Since 1969

           Linao  is  one  of  the  largest  and  progressive  of  the  34  barangays  of  the  Municipality of Matalam. It became a  regular barangay  55 years ago under the municipality of Kidapawan, then later by Kabacan and finally  of this municipality It has  a wide irrigated lowland area  planted to palay while the upland area is mostly  planted  to permanent crops such as coconut especially rubber trees. The name Linao derived from the word " MALINAO" , an Ilonggo term which means "MATIN-AW" or clear as it was formed through the junction of  three  rivers; Dalapuan, Muhimilit, and Linao . Datu Calagyo, a Manobo chieftain a tribal leader and early settler insisted that  the place is called Linao because of the serenity  of the deep portion of the river which for him means a peaceful entry and settlement of  his relatives and Christians.

            Barangay  Linao is  situated  in  one  of  the rich valleys  of  the north-eastern of the municipality at the boundaries of  the  municipalities s of Antipas  and Pres. Roxas which are part and  portion of the vast Arakan Valley Complex. It is 25 kilometers  away from  the municipal poblacion and 40 kilometers away from the  Division Office in Amas, Kidapawan City. It has an area of 2,200  hectares  of land of which 90 hectares  located in the southern portion is a  reserved town site divided into residential lots and others as lots for other public utilities.

The  community is under  the able  stewardship of strong and conscientious leaders led by an energetic Punong Barangay Nerio J. Cabundocan and assisted  by  equally  active barangay  kagawads, who are  either  government  employee  retirees, religious lay leaders and progressive  businessmen and successful farmers. The community leaders  had been  in one way been supportive of the school programs and projects of the school.Likewise in the campaign against drug addiction, the barangay council's Committee on Peace and Order is working   all along with the school's Drugs  Education  Prevention Committee, headed by the school principal.

            In its early years of existence , this  community  was  inhabited  by the Manobos. However, they moved towards the  upper  portion  of  the  complex  when  more  and  more  Christians  came  in  for  permanent settlement dominantly by the  Hiligaynons, then the Ilocanos, Cebuanos and  others  tribes  of  which  1% are the indigenous tribes. It has a population of 5,000 inhabitants of which 13% of these are of age bracket, 13 - 16.