STI Education Systems Holdings Inc. (STI Holdings) reported a net income after tax of P1.08 billion for the six months ending December 2025, up 18 percent from P912.2 million in the same period a year earlier, driven by higher revenues and sustained enrollment in its tertiary programs.
In a disclosure on Thursday, the listed education company said gross revenues rose eight percent to P2.83 billion from P2.63 billion.
Total enrollment for school year (SY) 2025-2026 reached 132,941, slightly lower than the 139,155 recorded in the previous school year, attributed to the earlier start of classes in public junior and senior high schools on June 16, 2025 while classes at STI Education Services Group (STI ESG), its largest subsidiary, and STI West Negros University (STI WNU) started on July 28, 2025.
Despite the dip in overall enrollment, tertiary enrollment increased to 102,407 from 101,256, the company said.
The number of students enrolled in Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-regulated programs who chose to remain within the group’s school network rose 14 percent to 73,421, compared with 64,429 continuing students in SY 2024-2025.
STI WNU, located in Bacolod, posted a three percent year-on-year increase in enrollment to 14,890 students for the current school year.
Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA), whose schools are managed by STI ESG, saw enrollment surge 45 percent to 1,583 from 1,095 while iACADEMY, with campuses in Makati and Cebu, recorded 1,899 enrollees for SY 2025-2026.
STI Holdings said it remained focused on producing job-ready graduates by adopting specialized platforms for cybersecurity and computer-aided design in its Criminology and Information and Communication Technology programs, as well as providing Adobe Creative Cloud licenses for its Multimedia Arts students.
It said ongoing projects, including the design and rollout of a new enrollment system, installation of solar panels, and continuous facility upgrades, were part of efforts to enhance operational efficiency and deliver a more meaningful learning experience for students.
STI Education shares rose P0.04, or 3.08 percent, to close at P1.34 each on Thursday.
