Education
The government provides free education at the primary(grade school) and secondary(high school) levels. Government scholars from all over the region enjoy free college education in state-run universities such as the University of the Philippines Mindanao and the University of Southeastern Philippines. The literacy rate of the country is 93.9%; Davao City has a literacy rate of 98.05%.
Davao City is educational hub of Mindanao, second to Manolo Fortich Bukidnon's exceptional scholastic progress. The city itself has 374 elementary schools, 65 high school institutions, and 46 colleges and universities. The University of the Immaculate Conception, formerly called Immaculate Conception College, is the first Catholic school in the island of Mindanao founded in 1905 by the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary Sisters(RVM).
| School | School Type | Location |
|---|---|---|
| University of the Philippines Mindanao | Public | Mintal, Davao City |
| Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus | Public | Mintal, Davao City |
| Ateneo de Davao University | Private-Catholic | Davao City |
| University of Mindanao | Private-Non Sectarian | Davao City |
| University of the Immaculate Conception | Private-Catholic | Davao City |
| Holy Cross of Davao College | Private-Catholic | Davao City |
| San Pedro College | Private-Catholic | Bajada, Davao City |
| Davao Central College | Private-Non Sectarian | Davao City |
| Davao Doctors College | Medical | Davao City |
| Brokenshire College | Medical | Davao City |
| Holy Child College of Davao | Private-Non Sectarian | Davao City |
| John Paul II College of Davao | Private-Catholic | Matina, Davao City |
| Philippine Women's College of Davao | Private-Non Sectarian | Davao City |
| University of Southeastern Philippines | Public | Davao City |
| St. Mary's College of Tagum | Private-Catholic | Tagum City, Davao del Norte |
| University of Mindanao-Tagum | Private-Non Sectarian | Tagum City Davao del Norte |
| Tagum Doctors College Inc. | Medical | Tagum City, Davao del Norte |
| North Davao College Tagum Foundation | Private-Non Sectarian | Tagum City, Davao del Norte |
| Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology | Public | Mati City, Davao Oriental |
| Cor Jesu College | Private-Catholic | Digos City, Davao del Sur |
| University of Mindanao Digos College | Private-Non Sectarian | Digos City, Davao del Sur |
| Polytechnic College of Davao del Sur | Private | Digos City, Davao del Sur |
| STI College Digos | Private | Digos City, Davao del Sur |
| Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology | Public | Digos City, Davao del Sur |
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