Philippine High School for the Arts

About this agency

The Philippine High School for the Arts is a public, secular, non profit institution established to provide and implement a general secondary level program, combined with a special curriculum oriented to the arts and geared to the early recognition and development of talented and exceptionally gifted children in the arts, thus providing a continuing source of excellent artists and leaders in the preservation of the Filipino heritage and culture. Under Executive Order 420, PHSA is attached agency to the Department of Education, in consultation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines, for policy and program implementation with special emphasis on subjects pertaining to the arts, with the end in view of preparing its students for a career in the arts.