
Colégio Mateus Ricci () is a Roman Catholic kindergarten/preschool through secondary school in
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
and a member of the
Macau Catholic Schools Association
Macau Catholic Schools Association (, AECM; ) was established by the Bishop of Macau during the 1960s.
History
established Federation of Catholic Schools of Macau () in 1967 and it was supported by Salesian and Jesuit priests. After the bisho ...
. It was named after
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci (; ; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He created the , a 1602 map of the world written in Chinese characters. In 2022, the Apostolic See decl ...
and established in 1955.
Caritas Macau established the school.
It was established by Caritas Macau in 1955. The school was named in honor of the Italian Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci.
Former primary school buildings are listed as a part of Macau's cultural heritage by the .
Campuses
The school has three separate campuses in
Santo António
Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Region ...
(St. Anthony Parish), one for secondary grades, and two for nursery/kindergarten and primary grades.
School profile in Portuguese
Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau)
Education and Youth Affairs Bureau ( or ; ) was the education agency of Macau. It merged with the Higher Education Bureau, becoming the Education and Youth Development Bureau, in 2021.
References
External links
Education and Youth Affairs Bur ...
. Retrieved on April 14, 2017. "Colégio Mateus Ricci (Secundário) Travessa de S. Paulo, no.1A" and "Seccao Infantil e Primaria do Colegio Mateus Ricci Praca de Luis de Camoes n. 4 e Largo da Companhia n. 15"
Curriculum
Colégio Mateus Ricci primarily conducts instruction in Chinese and seeks to continue and promote Matteo Ricci's educational ideals. The school offers a junior secondary education curriculum for grades 1 through 6, as well as a secondary diploma program. Additionally, students have access to a variety of extracurricular activities, including arts, technology, sports, and community service.
Student body
the school had almost 2,000 students.[
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References
Further reading
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External links
Colégio Mateus Ricci
Colégio Mateus Ricci
Catholic schools in China
Schools in Macau
1955 establishments in China
Educational institutions established in 1955
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