Top 10 Most Expensive High Schools In The Philippines Right Now

With the cost of tuition skyrocketing in the Philippines, education ends up eating a large chunk of any family’s annual expenses. But just how much does it take out of a Filipino family’s wallet to send a child to some of the most exclusive schools? Here are the 10 most expensive schools where you can educate your child in the Philippines this year. Although many private schools are quite secretive about their fees, it’s good to see if parents are really getting what they’re paying for.

10. De La Salle Zobel

Located in the exclusive village of Ayala Alabang, DLSZ’s tuition fees for high school students were set roughly around Php 130,000 per year back in 2015—and this year tuition fee increases were implemented, as well as a campus development fee. This school is known for its great facilities and a strong athletic program, which extends to physical therapy, an enormous football field with synthetic grass, archery and weights rooms, and classes for martial arts, automotives and handicrafts.

9. Colegio San Agustin-Makati

Tuition is now over Php 110,000 for this school located in Dasmarinas Village in Makati, not including hidden fees like miscellaneous fees, yearbook and graduation fees and other charges.  The facilities for this school include enormous multi-level covered courts and gymnasium, well-stocked library and computer

center, as well as a cafeteria and polysports complex. It also has large multipurpose auditoriums.

8. Ateneo High School

Back in 2015, it would cost a family Php 135,000 per year to send a child to all-boys school Ateneo in Quezon City, which does not include fees for graduation, books, and other resources. Ateneo has facilities comparable with many other schools on this list, include a sprawling gymnasium, open-air and well-ventilated rooms meant to be in harmony with the environment.

7. Xavier School

Located in San Juan, Mandaluyong, this all-boys Filipino-Chinese Jesuit school charged well over Php 140,000 back in 2014 for tuition fees, which did not include graduation fees, books and other miscellaneous charges. Xavier offers an immersion program in China to its students, state of the art facilities, guidance counseling and a newly-integrated International Baccalaureate program for those interested in pursuing a university degree abroad.

6.  La Salle Green Hills

2015 statistics showed that LSGH charged Php141,000 per year for a student to enroll in its high school division, non-inclusive of miscellaneous fees and other charges. La Salle Green Hills, an all-boys school located in Mandaluyong, has good drafting facilities and airconditioned classrooms, automotives and culinary electives, a swimming pool for training and a large gymnasium for students.

5. Reedley International School

Back in 2015—the most recent year with tuition information—Reedley charged Php 180,000 per year, not including matriculation fees, books or any other fees that would comprise the cost of education there. Reedley offers big and small class learning options, has special classes to encourage learning and development for those with special needs, and is planning to relocate to a much larger facility, which will include vast classrooms and an update gymnasium.

4. Southville International School

This school does not disclose its tuition fees on its official site, but grade school tuition this year is set for Php150,000 for grade school students—and the high school tuition is bound to be much higher. Southville, located in Las Pinas, does not include books in its tuition fees. It has a dance studio, well-equipped computer center and football field and gymnasium, as well as high-tech online facilities that enable off-campus learning.

3. The British School Manila

For the school year 2014-2015, the fees of this school in Bonifacio Global City came up to 5,340 British pounds and Php 362,700 for Grades 10-11 per year, and 5,895 British pounds plus Php 400,140 per year for Grades 12-13. This is non-inclusive of the Php 200,000 entrance fee, the Php 15,000 application fee and its capital development fee. BSM comes with well-equipped laboratories, a performing arts theatre, music halls for both the primary and secondary level as well as play areas.

2. International School Manila

Located in Fort Bonifacio, ISM charges $12,380 and Php 398,600 as the annual fee for those entering Grades 9-10, and $13,840 and Php 445,100 for those entering Grades 11-12—this is non-inclusive of its $3,500 Matriculation Fee, a Facility Enhancement Fee, ESL fees and an Application Fee. ISM has a well-designed media center, transportation system, in-house concessionaires that offer vegetarian options, and courses in design technology and wellness.

1. Brent International School

Brent charges $8,764 and Php 402,632 as its annual payment for students in its Upper School (Grades 9-12), which does not include its non-refundable Capital Development Fee of $1,575, Matriculation Fee of $3,000 and fees for reserving slots, planning to sit for the International Baccalaureate exams and an option for ESL (English As A Second Language) students. This Laguna school is known for its excellent facilities—a state-of-the-art library and computer center, tennis courts, full-sized baseball diamond, heated swimming pool, fitness center and healthy cafeteria selections which include yogurts and a salad bar. Students use their ID for purchases and to keep track of use of school facilities such as book checkouts.