 Mariano Trias, then Governor of Cavite, suggested that a High School be established in Cavite, San Roque or Caridad.The school was established on June 19, 1902 with 25 students mostly from the towns of Cavite, San Roque and Caridad.However, classes could not start because of cholera, the buildings in bad condition, there were no desks, and building was unsanitary because it was used as a pig pen.