The Department
of Education’s mission is to provide quality basic education
that is equitably accessible to all and lay the foundation for
life learning and service for the common good.
There is a high percentage of elementary enrollment
in the city. However, out of the total number of enrollees or
98.55%, only 81.31% reached Grade IV and only 79% of them graduated.
At present, there are sixteen (16) public elementary
school, and seven (7) high schools in the city, four (4) of which
are private, and three (3) are public.
Elementary participation rate in the city is
97.20%; Cohort survival rate is 89.33%; Completion rate 85%. The
Secondary participation rate is 80.26%; Cohort survival rate is
90.01% and Completion rate is 83.84%.
There are three (3) colleges in the city: the
City College of Tagaytay (CCT), Olivarez College, and Divine Word
Seminary. City College of Tagaytay was established in 2003 and
is continually answering the problem of lack of colleges in the
city. CCT, together with Olivarez College and STI are open to
all enrollees while the Divine Word Seminary offers post graduate
studies to their seminarians. The city also has two vocational
schools, STI College and Tagaytay Human Resource Development Center
(THRDC). The latter offers short term technical courses such as
hi-speed sewing, automotive, practical electricity, candle making,
soap making and meat processing while the former offers two-year
courses.