Philippine Tiong Se Academy

What Philippine Tiong Se Academy does

Philippine Tiong Se Academy is a non-profit, non-sectarian private school founded in 1899 and located on V. Tytana Street in Binondo, Manila. It is the oldest Chinese school in the Philippines and provides bilingual K-12 education (English and Filipino with Chinese language instruction) aligned to the Department of Education's Matatag Curriculum. The institution serves Chinese-Filipino families in Metro Manila, offering a continuous kindergarten-through-grade-12 pathway on a single campus.

The academy's core product is its bilingual academic program, supplemented by mathematics curriculum from Scholastic (Prime Math) and technology integration through partnerships with TechFactors, Robotek, and HappyDWorkshop. In 2025 it formalized an academic consultancy arrangement with Xavier School to support its pursuit of PAASCU accreditation, signaling a quality-assurance initiative. The school also runs community and cultural activities such as Buwan ng Wika celebrations and earthquake preparedness drills. The technology stack is conventional for a Philippine private school — no proprietary AI or platform is disclosed; instructional technology is delivered through third-party vendor partnerships.

The business model is straightforward tuition-based education: revenue is generated primarily from per-student tuition fees paid by families, with the institution operating as a non-stock, non-profit entity. The school employs approximately 31 staff and operates from a single campus, with no disclosed satellite locations, online programs, or commercial revenue streams. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is community-driven — leveraging 125+ years of brand equity within the Chinese-Filipino community of Binondo and multi-generational alumni ties to sustain enrollment.

Name

Philippine Tiong Se Academy

Legal name

Tiong Se Academy, Inc.

Website

https://tiongseacademy.edu.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Philippine Tiong Se Academy is a non-profit, non-sectarian private K-12 school founded in 1899 in Binondo, Manila, providing bilingual English-Filipino-Chinese education to Chinese-Filipino families through a single campus and tuition-based enrollment model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

English Learner (EL/ESL/ELL) & Bilingual Education Programs (EDAJAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bilingual & Language-Immersion Early Learning Academies (EDACADAG)

Keywords

• K-12 bilingual education
• Chinese-Filipino private school
• Values-based basic education
• DEPED Matatag curriculum
• Early Education to Senior High

Headquarters

HQ city

Manila

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrollment Fees: The school generates revenue through tuition fees from students across all educational levels - Early Education, Grade School, Junior High School, and Senior High School. Enrollment fees are collected during open enrollment periods for each school year.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tiong Se Academy delivers a K-12 basic education program from Early Education through Senior High School using a bilingual English and Chinese curriculum aligned to the DEPED Matatag Curriculum. The offering combines academic instruction with holistic student development, supported by extracurricular programs including athletics (basketball, wushu), academic clubs, the Daybreak school paper, the Research Portal, and the Student Council. Educational services are delivered on a tuition-based enrollment model at the Binondo, Manila campus.

Product overview

Tiong Se Academy is a non-profit, non-sectarian private Chinese-Filipino school established in 1899, offering a comprehensive K-12 basic education program with a bilingual curriculum (English and Chinese). The institution operates as a unified educational offering built around its DEPED Matatag-aligned K-12 program, complemented by supporting programs including the Daybreak student publication, Research Portal for academic scholarship, Academic Clubs for extracurricular enrichment, Athletics Program for competitive sports, and Student Council for leadership development. The school serves students from Early Education through Senior High School, emphasizing holistic development of Filipino, Chinese, and Chinese-Filipino learners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Basic Education Program Full K-12 basic education program covering Early Education, Grade School, Junior High School, and Senior High School levels, delivered with bilingual English and Chinese instruction aligned to the DEPED Matatag Curriculum. Targeted at Chinese-Filipino families and students from Early Education through Senior High School.
• Bilingual Curriculum (English and Chinese) Dual-language educational approach combining an English-medium curriculum focused on language skills and critical thinking with a Chinese-medium curriculum focused on language proficiency and cultural heritage. Targeted at students from Early Education through Senior High School.
• DEPED Matatag Curriculum Implementation K-12 education system aligned with the Department of Education's Matatag Curriculum, emphasizing foundational skills, lifelong learning, and holistic student development from Kindergarten through Senior High School. Targeted at students across all grade levels at TSA.
• Athletics Program School sports program supporting competitive athletics including basketball (FAMPSSA tournaments) and wushu (Palarong NCR championships), with students earning silver, gold, and bronze medals. Targeted at enrolled TSA students.
• Academic Clubs Program Extracurricular program featuring academic clubs including SaMaKa (Social Studies), Book Lovers Club (Library), Gamers (Math), Reaksyonista (Science), and KreaTiong (English and Filipino). Targeted at enrolled TSA students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Student athletes won medals in FAMPSSA Basketball Tournament (Silver) and Palarong NCR Wushu Championship (multiple gold, silver, bronze)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Xavier SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025Academic partnership where Xavier School President Fr. Joseph Haw, SJ visited Tiong Se Academy to reinforce collaboration. Xavier School provides academic consultants (Ms. Rosie Moscoso, Ms. Ditas Dairo, Ms. Julie Ann Cruz) and supports TSA's PAASCU accreditation process through training opportunities, best practices sharing in curriculum development, and documentation support for internal assessments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hope Christian High School: Hope Christian High School is a Manila-area private school with strong Chinese-Filipino community roots, offering K-12 programs similar to TSA in scale, curriculum orientation, and target demographic.
• Philippine Cultural College: Philippine Cultural College is a Chinese-Filipino K-12 school in Manila whose bilingual education mission, cultural preservation focus, and target student demographic closely mirror TSA's positioning.
• Chiang Kai Shek College: Chiang Kai Shek College is a Chinese-Filipino K-12 school in Manila with a comparable bilingual English-Chinese mission and Chinese-heritage community orientation, directly competing for the same family demographic TSA serves.
• Grace Christian College: Grace Christian College is a Chinese-Filipino K-12 school in Metro Manila delivering values-based holistic education with Chinese language and heritage programming—directly comparable to TSA's mission, structure, and target families.
• Saint Jude Catholic School: Saint Jude Catholic School is a Manila-based private K-12 institution serving a substantial Chinese-Filipino student body, offering a comparable values-based, culturally-rooted education experience to TSA.

Broad incumbents

• Xavier School: Xavier School is the largest and most established Chinese-Filipino Catholic boys' school in Metro Manila (San Juan/Mandaluyong), offering K-12 education with substantially greater scale, financial resources, and alumni network than TSA. It is simultaneously TSA's academic partner (providing consultants and PAASCU support) and its primary competitor for Chinese-Filipino students.

Regional players

• Hwa Chong Institution: Hwa Chong Institution is a premier Singaporean K-12 institution with deep Chinese-heritage roots and bilingual Chinese-English instruction, comparable in mission to TSA's bilingual education and cultural preservation mandate, though operating in a different geographic market.
• Anglo-Chinese School (Singapore): Anglo-Chinese School shares historical name lineage with TSA (which was itself formerly called 'Anglo-Chinese School') and operates a comparable English-Chinese bilingual education tradition in a regional Asian context, providing a useful international benchmark for curriculum and brand positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OfficialTSA1899
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/philippine-tiong-se-academy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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