Education

Tagum City is known for its successful literacy program in schools spearheaded by the Project REY (Reading Empowers Youth) Project and the leadership of the LGU in education-related activities. The City Government is also known for their school construction projects, known as "LGU Type" buildings, built to improve the school facilities in Tagum City, in general. Most notable schools with these construction projects are Tagum City National High School, Davao del Norte Pilot Central School and Tagum City National Comprehensive High School.

With these, Tagum City won as National Champion (Component City Category) in the Search for the Most Outstanding LGU in the Implementation of the National Literacy Program in the year 2001. In addition, in the years 2004 and 2005, Tagum City ended as 2nd Place Winner in the National Level (Component City Category) Search for the Most Outstanding LGU in the Implementation of the National Literacy Program.

Tagum City has been chosen by the Department of Education as the host for the National Schools Press Conference on February 2010, with all public schools housing all participants while two private schools are commissioned as contest areas for writing, layout and scriptwriting events.

Tagum City has 22 colleges, 12 high schools and 35 primary institutions offering elementary education.

Tertiary Education

Universities

• University of Mindanao, (Central and Visayan Village Campus) - Tagum City (UMTC)

• University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) - Tagum-Mabini Campus (Tagum Unit)

Colleges

• ACES Tagum College (ATC) - (Main Campus)

• AMA Computer Learning Center Tagum Campus (ACLC)

• Arriesgado College Foundation Inc.(ACFI)

• Colegio de Capitolio

• Computer Innovation Center (CIC)

• Davao North Phillippine Institute of Technology Foundation

• Liceo de Davao - Tagum City (LDD)

• Magugpo Institute of Technology

• Narisma Computer Literacy

• North Davao College Tagum Foundation (NDC Tagum City - Main Campus)

• Philippine Institute of Technical Education (PITE)

• Queen of Apostles College Seminary (QACS)

• Sandugo Institute of Technology (SIT)

• St.John Learning Center of Tagum City

• St. Mary's College of Tagum (SMC)

• St. Michael Technical School

• St. Therese Driving School

• St. Thomas More School of Law and Business;

• STI Tagum City

• Tagum Longford College (TLC)

• Tagum City College of Science and Technology Foundation Inc. (Tagum City Technological College)

• Tagum Doctors College Inc. (TDCI)

• Tagum National Trade School

Secondary education

Public high schools

• Busaon National High School (BNHS)

• Davao del Norte National Science High School (under construction)

• Canocotan National High School (proposed)

• La Filipina National High School (LFNHS)

• Laureta National High School (LNHS)

• Jose Tuason Jr. Memorial National High School (JTJMNHS)

• Pagsabangan National High School (PNHS)

• Pipisan Maug National High School (PMNHS)

• Suaybaguio-Riña National High School (SRNHS)

• Tagum City National Comprehensive High School (TCNCHS)

• Tagum City National High School - Main Campus (TCNHS)

• Tagum City National High School - Canocotan Extension

• Tagum National Trade School (TNTS) / Tagum City Trade School (TCTS)

Private high schools

• Arriesgado College Foundation Inc. (ACFI)

• Assumpta School of Tagum (AST)

• Liceo de Davao (LDD)

• Maximo Mirafuentes Academy (MMA)

• San Lorenzo Ruiz Academy of Tagum (SLRAT)

• Sto. Nino College of Science and Technology

• St. Mary's College of Tagum (SMC)

• Tagum Longford College (TLC)

• University of Mindanao - Tagum City (UMTC)
• Elementary and/or primary education

Public elementary schools

• Apokon Elementary School

• Babanganan Elementary School

• Bincungan Elementary School

• Busaon Elementary School

• Cabugan Elementary School

• Catalan Elementary School

• Col. Rosario Saludares Elementary School

• Cuambogan Central School

• Davao Del Norte Pilot Central School (formerly Magugpo Pilot Central School)

• Don Ricardo Briz Central School

• Garinan Elementary School (Demolished)

• Herculina Lanzarotte Edig Elementary School

• Ignacio Xavier A. Tuason Elementary School (formerly Odell Elementary School)

• La Filipina Elementary School

• Laureta Elementary School

• Liboganon Elementary School

• Luis A. Lina Elementary School

• Madaum Central School

• Magugpo Pilot Imelda Elementary School

• Mangga Elementary School

• Mankilam Elementary School

• New Balamban Elementary School

• New Visayan Village Central School

• Nueva Fuerza Elementary School

• Pagsabangan Elementary School

• Pandapan Elementary School

• Jose Rizal Elementary School I

• Jose Rizal Elementary School II

• San Agustin Elementary School

• San Isidro Elementary School

• Suaybaguio-Riña Elementary School

• Tagum City Science Central Elementary School (soon to operate)

• Union Elementary School

Private elementary schools

• Assumpta School of Tagum (AST)

• Bethel UCCP Learning Center

• Center for Innovative School

• Liceo De Davao

• Makabayan Christian School

• Mary Immaculate Child Development Academy - The Kiddie Math Science Grade School

• St. Joseph Learning Institute of Medical & Sciences

• St. Lorenzo Ruiz Academy (SLRA)

•  (SMC)

• Sto. Niño College of Science and Technology Inc.

• Sunbeam Elementary School

• Tagum Fellowship Baptist School of Tomorrow

• Tagum Fundamental Baptist Academy

• Tagum Longford College (TLC)

• Tagum SDA Elementary School

• The United Methodist Children's Learning Center

• University of Mindanao - Tagum City (UMTC)

Other school/s

• Tagum Chinese-Filipino School

Academia de Davao (Davao Academy)