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Senior high school – Grades 11 to 12 in the K-12 curriculum – is a relatively recent development in the basic educational system in the Philippines. Most of us in our mid-20s and older only had to go through four years in high school (or only up to Grade 10) and then went on to college or vocational school. Now, with the addition of senior high school, students need to have gone through Grade 11 and Grade 12 to be considered official high school graduates.
For their senior high school, students can choose among several tracks and strands:
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When a student chooses a particular strand, it does not mean that he or she is committing to take a related course in college. However, it will definitely be an advantage of a student’s senior high school track is related to his or her college course, in terms of stored knowledge, and also because students from different tracks might encounter different requirements when they go to college. This applies not only to admission requirements but also to other opportunities; for example, the DOST scholarship, which is intended for students who want to pursue a career in science and technology, accepts applications from STEM students of whatever rank but require that those from other strands/tracks belong to the upper 5% of their class.
Because each track and strand has a set of subjects that are unique and involve special knowledge and skill, not all schools are able to offer all the possible tracks and strands. So it’s not uncommon for a student (and their parents!) to assume that they’ll be going to a particular school for senior high, only to realize that that school does not offer the track or strand that they are interested in and planning to take up.
This can result in some last-minute scrambles to find a school that not only (1) offers the track/strand they want, but also (2) is in a location that can be gotten to from the family home without an enormous amount of trouble, and (3) has a tuition fee that is within the family’s budget (because – let’s face it – some schools have unbelievably high fees that are out of reach for most Filipino families).
We are all for budgeting and planning ahead, so we’ve taken the time to compile a list of senior high schools in Cebu (both in and outside Metro Cebu) as well as the senior high school tracks and strands that they offer.
We grouped the senior high schools according to strand/track so that, if you’re a student or a parent, you can immediately go to the strand that you’re interested in and see in that section what options you have for senior high school.
Within each strand, the schools are grouped according to location: (1) Cebu City, (2) Mandaue City, and (3) Lapulapu City – since these 3 cities are home to around 55% of the population of the entire island of Cebu – and then (4) alphabetically by town/municipality then name of school.
If you are aiming to find out what tracks and strands are being offered by a school that you want to attend (or that you want your child to attend), we have a section at the end that lists down some of the more well-known schools in Cebu with the senior high school tracks and strands that they offer. You can also simply use your browser’s search function (Ctrl+F in Google Chrome, for example) to quickly find the school you’re looking for.
Note: With time, some schools may decide to add or remove a track/strand from their offerings for senior high school, so once you have made a shortlist of the schools you will potentially choose, do make sure you go to their official websites or Facebook pages to get the absolute latest information from them, as well as other essential details like admission requirements, deadlines for application, etc.
The Accountancy and Business Management (ABM) strand prepares students for business-related careers such as accountancy, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing.
In this section you will find a list of senior high schools that offer the ABM strand in the following cities/municipalities in Cebu:
The senior high schools in Cebu City that offer the ABM strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Mandaue City that offer the ABM strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Lapulapu City that offer the ABM strand for senior high school are:
The Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) strand prepares students for careers in the field of humanities such as history, language arts, and literature, as well as social science careers such as communications, economics, journalism, political science, and psychology.
In this section you will find a list of senior high schools that offer the HUMSS strand in the following cities/municipalities in Cebu:
The senior high schools in Cebu City that offer the HUMSS strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Mandaue City that offer the HUMSS strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Lapulapu City that offer the HUMSS strand for senior high school are:
The Science and Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand prepares students for careers in fields such as the natural sciences, medicine, computer studies, engineering, and mathematics.
In this section you will find a list of senior high schools that offer the STEM strand in the following cities/municipalities in Cebu:
The senior high schools in Cebu City that offer the STEM strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Mandaue City that offer the STEM strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Lapulapu City that offer the STEM strand for senior high school are:
The General Academic strand (GAS) is for students who do not have a clear preference yet as to what field or career they want to go into after school. The curriculum includes subjects from various strands and there are elective subjects that the students can choose from any of the tracks or strands offered by the school.
In this section you will find a list of senior high schools that offer the GAS strand in the following cities/municipalities in Cebu:
The senior high schools in Cebu City that offer the GAS strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Mandaue City that offer the GAS strand for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Lapulapu City that offer the GAS strand for senior high school are:
The main promise of the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) track is to provide students with “job-ready skills.” In practical terms, this means that graduates of the TVL track in senior high school can undergo competency-based assessment by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and, if they pass, obtain a National Certificate Level II (NC II) that allows them to apply for jobs in a related sector right away. A senior high school offering the TVL track can offer any or a combination of these specializations:
In this section you will find a list of senior high schools that offer the TVL track in the following cities/municipalities in Cebu:
The senior high schools in Cebu City that offer the TVL track for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Mandaue City that offer the TVL track for senior high school are:
The senior high schools in Lapulapu City that offer the TVL track for senior high school are:
The Arts and Design Track prepares students for careers in creative and artistic fields such as in visual arts, design, music, dance, literature, film, and theater.
Compared to the academic and vocational tracks, there are only a few schools in Cebu offering the Arts and Design track for senior high school.
In this section you will find a list of senior high schools that offer the Arts and Design track in the following cities/municipalities in Cebu:
The Sports track prepares students for careers in sports science and other sports-related fields such as coaching, officiating, fitness, physical therapy, and sports event management.
There are only eight senior high schools in Cebu that offer the Sports track.
If you have a particular school in mind for senior high school, you can use your browser’s search function (such as Ctrl+F in Google Chrome) to find the school name within this page and see what tracks and strands they offer.
Below are the senior high school tracks and strands offered by some of the more well-known schools in Cebu.
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