APEC Schools is a chain of private high schools based in the Philippines. It is one of the subsidiary schools of iPeople, the merger of the education businesses of Ayala Corporation and Yuchengco's House of Investments.[1] APEC Schools currently has branches across Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions.[2]
History
APEC Schools was established in 2013 through a partnership between Ayala Corporation and Pearson's Affordable Learning Fund.[3] Its first branch started with 130 students.[4] In 2016, with the passing of the K-12 law, APEC Schools started offering the ABM (Accounting and Business Management) academic strand for Senior High School.
In 2019, Ayala Corporation and Yuchengco's House of Investments signed and sealed their merger adding APEC Schools to the group of premier universities and colleges such as Mapua University, Malayan Colleges Laguna, Malayan Colleges Mindanao, Malayan High School of Science in Manila, National Teachers College, and University of Nueva Caceres.