Xavier School
Xavier School (simplified Chinese: 光启学校; traditional Chinese: 光啓學校; pinyin: Guāngqǐ Xúexìao; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kong-khé Ha̍k-hāu; also referred to by its acronym XS) is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus. Its main campus is at 64 Xavier Street, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a southern satellite campus along West Conservation Avenue in Nuvali, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna mainly aimed to serve financially challenged students. It is a K-12 school with a curriculum that includes a mandatory Chinese language program. It also offers an optional International Baccalaureate program in grades 11 and 12 to interested students.
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| Former names | Kuang Chi School |
| Type | Private, college preparatory school |
| Motto | Latin: Luceat Lux English: Let your light shine! |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Jesuits) |
| Established | June 6, 1956 |
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| President | Fr. Aristotle Dy, SJ |
| Chairman | Johnip Cua |
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| Grades | K to 12 |
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| Enrollment | 4000+ |
| Campus | Urban
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| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Athletics | Thirty teams in twelve sports |
| Athletics conference | MMTLBA, PAYA, FASAAPS, BEST Passarelle JAM |
| Mascot | Hoofy the Golden Stallion |
| Nickname | Golden Stallions |
| Accreditation | International Baccalaureate, PAASCU |
| Newspaper | Stallion (High School), Hoofprint (Grade School) |
| Affiliations | JBEC EDSOR Consortium |
| Alma Mater Song | "Luceat Lux" |
| CEEB Code | 705640 |
| Website | www www |
A Catholic institution with an English curriculum and Chinese studies, Xavier School continues educating Chinese-Filipinos as part of its original mission to evangelise them and promote their integration into Philippine society. Through its Grant-in-Aid program, the school also offers financially challenged but otherwise qualified students an opportunity of attaining a Xavier education.
Unlike other Chinese schools in the Philippines, Xavier School was founded as an all-boys institution. Its San Juan campus continues to admit only male students. Its newer Nuvali campus is coeducational.