Tiong Se Academy

Tiong Se Academy
Location
Binondo

Manila, Metro Manila

Philippines
Coordinates14°36′13″N 120°58′21″E / 14.60365°N 120.97257°E / 14.60365; 120.97257
Information
School typePrivate, Chinese
Motto有恒，崇实，自重，爱群
(Perseverance, truthfulness, dignity, sense of community)
EstablishedApril 15, 1899
FounderEngracio Guinco Palanca (Tan Kang)
PrincipalMargarita Gutierrez
Grades1 to 12
LanguageMandarin Chinese, Hokkien (for Chinese curriculum)
English, Filipino (for English curriculum)
Color(s)Blue, White, and Yellow
   
Song"TSA School Song"
(中西学院校歌)
Former namesAnglo-Chinese School (c. 1902–1923, 1935–1975)
First Chinese Elementary School (1923–1935)
Tiong Se Academy (1975–1996)
Philippine Tiong Se Academy (1996–2013)
Websitebeta.tiongseacademy.edu.ph
Chinese name
Chinese中西學院
Traditional Chinese中西學院
Simplified Chinese中西学院
Hanyu PinyinZhōngxī Xuéyuàn
Literal meaningChinese-Western Academy
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngxī Xuéyuàn
Chinese schools in Philippine cities

Tiong Se Academy[a](simplified Chinese: 中西学院; traditional Chinese: 中西學院; pinyin: Zhōngxī Xuéyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-se Ha̍k-īⁿ; abbreviation TSA) is a Chinese private school situated along Santa Elena Street in Binondo, Manila.

Established on April 15, 1899 as the Anglo-Chinese School, TSA is considered as the first Chinese school in the Philippines.

History

Tiong Se Academy was established as the "Anglo Chinese School" on by Engracio Guinco Palanca (Tan Kang), the first Chinese consul to the Philippines. Tankang solicited funds from the Chinese community in the Philippines for the school's foundation. Established on April 15, 1899, it first held classes at the backyard of the Imperial Chinese Consulate-General.[2] This is considered as the first Chinese school in the archipelago as the Spanish banned private Chinese education.[3][4]

The school moved to San Fernando Street, San Nicolas in 1899; to Salazar Street, Binondo in 1909, then Sacristía Street (modern Ongpin), Binondo in 1910, and finally to Santa Elena Street, Binondo in 1912.[2]

The school was closed in 1942 following the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II and was opened again in 1945.

Due to the Filipinization of foreign schools in the country in the 1970s, the school's name was changed to "Tiong Se Academy" on February 24, 1975.[2] This was derived from the Hokkien language transcription of "Anglo Chinese School".[5]

Heritage recognition

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines as stated in a historical marker installed on June 14, 2013 credits the school as a model for educational institutions for Chinese and Filipino-Chinese people.[2]

See also

  • Historical marker
    Historical marker
  • Telentan Hall
    Telentan Hall

Notes

  1. ^ Tiong Se Academy was known as:[1]
    • Anglo-Chinese School (小呂宋華僑中西學堂; later 後改為馬尼拉華僑中西學校; abbreviation ACS)
    • First Chinese Elementary School (華僑第一小學校)
    • Philippine Tiong Se Academy (菲律濱中西學院; abbreviation PTSA)

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Tiong Se Academy. Archived from the original on August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tiong Se Academy". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures (in Filipino). Historic Sites And Structures Documentation Center. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Standard, Manila (April 3, 2024). "Filipino-Chinese schools prepare students for business success". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Sussman, Gerald (1976). "Chinese Schools and the Assimilation Problem in the Philippines" (PDF). Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia. 14 (1): 102-103.
  5. ^ Palanca, Ellen (2002). "A Comparative Study of Chinese Education in the Philippines and Malaysia" (PDF). Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia. 38 (2): 46. Ironically, Chinese transcriptions, which actually sound very Chinese, were allowed. Hence Anglo-Chinese School, the oldest Chinese school in the Philippines, changed its name to Tiong Se School, a transcription of its Chinese name in Hokkien dialect.
Preceded by
First 		Oldest Chinese School in the Philippines
April 15, 1899 		Succeeded by
Hua Siong College of Iloilo
February 25, 1912
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