Top Schools in Tagum City Near Lumina Homes

Tagum City in Davao Del Norte province is known for a number of things — first, it has been acclaimed as the country's future tourist capital." Second, it won 3rd place in the 2020 "Most Competitive Component City in the Philippines" category. Third, it is famous as the "Palm City Capital" for its series of palm trees bordering the Maharlika Highway. And finally, it was nicknamed "The City of Events" for the many festivals it celebrates every year. Lumina Homes penned a number of blogs about festivals in the Philippines. Be sure to check them out.

In this article, we shift our focus to three (3) of the best schools for students from elementary to college that the competitive city holds near Lumina Tagum. Let's get into more details and go on o virtual trip to Tagum City, shall we?

Achieve A Bright Future for Students via These 3 Tagum City Schools

With face-to-face classes in full swing after two years of being forced to learn via distance learning, students could again learn in physical classrooms alongside their friends, classmates, and teachers who will be instrumental to their individual intellectual growth. Below, we listed down three schools in Tagum City from elementary to college.

La Filipina Elementary School

After the preparatory kindergarten, the next significant step is elementary education from Grades one to six. La Filipina Elementary School is the go-to educational institution for elementary students in the City of Tagum. Through its Facebook page, the Tagum elementary school features recent activities conducted in line with the National Reading Month, held every November nationwide.

The latest one is called "Book Character Parade," a program for school pupils to present their favorite characters in any fictional stories and don an exquisite costume of their chosen character. The program was held at the school gymnasium, where pupils with the best costumes were awarded. Last October, meanwhile, the school published a story featuring its pupils doing community service through a collaborative clean-up drive and forest tour at Canocotan Bypass Road, in Hijo Farm and the coastal area on October 29.

After the release of passers in the mentally grueling licensure exam for aspiring public accountants, the school also featured through its Facebook an alumna of the school, Alvielle Izza Catcha, who achieved the 4th spot among the top-notchers in the said licensure examination for certified public accountants.

La Filipina National High School (LFNHS)

After fulfilling elementary education, La Filipina National High school is inarguably one of the top academic high school institutions in the City of Tagum for learners to advance and further their academic aspirations. The institution offers services for junior and senior high school aspirants and has nearly 5,000 learners as of School Year 2022-2023, with over 170 competent high school teachers.

Just recently, the school bagged an international award for its project SALIDA LA FILIPINA, a media-based program of LFNHS that produces localized media-related supplementary materials, anchored with the objective of delivering quality learning materials for local and and national students to make the twin art of teaching and learning fun and engaging for both learners and instructors.

The project was conceived during the height of the COVID-19 crisis, when learners had to make do with Modular Distance Learning (MDL), where they answered modular questions at home. The school acknowledged the fact that while the learning setup is still a great alternative while the pandemic is still wreaking havoc, limited teachers' supervision challenged the learners. This is when the school was inspired to create the Salida La Filipina program.

Facilitated by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEANEO) - Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), LFNHS' SALIDA LA FILIPINA was adjudged champion among 278 participating schools in 8 Southeast Asian countries. The international competition had the theme, "Education Transformation through Partnership."

Saint Mary's College of Tagum, Inc. (SMCTI)

Established in 1948, Saint Mary's College of Tagum was first called Tagum Catholic High School before acquiring government recognition a year later. Its name then changed into Holy Cross of Tagum, and celebrates the school's Foundation Day every 14th of September in honor of the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross, according to the school's official website.

SMCTI pens its mission as committing to, among others, be "prophetic witnesses of faith, hope, and love in today’s world"; perpetually pursue programs geared towards innovation for the development of its competent and competitive students; and fulfilling tertiary education with genuine concern for the poor and the marginalized.

The Catholic private school offers education services from elementary, junior high school, senior high school, college, and graduate school, as well as technical-vocational education. Below is a list of courses for its tertiary education programs, graduate school, and technical-vocational education.

For Tertiary Education

• Accountancy
• Business Administration
• Criminal Justice Education
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science
• Nursing
• Liberal Arts
• Teacher Education
• Tourism Management
• Hospitality Management

For Graduate School

• Master of Arts in Elementary Education
• Master of Arts in Education

Specialization in: 

• Educational Management
• Teaching Science
• Mathematics
• English
• Filipino
• Physical Education
• Guidance and Counseling

Technical Vocational Courses

• Automotive Servicing NC I
• Motorcycle/Small Engine NC II
• Refrigerator and Aircon Servicing NC II
• HRS – Housekeeping NC II
• Bread and Pastry Production NC II
• Cosmetology (Beauty Care-Nail Care) NC II
• Organic Agriculture Production NC II
• Bookkeeping NC III
• Dressmaking NC II
• Massage Therapy NC II

Source: Saint Mary's College of Tagum's official school website

Lumina Tagum: Relish A Convenient City Living in a Laid-Back Community

Lumina Homes is a proud provider and developer of quality yet affordable house and lot for sale in over 50 key locations around the country from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. One of the Mindanao communities that Lumina Homes developed mass housing is Tagum City in Davao del Norte province.

Lumina Tagum is strategically situated in Purok Maharlika, Barangay Cuambogan, Tagum, City, and could be found easily along the road to New Corella. It is also near the province's Six World Adventures, the city's biggest inland resort. 

What is more, it is in proximity to hospitals, clinics, government offices, transport terminals, churches, and the aforementioned schools. Being hailed as the City of Events, Tagum is ripe with festivals to celebrate annually to keep its locals and tourists entertained.

If you are on the careful lookout for an affordable house and lot to purchase just in time for the holiday season, a real estate investment with Lumina Tagum will surely satisfy your hopes for laid-back homeownership in an accessible location. Send us a message for inquiries and get your well-located Lumina house and lot in the Philippines soon!