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, Philippines. It was established in 1955 with a curriculum that includes a Chinese language course. On 4 March 2010, the board of trustees of the Sacred Heart School unanimously approved the changing of the school's official name to ''Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu''. Previously, its name was ''Sacred Heart School of the Society of Jesus'' or ''Sacred Heart School – Jesuit (SHS-J)''. After its renaming, SHS-AdC became the ninth Jesuit school in the Philippines to bear the prestigious ''Ateneo'' name. Aside from providing academic excellence, Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu also serves as a bridge between the Filipino and

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but also students who have no Chinese roots.

History

In 1953, Fr. Paul O'Brien, SJ then the superior of all Jesuits belonging to the former missions in China, was approached by the Catholic Chinese-Filipino community of Cebu City regarding the possibility of establishing a school that has a Chinese language program in its curriculum for the education of their children. Once approval was secured from the Superior General of the Jesuits in Rome, the school initially operated as an affiliate of the Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos. The administration of San Jose-Recoletos generously provided it with their Principal and a contingent of lay faculty members. In 1955, Sacred Heart School was officially established as an independent school, built along General Maxilom Avenue, Barangay Lorega San Miguel, Cebu City, with Rev. Fr. Francisco Heras, S.J., one of the Jesuits expelled from Communist China, as its first rector and school head. The school was then an all-male institution. On 25 February 1965, Sacred Heart School became a Filipino school, approved by the

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to teach the regular curriculum prescribed by the government with a Chinese Language and Arts program. The integration of the Jesuits of the China Province delegation in the Philippines into the Jesuit Philippine Province on 27 September 1988 resulted in all the former delegation works being placed under the care and control of the Philippine Jesuit provincial superior. This facilitated the assignment of Filipino Jesuits to the three Chinese-Filipino schools run by the Jesuits: the Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu (Cebu), Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School (Iloilo), and

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(San Juan, Metro Manila). Originally called ''Sacred Heart School for Boys'', the name of the school was officially changed to ''Sacred Heart School – Jesuit (SHS-J)'' in 2000. That school year (2000–2001), SHS-J began accepting girls in the Grade School Department, and in 2006 produced its first batch of graduates with female students.

Expansion

The student population of SHS-J began to grow after becoming coeducational. The original campus, located along General Maxilom Avenue, Barangay Lorega San Miguel, Cebu City, became inadequate. The school transferred to a more modern and larger campus along H. Abellana Street, Barangay Canduman,

, in 2007. On August 24, 2008, the new campus was solemnly blessed by Cebu Archbishop Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal, in the presence of President

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, Very Rev. Fr. Jose Cecilio Magadia (

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of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus), Jesuit priests, benefactors, notable alumni, and local government leaders. On 12 December 2018, the newest building, Cor Iesu Oratory, was solemnly inaugurated and blessed by the

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, S.J, coinciding with his pastoral visit to the Philippines. This new prayer venue is a product of collaboration of multi-awarded industrial designer

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, Buck Richnold Sia and Zubu Design Associates, Bryant Auman, consultant on the use of bamboo, and Veepee Pinpin, a liturgical architecture consultant. In July 2019, this building became part of the shortlist (finalist) of the Completed Buildings – Religion category of the

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Name change

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Ateneo name

The Ateneo de Cebu is not the only Jesuit school that the Jesuits named Ateneo. The Society of Jesus has established sixteen schools all over the Philippines since 1590. Nine of them were given the name Ateneo. Ateneo de Cebu is the ninth school that the Jesuits named Ateneo. Over the years, the name "Ateneo" has been recognized as educational institutions run by the

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in the Philippines.

K to 12 program

In 2015, the

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(DepEd) announced that an extra two years of schooling will be required from every student in the Philippines. This campaign, known commonly as the ''K to 12 Program'' or simply ''K-12'', would standardize Philippine education, thus turning secondary or high school education in the Philippines into a period of six years, as prior to this, Philippine high school only lasted four school years. Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu adapted to the change by launching its Senior High School Program, a program which accommodates both eleventh and twelfth grade students. It began the construction of a new Senior High School building solely for the eleventh and twelfth grade levels, which was completed in May 2016.

Sports program

The school is known for its multi sports program and is a member of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation (CESAFI), an athletic organization composed of schools in the province of Cebu. It has varsity teams in the following sports:

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and tennis. Teams which represent the school in inter-school tournaments are called by the name ''Magis Eagles.''

Accreditation and affiliations

Sacred Heart School's High School Department was accredited in 1974 by the

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(PAASCU). The Grade School Department was accredited in 1976. Both Departments have been re-accredited every five years. Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu is a member of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), Private Education Retirement Annuity Association (PERAA), Association for Non-Traditional Education in the Philippines (ANTEP), Jesuit Education Association (JEA), Jesuit Chinese-Filipino Apostolate (JCFA), and Jesuit Basic Education Commission (JBEC).

Notable alumni

– furniture designer and manufacturer * Tommy Osmeña – politician * Fr. Jun Viray, S.J. – Jesuit provincial *

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– Actor * Fr. Bobby Yap, S.J. – President Ateneo de Manila University

References

External links

Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu official website
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