Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School

Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School (DARSSTHS), located along Don A. Roces Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines, is one of the premier science high schools in ( NCR alongside Philippine Science High School and Quezon City Science High School and is the only science-technology high school in the Quezon City (NCR) with the Strengthened Technical-Vocational Education Program (STVEP) curriculum.Founded in 1951, the school has always enjoyed a strong participation in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the MTAP Math Challenge, the District, Division, Regional, and National Schools Press Conference and, most notably, the Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines (STEP) Skills Competition.It is also a consistent top-performing school in Quezon City next to Quezon City Science High School.HistorySituated on a lot donated by the family of the late Don Alejandro Roces Sr. (former councilor and newspaper publisher) along Roces Avenue in Obrero, Quezon City, the Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School had modest beginnings in the early 1950s as an annex of another high school, which catered exclusively to first- and second-year students.In 1964, Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Annex found its footing and became a complete high school at the end of the school year and graduated 34 students from the original batch. Following the next two years of development, the school operated on a two-track curriculum: the College Preparatory and Vocational system. During these years, some outstanding male teachers were granted scholarships by the Colombo Plan and were trained consequently in New Zealand.