Philippine High School for the Arts
| Philippine High School for the Arts Mataas na Paaralang Pang-sining ng Pilipinas |
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Los Baños, Laguna Philippines |
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| Type | Public arts high school |
| Established | June 11, 1977 (Enacting Legislation in 1978) |
| Campus Director | Dr. Victor Emmanuel Carmelo D. Nadera Jr |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Enrollment | 130-145 |
| Campus | National Arts Center, Mount Makiling |
| Color(s) | Blue, Red and Yellow |
| Affiliations | Department of Education, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Cultural Center of the Philippines |
| Website | www |
The Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) is a specialized public high school in the Philippines offering arts-focused education established in 1978 by virtue of Presidential Decree 1287. An attached agency of the Department of Education, it consults with the Cultural Center of the Philippines for policy and program implementation of its arts program. Aside from the Basic Education curriculum prescribed by the government, it offers various specializations in the field of arts. Entrance to the school is highly competitive: at any given time, it has a small population of 130-145 students to ensure high quality of instruction. Students accepted into the PHSA are given full scholarship and living assistance. Its campus is located in the National Arts Center in Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna.
Every year, the school opens its application process through the Annual Nationwide Search for Young Arts Scholars (ANSYAS). Applicants must be graduating Filipino elementary school students not more than 14 years old with outstanding abilities in the arts. Once accepted, students undergo basic education classes in the morning and specialized instruction in the afternoon. There are currently five fields of specialization that the school offers:
It is estimated that the government spends around Ph₱ 500,000.00 (US$11,000 in 2012) per student in his or her stay in the school. Upon graduation, scholars pursuing higher education are obligated to enroll in an arts course. Similar to other specialized schools, graduating batches have names. The first batch that graduated in 1979 was named in honor of National Artist Guillermo Tolentino.
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