2025-12-03
STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc. (STI Holdings) posts P619.1 million in net income in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. STI Holdings said its results covering July to September 2025 reflected the impact of an earlier academic calendar and a shift in revenue recognition, affecting the comparability of first-quarter results with the previous year.
For School Year (SY) 2025-2026, STI Education Services Group (STI ESG) and STI West Negros University (STI WNU) opened classes on July 28, 2025more than two weeks earlier than the August 12 opening in the prior school year. Beginning this fiscal year, both schools also shifted to recognizing tuition and school fees based on the actual number of instructional days instead of the previous monthly method. These adjustments increased the amount of revenue recognized in the quarter but do not affect the total revenues for the school term or the full academic year.
STI Holdings, in turn, posted P1.44 billion in gross revenues, a 39% increase from P1.04 billion in the same period a year earlier. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) reached P877.9 million, translating to a 61% margin versus 46% in the same period last year.
Operating income climbed to P657.5 million, up from P285.3 million in the same quarter last year, supported by higher recognized revenues and improved cost efficiencies across the Group.
Total enrollment across the network reached 132,941 students in SY 2025-2026, notwithstanding a decline of four percent from last year's enrollment. The decline is attributed to the early start of classes in public schools under the Department of Education (DepEd), which commenced on June 16. Meanwhile, the total number of enrollees in programs regulated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) remained stable at 102,407. Additionally, the number of continuing students enrolled in CHED programs, or those students who opted to remain in the Group's network of schools, increased by 14%, from 64,429 in SY 2024-2025 to 73,421 in SY 2025-2026.
STI ESG, the Group's largest subsidiary with 63 schools across the country, recorded a total enrollment of 114,569 and a 14% increase in continuing tertiary students. By virtue of a Management Agreement executed in May 2024, STI ESG manages the Philippine School of Business Administration and the Philippine School of Business Administration, Inc. - Quezon City, together referred to as PSBA. Both schools registered 1,583 students, up by 45% from the previous school year.
STI WNU registered 14,890 enrollees, a three percent increase from the previous year. The university completed the construction of its new four-storey School of Basic Education building in May 2024, which can accommodate up to 4,000 pre-elementary, elementary, junior high school, and senior high school students. The entire STI WNU campus can now accommodate up to 18,000 students.
STI WNU was also granted Autonomous Status by CHED on September 16, 2024, giving the university the freedom to open new programs without prior CHED approval, priority in subsidy programs, and exemption from regular CHED monitoring.
iACADEMY, the Group's premier school that offers specialized programs in Computing, Business, and Design, enrolled 1,899 students in its Makati and Cebu campuses.
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STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc. (STI Holdings) has three subsidiaries involved in education: the STI Education Services Group (ST ESG), STI West Negros University (STI WNU), and iACADEMY.
STI ESG offers associate and baccalaureate degrees and technical-vocational programs in the fields of Information and Communications Technology, Business and Management, Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Education, Psychology, and Criminology. It also offers junior and senior high school. STI ESG likewise manages the operations of the Philippine School of Business Administration and Philippine School of Business Administration, Inc. - Quezon City, or collectively referred to as PSBA, by virtue of a Management Agreement executed by the parties.
STI WNU offers programs and courses ranging from pre-elementary to graduate levels. Founded on February 14, 1948, STI WNU was granted its university status by the Commission on Higher Education on February 11, 2008. It was granted Autonomous status by CHED on September 16, 2024. STI West Negros University is located at the heart of Bacolod City.
iACADEMY is the premier school in the group offering specialized programs in senior high school and college that are centered on Computing, Business, and Design. It is known for its strong industry partnerships and non-traditional programs such as Software Engineering, Game Development, Web Development, Real Estate Management, Animation, Multimedia Arts and Design, Fashion Design and Technology, Music Production and Sound Design, Film and Visual Effects, Data Science and Cloud Computing. iACADEMY also offers programs in Accountancy, Marketing Management, and Psychology. On March 10, 2025, iACADEMY received approval from CHED to offer BS Digital Media Management, the first of its kind in the Philippines. iACADEMY officially launched the program on April 26, 2025.
