Search for the best international schools in the Philippines; you can find a list of selected schools at the bottom of this page. Use the search filters to select only girls' or boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools or sixth forms; or you can search for schools that offer a particular curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, the UK national curriculum, a US-style model or the International Primary Curriculum.
International schools can be found in most major cities in the Philippines, with the majority concentrated on Manila, Cebu and Davao. Some 32 per cent of the archipelago’s 101 million people are aged 14 or under and demand for education is strong.
Private schools accounted for some 46 per cent of all high schools in 2008, enrolling about 21 per cent of secondary age students. Many international schools follow American study programmes, with British, German, Singaporean and Australian systems also used.
There is a prestigious Jesuit College catering to Chinese and Filipino students, a Catholic school serving the Chinese community and an international school dedicated to Mahatma Ghandi that aims to bring world class education within reach of a wider section of society.
English is the medium of instruction at the 19 IB World School in the Philippines, of which 18 are authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma, with Domuschola School, near Manila, gaining authorisation for the programme in 2017.
Some schools offer the IB Diploma alongside foreign or Filipino national curriculums and exams. The German European School Manila offers the IB Diploma in parallel with the German Abitur, while students who matriculate with the IB at the International School Manila are also awarded its own American-style high school diploma.
Parents are advised to check schools’ accreditation arrangements with bodies such as the Council of International Schools, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or the Federation of British International Schools in Asia.
Since 2011, education has been compulsory from age 5 to 17. Public schooling now includes of one year of kindergarten, six years of primary school, four years of junior high school and two years of senior high. English is the main medium of instruction and there are three types of high school, general, vocational and science. The latter are selective.
The Philippines achieved universal primary enrolment in 1975. Gross secondary enrolment stood at 93 per cent of the age group for girls and 84 per cent for boys in 2013. The gross tertiary enrolment rate was 40 per cent among girls and 31 per cent for boys in 2014. The school year begins in June and ends in March.
If you are looking specifically for International Baccalaureate World Schools in the Philippines, you can find selected schools on our sister website: www.ibyb.org.
2332 Pasong Tamo Extension,
Fort Bonifacio,
Manila,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Capitol Hills Drive,
Matandang Balara,
Quezon City NCR,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Brent Road,
Baguio City,
2600,
Philippines
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Brentville Subdivision,
Mamplasan,
Biñan, Laguna,
4024,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Building 6601 Binictican Drive,
Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales,
Subic,
2222,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
Southern Part of Philippine Islands,
Naga City,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
IDC Building, E Rodriguez Jr Ave,
Libis,
Quezon City,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
PO Box 735,
Pit-os, Talamban,
Cebu City,
6000,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Upper McKinley Road,
McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio,
Taguig City,
1634,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
168 President Magsaysay Street,
Kasambagan,
Cebu City,
6000,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.
Dormitory 1, Philsports Complex,
Molave Street, Ugong,
Pasig City,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
MCPO 2016,
0706 Makati City,
Philippines
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
14-15 Annapolis St, North East Greenhills,
San Juan,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
75 Swaziland Street,
Better Living Subdivision,
Paranaque City,
1711,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
1242 Benavidez Street,
Tondo, Manila,
Metro Manila,
1008,
Philippines
Co-educational, Boarding, Day.
10 Grant St.,
Greenhills,
San Juan, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Girls, Day.
KM25 General Aguinaldo Highway,
Anabu 2D,
Imus City, Cavite,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Preparatory, Senior.
University Parkway,
Fort Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig City,
1634,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
951 Luna Mencias St.,
corner Araullo St.,
Mandaluyong City,
1550,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
27 Jetta St. Village East Cainta Rizal.,
Cainta,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Main Street,
South Forbes Golf City,
Silang, Cavite,
4118,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
3270a Armstrong Avenue,
Merville Access Road, Merville Park,
Pasay City,
1300,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Alabang-Zapote Road, Alabang,
Muntinlupa,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Senior.
4 Escaler St.,
Loyola Heights,
Quezon City,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
Circumferential Roas,
Friendship Highway, Barangay CutCut,
Angeles City, Pampanga,
2009,
Philippines
Co-educational, Boarding.
Bradco Avenue, Aseana Business Park,
Paranaque City,
Metro Manila,
1700,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Atmosphere Resorts and Spa,
Maayong Tubig,
Dauin,
6217,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
JOSOL Building, E Rodriguez Avenue,
Libis,
Quezon City,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
327 Ycaza Street,
San Miguel,
Manila,
1005,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
Zuellig Avenue,
North Reclamation Area, Mandaue City,
Cebu,
6014,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
Lots 1 & 40, Block 2 East Street,
East District, Asena City,
Paranaque,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
1281 Tropical Avenue Corner,
Luxembourg Street, BF Homes International,
Las Pinas City,
1740,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
Gulod Itaas,
Batangas,
4200,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Mahogany Avenue,
Dagatan,
Lipa City, Batangas,
4217,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.
PCPD Building,
2332 Chino Roces Avenue Extension,
Taguig City,
1630,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
36th Street, University Park,
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City,
Makati, Metro Manila,
1634,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
339 Robinson Circle, Capt. Henry Javier Drive,
Oranbo,
Pasig City,
1600,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
21-2 Friendship Highway,
Cutcut,
Angeles City,
2009,
Philippines
Co-educational, Day.
64 Xavier Street,
Greenhills West,
San Juan City, Metro Manila,
1500,
Philippines
Boys, Day.