Makati Science High School (Filipino: Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Makati) is a public science high school in Taguig, Philippines. It is one of three science high schools of the City of Taguig, and it is managed by the Schools Divisions Office of Taguig City and Pateros (SDO-TAPAT). The City of Makati claims ownership and management of the school since it is located in a formerly disputed territory.

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Makati Science High School Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Makati (Filipino)
Address
Kalayaan Avenue, Cembo Taguig , Metro Manila 1640 Philippines
Coordinates	14°33′47″N 121°03′09″E
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Former name	Makati West High School
School type	Science High School
Established	1986 (1986)
Educational authority	Schools Divisions Office of Taguig City and Pateros
Principal	Felix T. Bunagan
Enrollment	≈ 1,300 students
Song	Makati Science High School Hymn
Website	www.makatiscience.online

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The school was founded by the Makati city government as Makati West High School on June 16, 1986 at Mayapis Street, Barangay San Antonio with the help of then-Mayor Jejomar Binay to address the need of elementary graduates of the first legislative district of Makati.^[1] In its inauguration, it was only the third public secondary school in the then-municipality after the Makati High School (1968) and Fort Bonifacio High School (1947), which is now part of Taguig. The school was re-christened as the Makati Science High School in 1994 and was relocated to Osias Street in Barangay Poblacion in 1997.^[1] In 2014, it was moved to its current location along Kalayaan Avenue in Barangay Cembo.^[2]

On March 31, 2019, a fire broke out in the new Makati Science building on one of the classrooms at the 6th floor.^[3]

In 2022, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Makati should stop exercising jurisdiction over Cembo, where the Makati Science High School is located, effectively placing the high school in Taguig.^[4]

Administration, management and supervision of the school was transferred by DepEd NCR from the Schools Division Office of Makati City to the Schools Division Office of Taguig City and Pateros (SDO-TAPAT) starting the August 2023 school year.^[5] However, due to the management and ownership dispute, MSHS was placed directly under the national DepEd in order to avoid conflict between the two cities.^[6] It was finally placed again under the management of SDO-TAPAT starting January 1, 2024, when all 14 Embo elementary and high schools were turned over from Makati to Taguig.^[7]

Makati Science relocated to its new campus in 2014. It is a 10-story building excluding the basement parking. The school has 10 science laboratories, 3 computer labs, 2 canteens, 2 elevators, a library, a speech lab, an Audio Visual Room, a clinic, 6 Faculty Rooms, and 30 classrooms. The 8th floor is a dormitory and the 9th and 10th floor is an auditorium. The last 3 floors are still under construction and closed to the public. It has a basketball court to its left side and a garden at the back.

The current building of the school was subject to controversy after it was involved in a graft case against former vice president Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati mayor Junjun Binay. The building was indicated to have cost ₱1.3 billion (US$22.5 million) or ₱72,500 per square meter, when it should have only been worth ₱470 million (US$9.2 million) or ₱25,620 per square meter.^[8][9]