Davao Central High School
| Davao Chong Hua High School (Davao Central High School) 納卯中華中學 |
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Sta. Ana corner J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City, Davao del Sur  Philippines
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| Type | Private, Non-sectarian, Chinese school |
| Motto | "Service, Virtue, Excellence" |
| Established | June 3, 1924 |
| Director | Celso Sy |
| Principal | Nilda T. Ramos Rosita N. Te |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Number of students | 350 |
| Campus | Sta. Ana corner J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City, Philippines |
| Color(s) | White & Blue |
| Nickname | Centralians |
| Website | dcenhs.org |
| Oldest Chinese School in Philippine Cities | |
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| Zamboanga City | Zamboanga Chong Hua High School |
Davao Central High School (Simplified Chinese: 纳卯中华中学; Traditional Chinese: 納卯中華中學; pinyin: Nà Mǎo Zhōng Huá Zhōng Xué), formerly known as Davao Chinese High School, is the first Chinese school in Davao City, established in June 3, 1924. It is a private, nonsectarian school situated Sta. Ana cor. J.P. Laurel Ave., Davao City, Philippines.
The Davao Chong Hua High School, formerly known as the Davao Central High School and Davao Chinese High School, was founded on June 3, 1924. It traced its humble beginning to two rented classrooms at San Pedro Street with only 30 students. Seeing the necessity of acquiring a permanent school site, Don Francisco Villa-Abrille Lim Juna (林全份), a charter board member, donated a 10,000 square-meter lot, which became the present school site. The first building was a one-storey wooden structure. Classes were held in the new site in January 1925 with the aim of preserving and propagating Chinese language and culture. The school offered a dual curriculum in English and Chinese. It was then the only school in the City of Davao offering Chinese language.
After twenty years of development, three classroom buildings and one dormitory were constructed, with a student population of more than 300. However, toward the end of the Japanese occupation during the World War II, all but one building were destroyed. After the war, four more classroom buildings and one dormitory was constructed.
In 1965, the city government expropriated 1,789 square meters of the school property for the Sta. Ana Avenue, which cuts through the school campus. In 1976, in compliance with Presidential Decree No.176 Filipinizing alien schools all over the country, the name Davao Chinese High School was change into Davao Central High School.
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