DepEd SDO Bataan is one of the twenty Schools Division Office in Central Luzon Region. The Province of Bataan is a peninsula which is found in the western part of Luzon between Manila Bay and West Philippine Sea. Bataan has an outstanding cultural and historical background, heritage and history. The province has attractive scenic view and enchanting natural landscapes that describe the wonders of the place. 

Bataan is very significant in the Philippine history because Bataan was among the first provinces to revolt against Spanish regime. Not only that in World War II, Bataan was the last line of defense against invading Japanese forces. Bataan is basically an agricultural province. Farming, fishing and forestry are still the leading sources of livelihood in the province. Rice remained its principal crop. 

By virtue of Executive Order No. 94 issued in 1947, the Department of Instruction was changed to Department of Education. During this period, the regulation and supervision of public and private schools belonged to the Bureau of Public and Private Schools. Later, it became the Department of Education and Culture by virtue of Proclamation 1081 issued in 1972 and the Ministry of Education and Culture in 1978 y virtue of P.D. No. 1397. Thirteen regional offices were created and major organizational changes were implemented in the educational system.

In August 2001, Republic Act 9155, otherwise called the Governance of Basic Education Act, was passed transforming the name of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) to the Department of Education (DepEd) and redefining the role of field offices (regional offices, division offices, district offices and schools). RA 9155 provides the overall framework for (i) school head empowerment by strengthening their leadership roles and (ii) school-based management within the context of transparency and local accountability. The goal of basic education is to provide the school age population and young adults with skills, knowledge, and values to become caring, self-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens.

In accordance to RA 9155, SDO Bataan adheres to the national educational policies, plans and standards, and exercises authority, accountability and responsibility for the following:

1. Developing and implementing division education development plans;
2. Planning and managing the effective and efficient use of all personnel, physical and fiscal resources of the division, including professional staff development;
3. Hiring, placing and evaluating all division supervisors and schools district supervisors as well as all employees in the division, both teaching and non-teaching personnel, including school heads, except for the assistant division superintendent;
4. Monitoring the utilization of funds provided by the national government and the local government units to the schools and learning centers;
5. Ensuring compliance of quality standards for basic education programs and for this purpose strengthening the role of division supervisors as subject area specialists;
6. Promoting awareness of and adherence by all schools and learning centers to accreditation standards prescribed by the Secretary of Education;
7. Supervising the operations of all public and private elementary, secondary and integrated schools, and learning centers; and
8. Performing such other functions as may be assigned by proper authorities.