Meki Catholic School is a school in
Meki
Meki ( am, መቂ; om, Maqii) is a town in east-central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1636 meters above sea level. Meki is the administrative center of Dugd ...
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
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The economical background of the society has kept the school dependent on subsidies from the Catholic
Apostolic Vicariate of Meki
The Apostolic Vicariate of Meki ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Mekviensis) is a Latin Catholic apostolic vicariate located in Meki, Ethiopia.
History
* March 6, 1980: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Meki from the Apostolic Vicariate of Hara ...
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MCS has been run by the
Brothers of the Christian Schools
french: Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes
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, an international congregation of religious men who are qualified educators - called for giving human and Christian education to the poor as a mission, since 1989. The school is divided into two sections: primary and secondary.
MCS is the only Senior High School in the area. The school has in 2021 2,600 boys and girls from grades 1 through 12 (P2). All four De La Salle Brothers and two Sisters work in the School with lay staff of 67. It has the largest campus of the four schools (St. Joseph Addis, St Joseph Nazareth and Bisrate Gabriel in
Dire Dawa) the Brothers run in Ethiopia.
The school serves more than 200,000 people in the area within a radius of 30 km.
MCS educates the students in metal work, wood work and electrical technology. 30 km away in Ziway there has been a high school since the 1970s. Another high school in Meki was opened in the 1990s.
Brother Betre Fisseha, the longest serving Brother as teacher and headmaster, has served the school for 8 years.
Educational institutions established in 1989
Meki
Meki ( am, መቂ; om, Maqii) is a town in east-central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1636 meters above sea level. Meki is the administrative center of Dugd ...
Education in Oromia Region
1989 establishments in Ethiopia
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