Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College

Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College 陳瑞祺永援中學
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Address
28, Estrada da Vitoria Macau
Information
School type	Grant-in-aid, Primary, Secondary
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1955
Status	Open
School code	PHC
Principal	Sr. Margaret Cheung
Gender	Male/Female
Enrollment	~1400
Education system	English Section: GCE/IGCSE Chinese Section:
Language	Chinese/English
Affiliation	Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco
Website	http://www.cskphc.edu.mo/

Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College (Chinese: 陳瑞祺永援中學; abbr: Perpetual Help College; init: PHC) is a reputable private Grant-in-aid primary and secondary school in Macau. Founded in 1955, Perpetual Help College now serves approximately 1,600 students in P.1 to F.6 (equivalent to grade one to twelve). Base on the PISA, GCE score and college entrance rates.^[1] The school has long been well-known for its outstanding academic results in different international and local assessments. Its students have been ranked as the First in the Chinese, English and Mathematics subject ranking of the University of Macau's entrance examination throughout the years, and the school has also been ranked as the 1st among schools in Macau in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), with its average score getting even higher than Shanghai (World's No.1 in PISA). With its recognitions in different competitions and examinations, the school has long been perceived as the No.1 High School in Macau and getting a place in the school is very competitive.

The school has been registered as an Edexcel school, providing education opportunities on GCE A Level/ International A Level to its students in the high school. Graduates of the high school receive offers from prestigious universities worldwide, including University of Cambridge, UCBerkeley, UCLA, UCL, King's College London, University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Tokyo, University of Melbourne and many others.

History

The Perpetual Help Anglo Chinese School was founded in September 1955 by the Redemptorist Fathers - Joao Campos Rodrigues and Eusebio Arnias at Estrada da Vitoria, 28. The Kindergarten and Primary School started with few pupils only. Two years later, registrations increased and six more classes were built; other classes were added in 1962. In 1964 another new building was constructed. This was blessed by Cardinal Don Jose da Costa Nunes, with the assistance of several bishops including Mgr. Caprio Apostolic Internuntius of Taiwan, on 9 December 1964. In September 1964, the Secondary School was introduced for boys and the following year it was opened to girls too. In 1966, the school bought an adjacent house, but the Redemptorist Fathers left Macau in June 1967. The school was taken in 1967 by the Society of Divine Love : a feminine institute founded in Macau by Fr. Eugenio Isamar (S.J.). The school's name was "Perpetual Help College". In January, 1976 the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians became the owner of the College. It was named Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Perpetual Help College In 1986, Mr. Chan King Luen gave a donation to construct two new buildings for the school in memory of his father Chan Sui Ki. Since then, the school was named Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College. In 1990. the Kindergarten Section moved to Travessa Dos Bombeiros, 9/G., under the name of Wing Wah School. In 1992, the school's name was changed to Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College (Suc.). ^[2]

Campus

The campus sits on 5350 m² in Macau, consists of three main buildings in the school - the A, B and C building. There are some thirty classrooms, two laboratories, two language rooms, and two music rooms. The school also has a chapel, art room, library, computer room, and indoor sports room.

School Song ^[3]

Let us raise our voice in chorus,
Singing praise to our loved School,
Where Our Lady watches over us,
Pleased that we accept her rule.

Future harvests spread before us;
Hence our urge of deepest yearning.
On our work our minds we focus,
As we grow in grace and learning.

We will make our own the spirit, Of this school we love and cherish.
Peace and joy we here inherit, Learning thus to be unselfish.

Let us raise aloft our banner, Emblem of a noble goal,
Testifying to the grandeur, Of a pure unsullied soul

O good mother of our Jesus, Be our guide to strong endeavour!
"Help of Christians" is your title, Hence our trust in your good favour.

When perchance hard times beset us, We'll confide all to Our Lady,
Heart to heart with mind recalling, Clearly the ideals she sets us.

Notable alumni and staff

Edmund Ho (Chief Executive of Macau)

See also

Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College
Yuet Wah College

References

1. "Scholastic Performance",URL accessed on 21 September 2009
2. "History of PHC",URL accessed on 21 September 2009
3. "School song of PHC",URL accessed on 14 September 2009

External links

• Official website