Bishop Paschang Catholic School
| Bishop Paschang Catholic School | |
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| Location | |
| No. 6 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China | |
| Coordinates | 22°19′43″N 114°12′29″E / 22.32861°N 114.20806°ECoordinates: 22°19′43″N 114°12′29″E / 22.32861°N 114.20806°E |
| Information | |
| Type |
Hong Kong SAR aided school Chinese medium of instruction |
| Motto |
Patience, Justice, Diligence, and Thriftiness. (in traditional Chinese (HK))仁義勤儉 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1969 |
| President | Rev. Fr. Anthony Vincent Brennan |
| Principal | Miss CHAN Mei Hing |
| Faculty | about 50 teachers |
| Enrollment | about 800 pupils |
| Affiliation | Maryknoll Fathers |
| Website | http://bpcs.edu.hk |
Patience, Justice, Diligence, and Thriftiness.
Bishop Paschang Catholic School (Chinese: 天主教柏德學校) is a government-aided, whole dayRoman Catholic coeducational primary school located in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The school is in Primary One Admission Net 46 of Kwun Tong. With the exception of English and Mandarin lessons, the school employs Cantonese as the main medium of instruction, in line with the prevailing education policy set by the Hong Kong government. This school is generally considered as the best primary school in the area of Kowloon Bay and Ngau Tau Kok. The sponsoring body is the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, commonly known as the Maryknoll Fathers.
The school was founded by the Maryknoll Fathers in 1969. The Bishop Walsh School was founded by the Maryknoll Fathers in Hong Kong in 1963. When Bishop Paschang Memorial School was set up in 1969, some senior staff were transferred from Bishop Walsh School. Mr Peter Chan Kai Yin, the husband of Ms Melissa Yeung Yuen Man, the second headmistress of Bishop Paschang Memorial School, was the headmaster of Bishop Walsh School before he retired. During the recruitment of headmaster of Bishop Paschang Catholic School in 2009, Mr Peter Chan Kai Yin was on the selection board.
Bishop Paschang Catholic School is a government aided school, started to adopt small class teaching. Starting from 2010, the School enrolled five primary one classes, totalling 125 pupils each year. Most pupils are from neighbourhood families. As of 2011 enrolment had reached about 800 pupils. Graduates became doctors, lawyers, accountants, pharmacists, professors, principals, teachers, professional athletes, actors, administrative officers and engineers.
Fr Anthony Vincent Brenann MM picked up the role of Supervisor in 2004. The School employed an expert in curriculum design, Chan Mei Hing, in 2009 to succeed the retiring headmaster, Au Wing Cheung. Besides the supervisor and the headmistress, the Incorporated Management Committee (2010–2012) consists of Rev Fr. Thomas Anthony Peyton, Joseph Lai, Lee Ping Hing, Au Wing Cheung, Martin Lai, Rosa Chan, Priscilla Ko, Stefy Wong, Yip Miu Yee and K.F. Chan.
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