About Us

Tiong Se Academy, (Abbreviation: TSA; simplified Chinese: 中西学院; traditional Chinese: 中西學院; pinyin: Zhōngxī Xuéyuàn) formerly known as Anglo-Chinese School and Philippine Tiong Se Academy, is a non-profit, non-sectarian private Chinese school located at Sta. Elena Street, Binondo, Manila near 168 Shopping Mall, the Cityplace Square, and Lucky Chinatown Mall. It was established on April 15, 1899 in response to the growing need of education in the post-Spanish era Chinese community. The school turned the first page of formal Chinese education in the Philippines, earning the recognition of being the country’s pioneer and oldest Chinese school.

Our Philosophy of Education

Tiong Se Academy, Inc., a Chinese-Filipino basic education school,

• is a beacon of learning that equips the young Chinese-Filipino with knowledge, skills, attitudes and values (KSAV) to succeed even in a unique environment.
• offers progressive academic and formation programs designed to holistically develop the Filipino, Chinese, and Chinese-Filipino learners.
• supports the learner, together with his/her family, to become a productive member of the global family.
• serves as an environment that nurtures excellent Chinese-Filipino culture, traits, and practices like perseverance, integrity, truthfulness, and a sense of community.

Vision
Tiong Se Academy, Inc., a non-stock, non-profit basic educational institution, commits to pursue human excellence driven by relevant quality academic and formation programs that nurture the Chinese-Filipino character and develop social awareness and responsibility, a sense of community, resilience in the ever-changing challenging global environment.

Mission
Tiong Se Academy, Inc. is committed to foster academic excellence and holistic development of Tiongseians, enabling them to maximize their full potential and to become socially responsible global citizens.

Core Values
We envision graduates who are ACADEMICALLY COMPETENT and who practice the values of SENSE OF COMMUNITY, TRUTHFULNESS, INTEGRITY, and RESILIENCE.

Institutional Goals

As a Chinese-Filipino school, TSA upholds the Chinese tradition while inculcating Filipino customs and values. As such, TSA

• instills nationalism and promotes pride in one’s cultural heritage that adheres to truth, justice, and peace.
• develops in the learner the value of respect and obedience to the laws of the land as well as service to our country.
• supports programs that improve the quality of life of every student, especially, the less fortunate Chinese-Filipino and Filipino learners.

As a Basic Education School, TSA is committed to the holistic development of its students. To prepare them for college and to equip them with the capacity to succeed, TSA

• provides an integrated and balanced curriculum that caters to the development of effective communicators in three languages and who are critical and creative thinkers
• delivers a highly engaging learning environment that develops intrapersonal and interpersonal relational skills.
• creates opportunities for students to discover and develop their individual talents, capabilities, and interests.
• enriches the students’ capacity for productive work enhanced with appropriate work ethics.

Objectives of the School

As a basic education institution, Tiong Se Academy, Inc. strives to achieve the following:

1. holistic development of each student in all domains – physical, intellectual, cultural, moral and psycho-social through an integrated balanced curriculum that enables students to achieve standards of learning, competencies, and discipline that will equip them with the skills to responsibly participate in the local, national and global community.

2. provision for the personal and moral formation of the Tiongseian anchored on the school’s core values which foster a profound love for his/her creator, country and family, a genuine respect for self and others as well as a deep sense of service to the community and its environment.

3. Promotion and nurture of the students’ unique Chinese-Filipino heritage as demonstrated in the school’s two-pronged curricula which develop the Tiongseian’s understanding, and appreciation of their rich, cultural identity. This unique character of the Tiongseian leads to greater respect for multicultural diversity and solidarity in the transformation of the world.