Saint Stephen's High School
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1267 Guillermo Masangkay St., Santa Cruz, Manila Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°36′30″N 120°58′41″E / 14.6084°N 120.9780°ECoordinates: 14°36′30″N 120°58′41″E / 14.6084°N 120.9780°E |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian (Protestant), Nondenominational |
| Denomination | Episcopalian |
| Established | 1917 |
| Chaplain | Rev. Dr. Patrick Tanhuanco |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Medium of language | English, Filipino, Chinese |
| Campus size | 2 hectares |
| School colour(s) | Violet and White |
| Accreditation | Level III (Highest Level) Accreditation Status as certified by the FAAP (Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines) through the ACSCU-AAI |
| Affiliation | Association of Chinese-Filipino Schools in the Philippines Association of Christian Schools International Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities - Accrediting Agency Inc |
| Website | www |
St. Stephen's High School, an Episcopalian school, is in the Binondo district of Manila. It is considered the first Christian Chinese school established in Luzon. The school offers courses of study from Pre-Kinder to Grade 12.
Originally known as St. Stephen's Girls' School, it was founded on July 22, 1917 by St. Stephen's Mission composed of the rector and the Chinese members of the church. Intended for girls, it was known as Seng Kong Hoe in the Chinese community and had 19 enrollees. The first class was held at a church property along Reina Regente Street.
In 1921, the school adopted the lavender and white colors its uniform. By 1925, the Elementary Department was established. Through the efforts of Bishop Mosher, Rev. Hobart Studley and S.C. Choy, a property in Calle Magdalena (now Masangkay Street) was bought in 1928. In 1939, the school moved to Calle Magdalena from its original location.
A mission home and a 15-room building were constructed, with a renovated row of dormitory units. In 1941, the school put up a benefit program at the Rizal Stadium to raise more funds to help cover the cost of new construction. A new building on the La Torre side was completed in December 1941 which housed a library, dormitory and new classrooms.
But on December 8, 1941, the school operations had to stop during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The Japanese military sealed off the school compound and the mission house was turned over to a Japanese doctor-director of St. Luke's Hospital. The occupants were forced to move out and the rooms were used for Japanese civilian patients.
American and British school staff became prisoners of war and were confined at the University of Santo Tomas. The new building, which was not yet used was demolished and its new materials and equipment taken. Chinese guerrilla units later took the mission house and used it as headquarters during the liberation from Japanese occupation.
The school reopened in December 1945 after the war under the direction of Huang Ong Bi Gim. St. Stephen's Girls' School offered its service to those unschooled for five years as contribution to the community and nation-building. Nancy L. Yao became the principal in 1946 and Constance Bolderston was the directress.
Rebuilding followed and it was officially renamed St. Stephen's High School. In 1963, a new five-storey high school building was completed. By 1969, an additional building with three storeys was built for elementary students. The old Mosher Hall building on the high school campus was demolished in 1980. A five-storey annex building replaced it and was completed in 1982.
Old elementary school buildings were replaced by two new buildings, which were constructed in 1991 and 1994.
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