Private Schools In Quezon City: A Quick Reference Guide

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Disclaimer: All tuition fee costs are based on Smart Parenting’s research and information gathering. Other expenses not included and disclosed can be double checked with the schools. Please note that most of the tuition fee quotes are for the existing school year 2023-2024 and may still be subject to change for the upcoming academic year.

Quezon City is home to 3.1 million residents and it remains the largest city in the country. It is widely celebrated for its vibrant entertainment culture and media. 

Quezon City in a nutshell

Quezon City used to be called “Balintawak City,” believed to be named after the “Cry of Balintawak” in 1896. An amendment was filed to change its name. It used to be the country’s capital for more than 27 years, following the enactment of Republic Act No. 333 in 1948 and formal inauguration on October 12, 1949. The national capital title was returned to Manila in 1976.

Well situated on the northeast portion of Metro Manila, the city is home to nearly one-fourth of Metro Manila’s population: first among the thirty-three (33) highly urbanized cities with the largest population in the country. The city was named after Manuel Luis Quezon, the Philippine president when the city was inaugurated. It is known for various historical landmarks, monuments, libraries, parks, commercial centers, and malls.

The Schools Division of Quezon City, officially established in the 1950s, started with 20,593 elementary school children and 310 secondary school students. It has now ballooned to 258,201 elementary and 143,462 high school students. Meanwhile, EduRank’s Philippines top universities, the main campuses of the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University, can also be found in the city.

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Quezon City private schools

Aside from top-ranking universities and venues for history and commerce, Quezon City is also an home to other quality educational institutions, both public and private. And if you’re considering a private school for your child, Smart Parenting put together a list below.

Diliman Preparatory School

Founded in 1969, Diliman Preparatory School (DPS) is a private, non-sectarian school that adopts the Whole Brain Learning System (WBLS). WBLS is an educational philosophy of holistic development that brings out the "genius" in every child and equips them with the 7 Self-mastery skills in learning.

DPS offers the academic track (STEM, HUMSS, GAS) for senior high school in addition to other special programs in terms of English proficiency intervention, space science, robotics, tourism, healthy lifestlye, and stream.
Address: Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
Contact Number: 02 8931 0731
Annual Fee for grades 1-3 starts at P103,928

Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila basic education consists of grade school, junior and senior high school. Ateneo grade school claims to provide a “well-balanced program of activities and experiences to develop academic competence and a commitment to Christian values,” which aims to prepare gradeschoolers for high school. In high school, students are groomed to discover themselves, along with their skills, talents, and abilities, to later on apply theories and abstract concepts to practical life.

According to its website, “Co-educational admission will begin in School Year 2024-2025 for the Kinder, Grade 1 and Grade 7 levels of Ateneo de Manila. By School Year 2029-2030, all Basic Education levels in Ateneo from Kinder to Grade 12 will be fully co-ed.”
Address: Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Contact Number: 02 8426 6001
Annual Fee for grade 7 starts at P204,310

Miriam College

Formerly known as Maryknoll, Miriam College is a premier women’s Catholic educational institution founded by the Maryknoll Sisters of New York in 1926. The Quezon City campus offers academic programs at the basic and tertiary levels.
Address: Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Contact Number: (+6302) 8930-MCQC (6272)
Annual Fee for grade 1 starts at P145,444

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St. Bridget School Quezon City

St. Bridget integrates curricular and co-curricular activities with its main goal of having and producing a Christ-centered, competent, responsible, committed, and just society-builder Filipina. At St. Bridget, the teachers work, share, pray, and support each other as a community of professionals in Catholic education. Their basic education program offers primary, intermediate, junior, and senior high school levels.
Address: 94 Bayani Street, Barangay Marilag, Project 4, Quezon City
Contact Number:+632 8913 6410
Annual Fee for grade 1 starts at P66,187

St. Theresa's College Quezon City

Theresians’ guiding principle is called LEADSTAR: Leadership, Excellence, Advocacy, Discipline/Discipleship, Service and Simplicity, Truth, Accountability, and Reform. They offer academic programs from pre-K to senior high school.
Address: 116 D. Tuazon Street, Quezon City
Contact Number: Junior and Senior High School: (02) 8740-1821 Grade School: (02) 8740-1802
Annual Fee for Grade 7 starts at P99,507 and for Grade 8 at P104,417

Stella Maris College Quezon City

Stella Maris College (SMC) is a private learning institution run by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, established in 1955 in Cubao. SMC community believes in contributing to nation-building and to the mission of the church through the transformative experiences and programs it offers to its students. SMC accepts boys and girls from Kindergarten to Senior high school.
Address: 891 Cambridge Street, Cubao, 1109 Quezon City, Philippines
Contact Number: 09497431349 / 8912-2985
Annual Fee for grade 1 ranges from P40,000-P42, 000

Immaculate Conception Cathedral School

Immaculate Conception Cathedral School (ICCS) is a private catholic school that believes in forming faith and building the future as active witnesses of catholic faith while honing skills, talents, and building character. It offers early childhood education programs up to grade 12.
Address: 39 Lantana Street, Cubao, Quezon City
Contact Number: (02) 8727 2742 loc 402
Annual Fee for grade 1 starts at P39,784.65

St. Paul University Quezon City

St. Paul believes in the transformative power of education through innovative teaching methods and outcome-based educational framework, not to mention their state-of-the-art facilities. They offer preschool to senior high school basic education programs. 
Address: Gilmore Avenue, Quezon City
Contact Number: (02) 8726 7988
Annual Fee for grade 7 starts at P91,551.36

The Seed Montessori School

The Seed Montessori School was organized and operated by 3-generation Montessori teachers trained in prestigious Montessori training centers in Italy and the United States under the supervision of the Association Montessori International. It was founded in October 1988. In line with their mission is to educate the child with respect, dignity, and care while “guiding him in the unfolding of his unique personality to reach his full potential”. They offer early childhood programs to adolescence based on the tenets of Montessori approach and curriculum.
Address: 61 Madasalin Street, Sikatuna Village, Quezon City
Contact Number:02 8931-7240
Annual Fee for preschool to Kinder starts at P62,000 (excludes books and miscellaneous fees)

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St. Mary’s College Inc

St. Mary’s College boasts of its 298 years of legacy in nurturing faith, building passion for excellence, and developing compassion for service. They are proud of the Quality Transformative Ignatian Marian education for preschool to senior high school while offering bachelor’s degree programs for college-level students.
Address: 37 Mother Ignacia Avenue, Barangay Paligsahan 1103 Quezon City
Contact Number: 8 373 6847 local 123
Annual Fee for grade 7 starts at P98,677.80

Claret School of Quezon City

Claret School of Quezon City takes inspiration from the ideals of St. Anthony Mary Claret whose commitment is to the promotion and realization of God’s reign and salvation. The school aims to mold persons whose acquired knowledge is translated into virtue while working towards the social transformation of Philippine society. Claret School of Quezon City is “committed to providing the community a distinct experience of an integrated Christian formation through Claretian education.” They have programs from preschool to senior high school.
Address: Mahinhin St., UP Village, Diliman, Quezon City
Contact Number: (02) 8921 6587, 8 9217316 local 211
Annual Fee for grade 11 starts at P111,311.36

School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City
Established in 1978 by the SSpS Sisters of St. Arnold Janssen, the School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City is a Catholic Institution where Christian values are taught and upheld from Pre-School to Senior High School. Focusing on transformative holistic formation, SHSQC offers creative, collaborative, reflective, and technologically relevant teaching techniques for all its graduates since 1983. SHSQC is Level III PAASCU Accredited and PEAC-ESC Certified. The Senior High School Department offers the Academic Track with STEM, HUMSS and ABM strands.
Address: F. Sotto St., BF Homes, Quezon City, Philippines
Contact Number: 8931-4049
Annual Fee: For entry-level (Nursery, Grade 1, Grade 7 and Grade 11), ranges from P80,000 to P120,000

Holy Spirit School in Cubao
The school was established in 1967 and is strategically situated at the heart of New Manila, adjacent to the Convent of the Holy Spirit. The school is Level II PAASCU Accredited and FAPE/ESC Certified and currently accepts male and female students from Pre-School to Senior High School. It is part of the system of Holy Spirit Schools run by the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, founded by St. Arnold Janssen.
Address: 29 Ilang-Ilang St., Cubao, Quezon City
Contact Number: 8721-7689

Other sources: quezoncity.gov.ph, depedqc.ph, unep.org