Iloilo City is the educational center of Western Visayas. It has one of the oldest educational institutions in the entire Panay Island - the Colegio de San Jose, founded in 1872. Iloilo National High School built in 1906 is the first provincial public high school in the country. The University of San Agustin was established in 1904 and was made a concentration camp by the Japanese in 1941. Central Philippine University, a Protestant school, was founded by the Americans in 1905. In the same year, the Americans also established the first elementary school in the country, the Baluarte Elementary School in Molo, Iloilo City. One of the first campuses of the University of the Philippines outside of Diliman, Quezon City, is the University of the Philippines in the Visayas which was principally based in the old City Hall building, also in Molo. The most recent government school established in Iloilo City is the Philippine Science High School which sits in the sprawling lot of Brgy. Bitoon, Jaro, Iloilo City.

The major public/state colleges and universities in Iloilo City are:
  1. Western Visayas State University
  2. University of the Philippines in the Visayas
  3. Western Visayas College of Science & Technology.

On the other hand, the major private high schools,colleges and universities are:
  1. Assumption-Iloilo
  2. Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus
  3. St. Paul's College
  4. De Paul College
  5. University of Iloilo
  6. Colegio de San Jose
  7. St. Puis XII Institute
  8. Western Institute of Technology
  9. Cabalum Western College
  10. West Bridge School for Boys
  11. Computer College of the Visayas, Inc.
  12. University of San Agusti
  13. St. Vincent Seminary
  14. Angelicum High School
  15. John B. Lacson College Foundation
  16. Iloilo Maritime Academy
  17. Central philippines University
  18. Iloilo Doctor's College
  19. Sun Yat Sen School
  20. Systems Technology Institute
  21. Iloilo Central Commercial High School
  22. Iloilo College of Business & computer
  23. Interface computer College
  24. St. Therese College, Inc.
  25. Doane Baptist Academy
  26. Colegio de las Hijas de Jesus
  27. AMA Computer Learning Center
  28. St. Anne Colege of Iloilo, Inc.
  29. Holy Rosary Academy
  30. St. Maria High School
  31. Iloilo American memorial School.

For public elementary and secondary education, there are 996 and 221 classrooms, respectively, in the city public schools. There are also several private pre-school and elementary schools in Iloilo, foremost of which are the:
  1. Alta Tierra Children Center
  2. St. Joseph Grade School
  3. Iloilo Montessori International School.




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