The first national high school in the south of Cebu City was opened on June 7, 1993 and acquired its name as Cebu City Don Carlos A. Gothong Memorial National High School – Basak Extension through DECS Order No. 5, series of 1989. This was made possible through the joint effort of the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports now Dep-Ed, Division of Cebu City headed by Dr. Dolores P. Abellanosa and Cebu City Government with Hon. Alvin B. Garcia as Mayor. The first principal was Dr. Matilde R. Mayonila. The school started with 300 first year students with 50 students per section. There were eleven pioneer teachers namely Mrs. Lilibeth Tujan, Mrs. Ruby Enriquez, Mrs. Agnes Alfajardo, the late Mrs. Agustita Gabrera, Mrs. Fermencita Pacaña, Mrs. Josefina Bacalso, Miss Teresa Baril, Mr. Ricardo Diola, the late Mr. Mario Gabuya, Mr. Severino Panton and Mrs. Evelyn Hinon. The school became independent with national funding last October 9, 1993. The following year, in 1994, the school acquired its new name, the Basak National High School. Through Sangguniang Panlungsodresolution in 2004, Basak National High School was converted into Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School. This school's was named after Vicente Rama, a representative of Cebu's 3rd district instrumental as the author and sponsor of the bill of creating the City of Cebu and was enacted into a law as Commonwealth Act No. 58 by the Philippine Congress on October 20, 1936. He is also known as the "Father of the Cebu City Charter". The school mainly serves the entire portion of Basak-San Nicolas and Basak-Pardo. It also serves the nearer barangays around it like Mambaling, Punta Princesa, Tisa, Kinasang-an Pardo, and Quiot.
Area demographics
Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School is situated in two barangays of Cebu City: Barangay Basak San Nicolas, headed by Barangay Captain Hon. Norman Navarro together with his eight councilmen, Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer; has its boundaries:
The other barangay is Barangay Basak Pardo, headed by Barangay Captain Hon. Yolandito Cagang together with his eight councilmen, Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer; has its boundaries:
North: Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elementary School
The Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School was established in 1987 under the name of Cebu City Don Carlos A. Gothong Memorial National High School-Basak Extension. Then, it was renamed into Basak National High School on July 1993. In 2003, the school was renamed into Don Vicente Rama Memorial National High School in honor of the former Cebu City Mayor and resident, the late Senator Vicente Rama. At the present, the school is being administrated by Principal Marilou T. Dela Cuesta and Dr. Maximo C. Aniana Jr who is task to take chargethe Night Session. The school is one of the biggest public schools in the south of Cebu City. The facilities of the school are adequate and its curriculum is inline with the Department of Education's curriculum. It has an active Supreme Student Government which monitors and mediates school activities. The latter also assists the school official in all events within the school.
