University of Santo Tomas Junior High School

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University of Santo Tomas
Junior High School
UST High School seal.pngSeal of the UST Junior High School.svg
Location
Benavides Building, UST, Sampaloc, Manila
Information
MottoCommitted to Truth, Enkindled by Charity
Patron saint(s)St. Thomas Aquinas
Established6 June 1928
PrincipalAssoc. Prof. Marishirl P. Tropicales, Ph.D.
RegentRev. Fr. Orlando Aceron, OP
Grades7 to 10
Number of students1,800
Color(s)Gold, black, and white
     
MascotTiger Cubs
NewspaperThe Aquinian
YearbookVeritas
Websiteustjhs.ust.edu.ph

The University of Santo Tomas Junior High School (USTJHS), formerly called University of Santo Tomas High School, was established on June 6, 1928, and is one of the junior high school departments of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), located at Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines.

USTJHS offers four years of high school, starting from Grade 7 to 10. The remaining two years of high school (Grade 11 and Grade 12) were transferred to the recently established University of Santo Tomas Senior High School.

The Benavides Building, which houses the UST Junior High School

Academics[]

The UST Junior High School offers courses as mandated by the Department of Education on the Basic Education Curriculum. Integration and addition of certain courses are on the testing stage in line with the first ever accreditation attempt of the High School for its 80 years of existence. Currently, the UST Junior High School holds a Level II - Re-Accredited status by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).

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