Private Education Assistance Committee

What Private Education Assistance Committee does

The Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) is a private entity established by Executive Order No. 156 in 1968, serving as the designated trustee of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) — a permanent irrevocable trust fund originating from the American War Damage Fund of 1963. PEAC co-implements the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (E-GASTPE) program with the Philippines' Department of Education (DepEd), administering three core subsidy programs: Educational Service Contracting (ESC) for private junior high school students, the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP), and the Teachers' Salary Subsidy (TSS). In SY 2023-2024, these programs channeled approximately Php33.2 billion in government subsidies to 3,657 ESC-participating JHSs (897,518 grantees), 4,552 SHS VP schools (1,352,502 beneficiaries), and 55,792 qualified teachers.

PEAC operates four proprietary web-based systems — Enterprise Information System (EIS), Voucher Management System (VMS), Online Voucher Application Portal (OVAP), and Orientation Registration System (ORS) — for school certification, voucher processing, and program administration. Beyond core subsidies, PEAC delivers quality assurance certification (JHS CAI, SHS CAI, SQAI-ES), professional development training (INSET with PRC accreditation for 15 CPD units), school improvement programs (CoRE, RECAST), research grants (RSITE, DARE), association funding (ASPIRE), and publishes the Philippine Education Research Journal (PERJ). PEAC is governed by a five-member committee chaired by the Secretary of Education, with representatives from DepEd, DEPDev/NEDA, CEAP, ACSCU, and PACU.

PEAC generates revenue through administrative fees from managed programs and nominal training fees rather than direct commercial activity. Its 47-person National Secretariat coordinates operations through 16 Regional Secretariats, each headed by a Regional Program Director who is the president of a leading private educational institution in that region. Over 20 years, PEAC's programs have benefited 9.7 million Filipino students, with current penetration covering 84% of private JHS students and 93% of private SHS students. The organization has also expanded into tertiary education through TES co-implementation and is pursuing K-6 expansion of ESC via proposed amendments to RA 8545.

Name

Private Education Assistance Committee

Legal name

Private Education Assistance Committee

Website

https://peac.org.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PEAC is a private trust entity created by Philippine Executive Order that co-implements government education subsidy programs with DepEd, administering over Php33 billion annually in tuition and teacher salary subsidies to thousands of private schools nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Program Administration

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAGAJ

Title I & Compensatory Education Programs

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Special Programs (Gifted, ESL/ELL, Remedial, RTI/MTSS)

SECONDARYBPAGADAB

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDAJAFAD

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping (State/National)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (School-Delivered)

Keywords

• Education subsidy programs
• Private education assistance
• School certification services
• Teacher training programs
• Education program administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Makati City

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidy Administration: PEAC co-implements E-GASTPE programs with DepEd, administering subsidies including ESC (Php8.63 billion in SY 2023-2024), SHS Voucher Program (Php23.61 billion in SY 2023-2024), and TSS (Php990.85 million in SY 2023-2024). PEAC does not generate revenue but administers government funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PEAC co-implements the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (E-GASTPE) program with the Department of Education, administering tuition subsidies (ESC for junior high school and SHS VP for senior high school), teacher salary subsidies (TSS), and CPD-accredited teacher training (INSET). It also offers voluntary quality assurance certification for private schools (SHS VC, K to 6 VC), school improvement grants (CoRE, RECAST), research support (RSITE, DARE), and association funding (ASPIRE).

Product overview

PEAC operates a platform-based approach to managing government assistance programs for private education in the Philippines. The core offerings include the Educational Service Contracting (ESC) program, Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP), and Teachers' Salary Subsidy (TSS), which collectively form the E-GASTPE program for tuition subsidies and teacher compensation. Supporting these are quality assurance certification programs (SHS VC, K to 6 VC) and internal technology systems (EIS, VMS, OVAP). PEAC also provides supplementary programs including professional development training (INSET), research support (RSITE, DARE), school improvement grants (CoRE, RECAST), association funding (ASPIRE), scholarship programs (PEAC-REX), an annual conference (PhilEd), and a research journal (PERJ).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Philippine Education Research Journal (PERJ): Online peer-reviewed open access journal and official research publication of PEAC, published twice a year for dissemination of research on Philippine education.
• FAPE

Products and services

• Educational Service Contracting (ESC)

Quantifiable outcome

• 58% government cost savings: Public secondary schooling costs $185 per student vs ESC at $107 per grantee
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and governance.

• Phoenix Educational Foundation Inc. (PEFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEFI, through its Kaagapay Program, provides expert school coaches who assist ESC-participating schools in data-based school improvement, implementation of recommendations, and results-based management. PEAC covers the financial assistance of PHP 50,000 per school year for participating schools in the CoRE program.
• SCUOLA EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCUOLA Enterprises partners with PEAC on the RECAST (Rethinking Education, Championing and Accelerating School Transformation) program, providing educational technology packages to eligible private schools to enhance learning experience.
• Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of SingaporeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEAC developed the 'Transforming Philippine Education Through Effective Policy Reforms' executive course with the Lee Kuan Yew School, scheduled for November 2026 at NUS Bukit Timah Campus in Singapore. Program designed for education leaders to strengthen capacity for policy reform leadership.
• Department of Education (DepEd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEAC co-implements the E-GASTPE programs (ESC, TSS, SHS VP, INSET) with DepEd since 1996. DepEd provides the policy framework while PEAC handles program administration, certification, monitoring, and processing.
• Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)governanceOthersCEAP is represented on the PEAC committee as one of the five members, along with representatives from DepEd, DEPDev/NEDA, ACSCU, and PACU.
• Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACSCU)governanceOthersACSCU is represented on the PEAC committee as one of the five members, along with representatives from DepEd, DEPDev/NEDA, CEAP, and PACU.
• Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU)governanceOthersPACU is represented on the PEAC committee as one of the five members, along with representatives from DepEd, DEPDev/NEDA, CEAP, and ACSCU.
• Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and UniFAST BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHEd and UniFAST Board engaged PEAC to co-implement the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) Program under R.A. No. 10931 (Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act) in academic year 2019-2020.
• Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEAC is an accredited CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Provider of PRC, enabling INSET participants to earn credit units for renewal of their professional teaching licenses.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP): CEAP is one of the five member organizations represented on the PEAC committee and represents a large share of Philippine private schools that participate in PEAC-administered subsidy programs. Comparable as an ecosystem stakeholder rather than a direct competitor, since CEAP is a membership/advocacy body while PEAC is a program administrator.
• Department of Education (DepEd): DepEd is PEAC's primary government partner and the policy counterpart for E-GASTPE program design and funding. It is included as a peer because PEAC's role is largely co-implementation of DepEd-set policy, making DepEd the closest structural analog even though it operates at vastly larger scale and is a government agency.
• Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACSCU): ACSCU is a PEAC committee member organization representing Christian private schools that participate in E-GASTPE programs. It functions as a governance and ecosystem partner rather than a direct operational peer of PEAC.
• Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU): PACU is a PEAC committee member organization representing private higher education institutions. It is comparable to PEAC as a sector convener for private education but differs by serving higher education institutions and functioning as an advocacy body rather than a program administrator.

Direct peers

• Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST): UniFAST administers government tertiary education subsidies under CHEd and engages PEAC as a co-implementer for TES under R.A. 10931. Both organizations share the same operational model of channeling government education subsidies to students via certified institutions, differing mainly by education level (tertiary vs. K-12).
• Filipino Association of Accredited Private Schools (FAAP): FAAP accredits private schools in the Philippines and is the source of FAAP-accredited certifiers used in PEAC's ESC certification scheme. FAAP is the most direct operational peer to PEAC in the quality assurance and accreditation of private K-12 schools, with overlapping certifier networks and DepEd-aligned standards.
• Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU): PAASCU is the primary private-sector accrediting body for Philippine academic institutions and overlaps directly with PEAC's quality assurance function. Both develop assessment standards, certify schools against DepEd-aligned criteria, and serve the same population of private K-12 and higher education institutions; PEAC's Executive Director was recently elected to the PAASCU Board of Trustees.

Broad incumbents

• Commission on Higher Education (CHEd): CHEd is the Philippine government agency overseeing higher education and co-administers the UniFAST Board that partners with PEAC. It is comparable because it functions as a policy and funding counterpart for private education at the tertiary level, mirroring DepEd's relationship with PEAC at the K-12 level.
• Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA): TESDA is a Philippine government agency that administers technical-vocational education and training programs, including subsidy mechanisms. It is comparable to PEAC as a public-private education program administrator but operates at a broader scope covering technical-vocational rather than K-12 academic education.

Regional players

• Yuchengco Foundation: A Philippine private foundation that funds education scholarships, capacity-building, and youth development programs. It is comparable as a Philippine education-focused private trust entity that channels resources to schools and students, though it operates at smaller scale and without PEAC's government co-implementation role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PrivateEd_PH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9HfdaYO5IGpQJ_S3FpiL3w
• Facebookfacebook.com/PEACOfficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/private-education-assistance-committee

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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