Tiong Se Academy

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Tiong Se Academy 中西学院
Location
Binondo Manila, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14°36′13″N 120°58′21″E / 14.60365°N 120.97257°E / 14.60365; 120.97257
Information
School type	Private, Non-sectarian, Chinese
Motto	有恒，崇实，自重，爱群 (perseverance, truthfulness, dignity, sense of community)
Established	April 15, 1899
Founder	Engracio Palanca Tan Kang
School number	406335 (DepEd designated school ID)[1]
Principal	Margarita C. Gutierrez
Grades	1 to 12
Language	Mandarin Chinese, Hokkien (for Chinese curriculum) English, Filipino (for English curriculum)
Color(s)	Blue, White, and Yellow
Song	TSA School Song (中西学院校歌)
Nickname	Tiongseians
Former names	Anglo-Chinese School (c. 1902–1923, 1935–1975) First Chinese Elementary School (1923–1935) Tiong Se Academy (1975–1996, 2013–present) Philippine Tiong Se Academy (1996–2013)

Tiong Se Academy, (simplified Chinese: 中西学院; traditional Chinese: 中西學院; pinyin: Zhōngxī Xuéyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-se Ha̍k-īⁿ; abbreviation TSA) formerly known as Anglo-Chinese School and Philippine Tiong Se Academy, is a non-profit, non-sectarian private Chinese school located at Sta. Elena Street, Binondo, Manila near 168 Shopping Mall, the Cityplace Square, and Lucky Chinatown Mall. It was established on April 15, 1899 in response to the growing need of education in the post-Spanish era Chinese community. The school turned the first page of formal Chinese education in the Philippines, earning the recognition of being the country's pioneer and oldest Chinese school.^[2]