Built Heritage
Airport Elementary School
Category: Built Heritage
Sub-category: Education
Barangay: Airport
Other Name: Landing
Ownership: Department of Education
Location: Barangay Airport, Ormoc City School
Special Features: Airport Elementary School is located at the interior part of the barangay. It is the smallest school in District V, Ormoc City Division offering Kindergarten to Grade VI classes in a multigrade class
History: Airport Primary School is very essential to the community because it is where the foundation of the children begins. Eventhough it is a multigrade school its product is not behind from other complete school. Airport Elementary School before was known as Airport Primary School. It was established last January 1985. The school site of the barangay was acquired through purchase, with an area of seven thousand nine hundred thirty nine (7,939) square meters. It was acquired through the efforts of the Barangay Council of Brgy. Airport requesting the President of the Local Gov't and Community Development. The Punong Barangay in the person of Timotea J. Omega was authorized to sign the Deed of Sale for the purpose of the barangay school site. The first classroom was a nipa hut with only two teachers handling two grades. Mrs. Rosemarie Salinas was handling Grade 1 and Mrs. Evelyn Tulagan was handling Grade 2. Few years after the enrolment decreased, the class became a combination class, one teacher handling two classes. Mrs. Estrella l. Doria took care of her class and was still a lone teacher. After a year again, Mrs. Doria was transferred and Mrs. Vilma L. Sacay handled her classes. In 2015, another teacher was given to the school and they opened Grades 5-6 with Mrs. Jillianne Kaye M. Cabonce handling. Today, the school is offering complete grades from kindergarten to grade six but there is still a combination of classes. Airport Elementary School is a satelite school of Libertad Elementary School with a principal monitoring the school once a week.
Physical Description: Materials: Cement, G.I. sheets, lumber, marine plywood
State of Preservation: Structural of Stability: The buildings are in good condition because it was newly repaired due to the damaged done by the typhoon Yolanda.
Threats: Safety of the pupil because the school is located near the Ormoc City Airport runway.
Date of Construcation: Feb, 1986
Documentators: Lyn C. Omega, Jillianne Kaye M. Cabonce, Wenefreda L. Sotabento
Document Date: June 5, 2017