Tiong Se Academy
| Tiong Se Academy | |||||||
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| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 14°36′13″N 120°58′21″E / 14.60365°N 120.97257°E | ||||||
| Information | |||||||
| School type | Private, Chinese | ||||||
| Motto | 有恒，崇实，自重，爱群 (Perseverance, truthfulness, dignity, sense of community) | ||||||
| Established | April 15, 1899 | ||||||
| Founder | Engracio Guinco Palanca (Tan Kang) | ||||||
| Principal | Margarita Gutierrez | ||||||
| Grades | 1 to 12 | ||||||
| Language | Mandarin Chinese, Hokkien (for Chinese curriculum) English, Filipino (for English curriculum) | ||||||
| Colors | Blue, White, and Yellow | ||||||
| Song | "TSA School Song" (中西学院校歌) | ||||||
| Former names | Anglo-Chinese School (c. 1902–1923, 1935–1975) First Chinese Elementary School (1923–1935) Tiong Se Academy (1975–1996) Philippine Tiong Se Academy (1996–2013) | ||||||
| Website | beta | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 中西學院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中西學院 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中西学院 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngxī Xuéyuàn | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Chinese-Western Academy | ||||||
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| Chinese schools in Philippine cities |
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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) is a Chinese private school situated along Santa Elena Street in Binondo, Manila.
Established on April 15, 1899 as the Anglo-Chinese School, TSA is considered as the first Chinese school in the Philippines.