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Philippine Tiong Se Academy, (Abbreviation: TSA/PTSA

PTSA

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; ) formerly known as Anglo-Chinese School, is a non-profit, non-sectarian private school located at Sta. Elena Street, Binondo, Manila

Binondo, Manila

Binondo is an enclave in Manila primarily populated by ethnic Chinese living in the Philippines. Chinatown, Manila is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594. Historically, this was where the Spanish permitted converted sangleys, their indigenous Filipino wives, and their mixed-race...

near 168 Mall and the new Cityplace Square. It was founded on April 15, 1899, hence, turned the first page of formal Chinese education in the Philippines, and earned the recognition of being the country's pioneer and oldest Chinese school

Chinese school

In Western countries, a Chinese school is a school established explicitly for the purpose of teaching the Chinese languages and dialects to Americans with Chinese ancestry, Canadians with Chinese ancestry, Americans with Taiwanese ancestry, Canadians with Taiwanese ancestry, and the youth born in...

Timeline

1899
- April 15 - The Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) was established by Tan Kong, the first Chinese consul
  Consul (representative)
  The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
  
  to the Philippines, inside the Chinese consular premises. It started with some twenty students, and no tuition fee was paid at that time.

1900

The Chinese consulate, along with ACS, moved to Ongpin Street in Manila's Chinatown. A few years later, English language was being taught in the school. Also, ACS organized its own Board of Trustees.

c. 1907

Due to rapid increase of enrollees, ACS moved to Sta. Elena Street in Binondo, Manila.

1911

ACS opened night classes, a first among Philippine Chinese schools.

1917

ACS opened its annex school in Quiapo, Manila

Quiapo, Manila

Quiapo is a district and city square of Manila. Referred as the "Old Downtown", Quiapo in known for where cheap buys or goods are being sold at rock-bottom prices and was the home of the Quiapo Church, where the feast for the Black Nazarene is held, with over millions of people attending...

. (ACS annex in 1946 became independent and would be later called Philippine Scholastic Academy.)

1919

Mr. Gan Bun Cho, the longest-served principal of ACS for 22 years, took position as school head.

1923

The newly-founded Philippine Chinese High School (now Philippine Cultural College, the country's first Chinese secondary school) first began its classes in several ACS's classrooms. PCHS, 27 years later (in 1950), transferred to Reina Regente Street upon the completion of their own school building.

1929

ACS celebrated its 30th Foundation Anniversary.

1930

ACS formed its first basketball team (boys and girls). Five years later, the boys team competed in Xiamen

Xiamen

Xiamen , also known as Amoy , is a major city on the southeast coast of the People's Republic of China. It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province with an area of and population of 3.53 million...

, Fujian

Fujian

' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

and in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

(a colony

Colony

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of Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

at that time) and won the championships. These were the greatest achievements of ACS in sports, still insurmountable to date.

1941

ACS temporarily closed due to World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

1942
- January 12 - Mr. Gan Bun Cho was arrested by the Japanese
  Imperial Japanese Army
  -Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
  
  for supporting guerilla forces in Mainland China.
- April 15 - Mr. Gan, along with Dr. Kwangson Young and others (most of them are ACS alumni) were killed by the Japanese.

During the war, the ACS was used as shelter for war refugees.

1945
- April
  April
  April is the fourth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC...
  
  - ACS immediately reopened after the Liberation of Manila
  Battle of Manila
  - Land battles :* Battle of Manila - Spanish forces and their various allies drove out the ruling Muslim elite and founded the capital city of the Philippines* Battle of Manila - A British victory in the Seven Years' War* Battle of Manila - U.S...
  
  . The school enrollment reached more than 1,500.

1946

ACS's enrollment exceeded 2,000 mark, more than 1,800 were of the day classes and more than 300 were attending night classes.

1949

ACS celebrated its 50th Foundation Anniversary.

1969

ACS celebrated its 70th Foundation Anniversary.

November 1 - ACS school building, along with most of the school records, was burned to ashes. Classes were temporarily held in several places.

1970
- November 30 - The new five-storey ACS school building was about to be completed.
- December 7 - Classes were moved to the new ACS building.

1975
- February
  February
  February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years...
  
  - The school's entity was changed to Philippine Tiong Se Academy (PTSA), in compliance with the Filipinization of Chinese schools implemented during the Marcos regime
  Ferdinand Marcos
  Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
  
  .

1980
- June
  June
  June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. Ovid provides two etymologies for June's name in his poem concerning the months entitled the Fasti...
  
  - PTSA opened its secondary
  High school
  High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
  
  curriculum.

1999

PTSA celebrated its Centennial Foundation Anniversary.

2004

PTSA marked its 105th Foundation Anniversary with celebrations at PhilAm Life Auditorium in Manila.

2006

Philippine San Bin School, a Chinese school in San Nicolas, Manila

San Nicolas, Manila

San Nicolas is located in the Western side of North Manila, at the edge of the Pasig River surrounded by the districts of Binondo and Tondo. A lost jewel in Philippine Heritage this district has kept its 19th century houses, which symbolizes the wealthy lives of the people who use to live there....

, merged with PTSA.

2009

PTSA celebrated its 110th Foundation Anniversary at four different locations, namely: Century Park Hotel Manila (November 2009), SM City San Lazaro

SM City San Lazaro

SM City San Lazaro is a shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings by Henry Sy, Sr It is located in Santa Cruz, Manila, this is the 2nd SM Supermall in the City of Manila after SM City Manila which was opened on April 2000...

(November 2009), SM Mall of Asia

SM Mall of Asia

SM Mall of Asia is a shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall developer and owner in the Philippines. SM Mall of Asia is the 2nd largest mall in the Philippines after SM City North EDSA, 3rd largest shopping mall in Asia and the 4th largest shopping mall in the world...

Music Hall (January 2010), and SM City Manila

SM City Manila

SM City Manila is the first SM Supermall in the city of Manila. It is located at Natividad Almeda-Lopez corner A. Villegas and San Marcelino Streets, Ermita, Manila just beside the Manila City Hall...

(February 2010).

2011
- April 17 - PTSA held its biggest Grand Alumni Reunion at Quezon City
  Quezon City
  Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
  
  Sports Club.
- October 30 - PTSA, together with the Philippine Chinese Education Research Center and two other Philippine Chinese schools (among 46 chosen Chinese schools and organizations in 15 countries), was cited as a "Model School in Overseas Chinese Education" in the 2nd World Chinese Language and Culture Education Conference held in Xian, Shaanxi
  Shaanxi
  ' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
  
  , China
  People's Republic of China
  China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
  
  .

English Curriculum

Pre-school

Level	Typical Age	Subjects
Nursery	3-4
Kinder Kindergarten A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school... One	4-5	Reading Reading (process) Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols for the intention of constructing or deriving meaning . It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas... and Phonics Phonics Phonics refers to a method for teaching speakers of English to read and write that language. Phonics involves teaching how to connect the sounds of spoken English with letters or groups of letters and teaching them to blend the sounds of letters together to produce approximate pronunciations... Language Language Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication... and Spelling Spelling Spelling is the writing of one or more words with letters and diacritics. In addition, the term often, but not always, means an accepted standard spelling or the process of naming the letters... Arithmetic Arithmetic Arithmetic or arithmetics is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics, used by almost everyone, for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. It involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of combining numbers... Science Science Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe... and Health Health Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain... Filipino Filipino language This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:... Writing Writing Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely... Computer Computer A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem... Physical Education Physical education Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
Kinder Two	5-6	Reading and Phonics Language and Spelling Arithmetic Science and Health Filipino Writing Computer Physical Education

Elementary and Secondary

Computer education programs in all levels are provided by H&D Information Technology, Inc. (Happy D Workshop).

English Curriculum

Currently, in all departments, the grading system used is averaging, which means each final grade in a grading period contributes 25% to the final rating of a subject, since there are four grading periods/quarters.

Grading Period/Quarter	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter
Highest Possible Grade	90	92	94	96
Passing Grade	75	75	75	75
Lowest Possible Grade	68	68	65	65

Promotion and Retention Policies

Elementary
- A student must obtain a final rating of 75.00% to pass a subject. Below such grade is not considered "passed". For such instances, he/she is required to take summer classes.
- However, if he/she fails in two (2) or more major subjects; or in one (1) major subject and two (2) minor subjects; or in three (3) or more minor subjects, he/she is retained in the same level, even if the general average is passing.

Secondary
- A student must obtain a final rating of 75.00% to pass a subject. Below such grade is not considered "passed". For such instances, he/she is required to take summer classes.
- However, if the student fails in three (3.0) or more units, he/she is retained in the same level, even if the general average is passing. Below are the tables of subjects and its corresponding units.

{| class="wikitable" width=80%

|-
! colspan="2" | For Freshmen and Sophomores
|-
! Subject !! Unit
|-
| English || style="text-align: center" | 1.5
|-
| Science || style="text-align: center" | 1.8
|-
| Mathematics || style="text-align: center" | 1.5
|-
| Filipino || style="text-align: center" | 1.2
|-
| Social Studies || style="text-align: center" | 1.2
|-
| Values Education || style="text-align: center" | 0.6
|-
| T.L.E. || style="text-align: center" | 0.6
|-
| Computer || style="text-align: center" | 0.6
|-
| Music || style="text-align: center" | 0.6
|-
| P.E. || style="text-align: center" | 0.6
|-
| TOTAL || style="text-align: center" | 10.2
|}

For Juniors and Seniors
Subject	Unit
English	1.5
Science	1.8
Mathematics	1.5
Filipino	1.2
Social Studies	1.2
Values Education	0.6
T.L.E.	0.6
Computer	0.6
MAPEH	1.2
C.A.T.	0.3
TOTAL	10.5

Extra-curricular Activities

Sports-oriented

Wushu
Wushu (sport)
The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...
Lion
Lion dance
Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is often mistakenly referred to as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is operated by two people, while a dragon needs many people...

/Dragon dance
Dragon dance
Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations. Many Chinese people often use the term "Descendants of the Dragon" as a sign of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s. Another...
Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
Chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

Non-sports

Rondalla
Rondalla
The rondalla is an ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick and generally known as plectrum instruments. It originated in Medieval Spain, especially in Catalunya, Aragon, Murcia, and Valencia...
Art Class

Trivia

The fifth principal of Anglo-Chinese School, Tiu Hun Chiong (Chinese: 张云章; served: 1915-1919), is the great-grandfather of the famous basketball player and TV personality, Chris Tiu
Chris Tiu
Chris Tiu , is a Filipino professional basketball player of Chinese-Filipino descent. He currently plays for the Smart Gilas team and is also a TV host, commercial model, and politician.He is the host of the TV shows Man vs...

.
中西, when read in Hokkien
Hokkien
Hokkien is a Hokkien word corresponding to Standard Chinese "Fujian". It may refer to:* Hokkien dialect, a dialect of Min Nan Chinese spoken in Southern Fujian , Taiwan, South-east Asia, and elsewhere....

, is Tiong Se. "中" stands for China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

(中国), and "西" stands for the Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

. (西洋). These two Chinese characters have always represented the school since the early 1900s, when English was added to the languages taught in the school.

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