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St. Paul's Missionary College (abbreviated to SPMC) is a
Maltese junior school
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and
secondary school situated on
Emmanuele Vitale
Emmanuele Vitale (30 April 1758 – 8 October 1802) was a Maltese notary, commander and statesman. During the Siege of Malta, he commanded 10,000 irregular Maltese soldiers.
Biography
Early life
Emmanuel Vitale was born in Rabat on 30 Apri ...
Street in
Rabat,
Northern Region.
History
Founded as a non-fee-paying school by
Joseph De Piro, it received its first intake in October 1964, in what was then the library of the
motherhouse
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that the
Missionary Society of St Paul has in Rabat. The school was the brainchild of Stanley Tomlin.
In its first years, both the academic and support staff were all MSSP members. Work on the present premises of the school started in 1974 and was completed in 1982 with the inauguration of St Agatha's Auditorium. It was completed when the college was the only non-fee-paying private school in Malta, and MSSP members had no fixed income. Over the years, there have been developments in the school curriculum, particularly in
science
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,
information technology
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, and modern languages (
French and
German
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**Ge ...
).
St. Paul's Missionary College.
The junior school received its first intake in October 2011, after construction works were done on the former Depiro Youth Centre building.
See also
* Education in Malta
Education in Malta is compulsory through age sixteen and is offered through three different providers: the state, the church, and the private sector. The state is responsible for promoting education and instruction and ensuring universal access ...
* List of schools in Malta
References
External links
*
mssproma.paulistmissionaries.org
the website of the Missionary Society of St Paul
1984 establishments in Malta
Educational institutions established in 1964
Rabat, Malta
Catholic schools in Malta
Catholic secondary schools in Europe
Secondary schools in Malta
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