Felipe G. Calderon Elementary School

At 1904, the school children of Tanza were being taught the primary course of education in a rented building in Barangay Biwas that belonged to the Pacumio family.

In 1915, the national government appropriated in a big amount of its budget for the construction of schools. The town of Tanza was very lucky enough to be the recipient of three concrete school; one in Biwas, one in Barrio Amaya and one in Barrio Julugan.

The building is used for teaching children the English language from Grades I to IV. The rented building is used for the intermediate course that is from Grades V to VI.

In 1930, five additional rooms were added to the original building. In 1933, the municipal government purchases an additional one half hectare piece of land adjacent to the original sites.

The Home Economics building was constructed in 1932 and the Industrial Arts Shop was constructed in 1940. In 1942, the Japanese military forces occupied the school buildings and made it their headquarters. Before they left in 1944 most of the property including some of the building were destroyed.

In April 1945, the school opened and the start of rehabilitation began. The municipal government appropriated some funds for the repair of the buildings, and later the national government.

In 1950, the school has an enrolment of 1,000 children from Grades I – VI. There were 25 teachers, one principal and one supervising principal.

Through the initiative of the Order of the Knights of Rizal the name Tanza Elementary School was changed to Felipe G. Calderon Elementary School in honor of Atty. Felipe G. Calderón, the author of the Malolos Constitution and was born in this town, through the Resolution No. 20 of the Municipal Sangguniang Bayan of Tanza, Cavite requesting the Ministry of Education and Culture to change the name of Tanza Elementary School to Felipe G. Calderon Elementary school. On Motion of Sangguniang Bayan Member Angel Ricasata, it was resolved to approve Resolution No. 20 of the Municipal Sangguniang Bayan of Tanza, Cavite last January 10, 1980 in a special session of the provincial Sangguniang Bayan held at Provincial Capitol, Trece Martires City.

For the school year 1996–1997, Felipe G. Calderon Elementary School has twenty – three (23) buildings to house the two thousand six hundred three (2 603) pupils enrolled during that current school year. Sixty – three (63) teachers are presently employed to handle 55 classes. A principal assigned to supervise the school and she also serves as the coordinating principal of the district in the absence of a District Supervisor.