Tiong Se Academy

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Tiong Se Academy
中西学院
Hokkien (for Chinese curriculum)
English, Filipino (for English curriculum)
Color(s)Blue, White, and Yellow
   
SongTSA School Song
(中西学院校歌)
NicknameTiongseians
Former namesAnglo-Chinese School (c. 1902–1923, 1935–1975)
First Chinese Elementary School (1923–1935)
Tiong Se Academy (1975–1996, 2013–present)
Philippine Tiong Se Academy (1996–2013)
Tiong Se Academy
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōngxī Xuéyuàn
Chinese schools in Philippine cities

Tiong Se Academy, (

Chinese education in the Philippines, earning the recognition of being the country's pioneer and oldest Chinese school.[2]

History

Tiong Se Academy was established as the "Anglo Chinese School" on April 15, 1899 by

Imperial Chinese
Consulate-General.

The school moved to Calle San Fernando in 1899; to Calle de Salazar in 1909, then Calle Sacristía (Ongpin) in 1910, and finally to Calle Santa Elena in 1912.[3]

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 controversial Filipinisation of foreign schools in the country in the 1970s, the school's name was changed to "Tiong Se Academy" on February 24, 1975. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines credited the school as a model for educational institutions for Chinese and Filipino-Chinese people.[3]

Curricula

English curriculum

K-12 Basic Education System

Since school year 2012–2013, the school complies with the

senior high school
levels for Academic Track (General Academics Strand and Accountancy, Business and Management Strand).

Chinese curriculum

The school's Chinese curriculum is proposed to follow the 12-year basic education system. Subjects to be taught for senior high school levels were under study and were expected to be offered in June 2016 with the Grade 11 English classes. TSA uses the simplified Chinese characters for teaching Chinese since the first semester of school year 2007–2008 for elementary and high school levels and since June 2012 for pre-school.

In elementary and high school levels, TSA maintains a three-period-per-day (fifteen periods a week) policy as mandated by the Filipinization law of the late President Marcos, which is in effect to date.

In June 2012, the school added a new

Chinese Culture
(文化) subject to educate today's generation of Filipino-Chinese of the culture of their ancestors.

Notable alumni

See also

Gallery

  • Facade
    Facade
  • Historical marker
    Historical marker
  • Telentan Hall
    Telentan Hall


References

  1. ^ "List of Senior High Schools". Department of Education. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Eskwelahan atbp [Archive] - Bhatugan.com" (in Filipino). bhatugan.com. August 12, 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Tiong Se Academy (Marker) (in Filipino). National Historical Commission. 2014.
  4. ^ "Anti-Japanese Hero of the Philippines" (in Chinese). Zhongshan Celebrity Database. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b "History | FFCCCII – Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc". Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Annual report" (PDF). www.asianbanks.net. 2003. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

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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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