Quezon City - Education

Education

The city has several major educational institutions. Two of the most well-known are the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines Diliman. Also in Quezon City are medical schools such as the Our Lady of Fatima University, Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Capitol Medical Center Colleges, and the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. The Technological Institute of the Philippines, one of the top engineering schools in the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines also has an extension campus in Commonwealth area. The city government operates the Quezon City Polytechnic University, which has campuses in Novaliches, Batasan Hills, and Barangay Sto. Cristo. Business and management schools include Entrepreneurs School of Asia located in Libis, Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA), and National College of Business and Arts (NCBA). Popular women's colleges such as St. Theresa's College of Quezon City, St. Pedro Poveda College (formerly known as Poveda Learning Center), and Miriam College are also found in the city. Sectarian schools such as the Catholic Siena College of Quezon City, St. Paul University of Quezon City, St. Mary's College of Quezon City, St. Joseph's College of Quezon City, Colegio de San Lorenzo, Angelicum College, Shepherd's Grace School, the Episcopal Trinity University of Asia, and the Iglesia ni Cristo–affiliated New Era University are also found in the city. Other schools include Kalayaan College, the Central Colleges of the Philippines, Philippine Rehabilitation Institute, the main branch of the AMA Computer University, and numerous campuses of information technology schools such as Asia School of Arts & Sciences (ASAS), Informatics International College, and STI College.

Notable secondary public schools include Philippine Science High School Main Campus, Quezon City Science High School, Commonwealth High School, Ernesto Rondon High School, Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School, Batasan Hills National High School, and the University of the Philippines Integrated School. Quezon City also holds the largest number of private elementary and secondary schools in Metro Manila, such as St. James College of Quezon City Angelicum College, Ateneo de Manila Grade School and High School, Claret School of Quezon City, Sacred Heart Academy (with branches in La Loma and Novaliches), Diliman Preparatory School, Miriam College Grade School and High School, School of the Holy Spirit, School of Saint Anthony, Mater Carmeli School, Grace Christian High School, Quezon City Christian Academy, Lourdes School of Quezon City, Our Lady of Fatima University, Falcon School (Quezon City), Marian School of Quezon City, Divine Grace School, Holy Family School, St. Bridget School, Quezon City Academy. The diocesan schools are the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral School (Diocese of Cubao) and Good Shepherd Cathedral School (Diocese of Novaliches). Many Catholic parishes also operate parochial schools of their own as well.