Dumaguete is the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines, and has been dubbed as a "university town" or a "center of learning in the south" by the local and regional media due to the presence of four universities and a host of other colleges and schools in the city. This article lists those schools, colleges and universities.
Universities Name Location Year Established PrivateFoundation University (FU) Main Campus – Miciano Road, Taclobo and North Campus – Dr. V. Locsin St., Taclobo 1949 Silliman University (SU) Main Campus – Hibbard Avenue, Pob. 5 and College of Agriculture and IEMS Campus – Bantayan 1901St. Paul University Dumaguete (SPUD) Veterans Avenue, Bantayan 1904StateNegros Oriental State University (NORSU)Main Campus 1 – Kagawasan Avenue, Capitol Area and Main Campus 2 – Bajumpandan 1907
Colleges
Name Location Year Established AMA Computer College Dumaguete Perdices cor. San Jose Streets, Pob. 3 1980 Asian College – Dumaguete Dr. V. Locsin Street, Taclobo 1972 Colegio de Santa Catalina de Alejandria (COSCA) Main Campus - Bishop E. Surban Street, Pob. 3 and Campus 2 - Brgy. Talay 1959 Maxino College Bagacay 2007Metro Dumaguete College Main Campus - E.J. Blanco Extension, Daro and Campus 2 - Brgy. Magatas, Sibulan 2002 Presbyterian Theological College Cantil-e 1995 STI College Dumaguete Libertad Street, Pob. 8 1983
Technical-Vocational Institutes
Name Location Date Established Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts (DACA) Rizal Blvd., Brgy. 4 2010 En Gedi International College Upper Talay 2012 Metrologyx Institute of Technology - Metro Dumaguete Campus Motong 2023 New World Culinary Institute - Dumaguete Claytown, Daro 2019 Royhle Flight Training Academy Buñao 2013 Teamskills Technological Institute, Inc. Capitol Area, Daro 2011 UpFuture Technical and Vocational Institute Inc. West Rovira Road, Pulantubig 2023
Private elementary & high schools
Name Pre-School Grade School High School ABC Learning Center √ √ Catherina Cittadini School (closed) √ √ √ Dumaguete Agape Chinese Christian Academy (DACCA) √ √ √ Dumaguete Mission School √ √ √ Dumaguete Missionary Baptist Academy √ √ √ Dumaguete UCCP Learning Center √ FBC-Alpha Omega Academy √ √ √ Galileo Learning Center √ Ginjosh Grace Christian Academy √ Heartland Academy of Dumaguete, Inc. (Living Word Christian School) √ √ Holy Cross High School √ √ √ Joshua Generation International Academy √ Kainos Montessori Christian Academy, Inc. √ √ Larmen de Guia Memorial College √ √ √ Lifegiver Christian Academy √ √ √ Little Village Educational Foundation, Inc. √ √ √Olivet Learning Institute of Asia √ √ Siloam International Christian School √ √ Soongsil Agapia International High School √ √ √ SouthDale Integrated School √ √ √ St. Louis School of Don Bosco √ √ √ SYL (Saceda Youth Lead) High School √
Public elementary schools
The DepEd-Dumaguete Schools Division has 3 districts namely: North District, South District and West District. DepEd Division office is located inside the campus of Taclobo National High School.
Name Location Year Established NORTH DISTRICT Amador Dagudag Memorial Elementary School (formerly East City Elementary School) Flores Avenue, Looc 1927 Batinguel Elementary School Batinguel 1939 Camanjac Elementary School Camanjac 1938 Candau-ay Elementary School Candau-ay 1958 Magsaysay Memorial Integrated Farm School L. Rovira Road, Pulantubig 1936 North City Elementary School E.J. Blanco Drive, Piapi 1936 WEST DISTRICT Balugo Elementary School Balugo 1975 Cadawinonan Elementary School Cadawinonan 1976 Junob Elementary School Talay 1925 West City Elementary School Jose Pro Teves Street, Taclobo 1932 West City Exceptional Child Learning Center (SPED) WCES Compound, Taclobo 1992 West City Science Elementary School WCES Compound, Taclobo 1997 SOUTH DISTRICT Babajuba Elementary School Junob 1994 Calindagan Elementary School Cittadini School Compound, Calindagan 1993 Cantil-e Elementary School Cantil-e 1957 City Central Elementary School Cittadini School Compound, Calindagan 1947 Hermenegilda F. Gloria Memorial Elementary School Banilad 1997 South City Elementary School L. Macias Avenue, Mangnao-Canal 1931
Public high schools
Name Location Year Established Camanjac National High School Camanjac 1968 Calenica Gono Pal Technical-Vocational School Batinguel 2025 Dumaguete City National High School* City High Road, Calindagan 1967 Hermenegilda F. Gloria Memorial High School Banilad 2002 Junob National High School Talay 1983 Magsaysay Memorial Integrated Farm School (High School) Pulantubig 2026 Negros Oriental High School^ Kagawasan Avenue, Capitol Area, Daro 1902 Piapi High School E.J. Blanco Drive, Piapi 2007 RTPM-Dumaguete Science High School (Regional Science High School of Negros Island Region) Ma. Asuncion Avenue, Daro 1988 Taclobo National High School Taclobo 1999*Division Leader School, DepEd Dumaguete^Division Leader School, DepEd Negros Oriental
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