STI profit up 18% in six months ending December 2025

MANILA, Philippines — STI Education Systems Holdings Inc. posted an 18.4-percent surge in net income for the first half of its fiscal year covering July to December 2025, despite a slight decline in overall student enrollment.

In a statement on Thursday, the Eusebio Tanco-led company reported a net income after tax of P1.08 billion for that period.

That was an increase from P912.2 million in the same period a year earlier.

Gross revenues climbed to P2.83 billion, an 8-percent increase from P2.63 billion recorded a year earlier.

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Lower enrollment

The company said its total enrollment for the school year (SY) 2025-2026 reached 132,941. This was 4.5-percent lower than the 139,155 students that enlisted in the previous school year.

The modest decline was attributed mainly to the earlier start of classes in public junior and senior high schools in June last year. This affected enrollment in the private education sector.

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Despite the dip in overall enrollment, STI said student numbers in several key segments improved.

Enrollment in tertiary programs rose to 102,407 students from 101,256 in the previous school year.

Meanwhile, the number of students enrolled in Commission on Higher Education-regulated programs and who opted to remain with STI increased to 73,421. — INQ