiary educational system and was named Fort Bonifacio College in 1967.           

            In 1978, Major Oswaldo P. Villanueva assumed the presidency. In the span of years, FABC has traveled far since then. Mrs. Lydia F. Pineda, Principal III, assumed leadership. The morale and welfare of the faculty, staff and students were uplifted. 

High school department was nationalized in 1988.The Philippine army ceded the Fort Bonifacio College to the city government of Makati through a memorandum of agreement in January 10, 1990.        

•         January 10, 1990, the Philippines army ceded the fort Bonifacio College to the city government of Makati through a memorandum of agreement.

 

•        FBHS now occupies a multimillion modern building given by the city of Makati under the dynamic leadership of former mayor Jejomar C. Binay and the city council headed by former vice mayor Arturo Yabut. Dr. Erlinda C. Usabal is the principal of FBHS.

Mr. Samuel C. Bulan was designated as OIC principal in 2001. FBHS has been reaping honors and awards academic and sportswise. 

In April 2003, Mr. Dominico C. Idanan was designated as the new principal of the school and renewed the quality of education and desirable values through a high standard of competence, commitment and dedication. He introduced a goal-oriented Fort Bonifacio with the battle cry: Forward Fort Bonifacio High School and Hit the Star. On February 26, 2004, http://www.fbhs-makati.edu.ph/, the official website of FBHS was launched through the initiative of the school's ICT coordinator, Mrs. Lilybeth D. Sagmaquen

 Mr. Samuel C. Bulan was again designated FBHS officer in charge in September 2004. A man of action, he instituted significant program and projects. Through his project rebound, the school performance level in the NAT and DAT was raised from the cellar to third and fourth places respectively.

On October 9, 2006, Mr. Wilmore C. Moredo assumed his office as the new principal of Fort Bonifacio High School.

 

CURRICULUM

      Fort Bonifacio High School follows the Curriculum of the Basic Secondary Education of the Department of Education which is  intended to meet basic learning needs and as a stage of free formal education. To discover and enhance the different aptitudes and interests of the student so as to equip learners with skills for productive endeavor and/or prepare for tertiary education .

      FBHS follows the objectives of the Secondary Education Curriculum to

·        Develop skills in higher intellectual operations, critical and creative thinking, and more complex comprehension and expression activities in varied life situations;

·        Broaden scientific and technological knowledge and skills as means for optimizing one’s potentials for self-development and for promoting the welfare of others;

·        Develop an enlightened commitment to the national ideals by discerning, preserving and developing desirable traditions and values of the Filipino heritage;

·        Acquire productive and entrepreneurial skill, a work ethic, and occupational knowledge essential both for making an intelligent choice as regards one’s career and for specialized training in one’s occupation;

·        Obtain knowledge, for desirable attitudes, and imbibe moral and spiritual values for understanding the nature and purpose of the human person and thus of one’s self, one’s own people, and other peoples, cultures and races both in our country and in the community of nations;

·        Heighten one’s abilities in and appreciation for the arts and sports.

The Core Learning Areas and Content are:

• Subjects:
  • English
  • Math
  • Science
  • Filipino
  • MAKABAYAN
    • Araling Panlipunan
    • Technology and Livelihood Education
    • Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health
    • Edukasyong Pagpapahalaga

Curricular Approaches and Strategies

• Use of Integrative modes of teaching (thematic, core subject, content based instruction
• Use of Collaborative teaching strategies (Team teaching, use of resource persons, etc.)
• Use of active learning strategies
• Application of life skills
• Application of valuing process
• Provision of varied activities tat address multiple intelligences