▁and ▁succession ▁of ▁princip als ▁took ▁over , ▁after ▁Mad amba ▁retired ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Student ▁population ▁of ▁VM HS ▁tradition ally ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁San ▁Miguel , ▁Qu ia po , ▁S amp al oc ▁and ▁Santa ▁M esa ▁consisting ▁of ▁family ▁hom ogen ous ▁in ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁standards ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁trans f ere es ▁from ▁provinces ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁P adre ▁Burg os ▁Element ary ▁School ▁( P B ES ) ▁of ▁Princi pal ▁Wil fred o ▁C . ▁N illo . ▁in ▁Alt ura ▁St . ▁Sta ▁M esa , ▁Man ila . ▁District ▁ 4 ▁He aded ▁by ▁Cong . ▁Edward ▁Mac eda ▁and ▁Council or ' s ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁once ▁had ▁a ▁biggest ▁student ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 4 8 1 ▁with ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁ 4 8 8 . ▁Victor ino ▁Map a ▁at ▁present ▁bo asts ▁of ▁a ▁big ▁and ▁well - equ ipped ▁aud itor ium ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁'' " B ul w ag ang ▁Vel ay o "). ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁C urr icul um ▁ ▁Special ▁Science ▁C urr icul um ▁ ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁Science ▁curr icul um ▁is ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology - ▁Science ▁Education ▁Institute , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁batch ▁being ▁accepted ▁in ▁first ▁year ▁high ▁school ▁level ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁For ▁the ▁moment , ▁support ▁form