We accompany. We grow.

We are a SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY & MINISTRY specialized in teaching the faith, guiding the young & assisting families.

Don Bosco School of Theology

The Don Bosco School of Theology (DBST), also known as Don Bosco Center of Studies (DBCS) at Paranaque City, was established in 1972 to house the Salesian students of theology.

We are a Catholic faith-community following the spirit of St. John Bosco and aspiring to be the leading center of theological and pastoral formation.

We commit ourselves to the formation of priests, consecrated persons, and the laity to be educators in the faith of the young and of families in response to the challenges of the New Evangelization.

Mission

We commit ourselves to the formation of priests, consecrated persons, and the laity to be educators in the faith of the young and of families in response to the challenges of the New Evangelization.

Vision

We are a Catholic faith-community following the spirit of St. John Bosco and aspiring to be the leading center of theological and pastoral formation.

Core Values

Fidelity to the magisterium
Salesian Spirituality
Missionary Discipleship
Preferential Option for the Young
Dialogue with Religions
Cultures, and the Poor of Asia

Motto

We Accompany. We Grow.
Drawing near, He walked with them. (Luke 24:15)

Don Bosco Ecclesiastical Institute of Theology

The DON BOSCO ECCLESIASTICAL INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY provides theological formation to candidates to the priesthood. It runs programs leading to the ecclesiastical degree of Bachelor of Sacred Theology (SThB) and the civil degree of Master of Arts in Theology (MATh).
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Institute of Pastoral Formation

The INSTITUTE OF PASTORAL FORMATION (IPF) provides religious and pastoral formation to catechists, youth ministers and pastoral workers.
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Institute of Religious Formation

The INSTITUTE OF RELIGIOUS FORMATION (IRF) provides religious and basic theological formation to consecrated persons, candidates to consecrated life and the laity. It runs the Theology for Lay and Religious (TLR) program, the Certificate Program on Consecrated Life (CPCL).
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Institute of Salesian Studies

The INSTITUTE OF SALESIAN STUDIES (ISS) provides salesian formation to members of the Salesian Family and to the Lay Mission Partners. It runs the graduate program leading to the civil degree of Master in Pastoral Ministry (MPM) major in Salesian Studies.
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New courses are now available

Don Bosco School of Theology (DBST) launches a maiden program to accompany lay people and religious women & men, including priests, in their quest to be God’s instruments in the ministry of new evangelization. We are in sync with the GLOBAL 2033 movement. With us, you can qualify yourself to be a missionary evangelizer.

We offer ten theological disciplines to suit individual passions and charisms. By taking five subjects of a desired discipline, the learner-of-the-faith earns a certificate in faith-education. Online enrollment starts on July 1, 2025. Face-to-face classes begin on July 21, 2025. 

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