page_title: Lucena, Philippines
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Lucena, Philippines / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Quezon National High School Main Building
context_page_description: Lucena, officially the City of Lucena, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Calabarzon, Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Quezon where it is geographically situated but, in terms of government and administration, the city is politically independent from the province. For statistical and geographical purposes, Lucena is grouped with the province of Quezon. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 266,248 people.
context_section_description: In 2006, the city had a literacy rate of 98.6 percent. It has numerous tertiary and secondary schools, including public and private. The tertiary education system in Lucena provides instruction and training in fields of study, both for baccalaureate degrees and vocational courses. Institutions offering degree programs including liberal arts, arts and sciences, engineering, and information technology include the Lucena Campus of Southern Luzon State University, STI College Lucena along Quezon Avenue cor. Don Perez St., ABE International College of Business and Economics along Quezon Avenue, Philtech Institute of Arts and Technology Inc. (PIAT), Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, City College of Lucena along the Maharlika Highway, Columbus College-Lucena, AMA Computer College-Lucena, Sacred Heart College (Lucena) (the oldest Catholic school in Quezon Province), Maryhill College, and Holy Rosary Catholic School. Aside from tertiary schools, the city also has an expanse footprint on the pre-school, primary and secondary levels of education, both in public and private schools. There are numerous day-care centers found all over the city.
caption: The main building of Quezon National High School
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