Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College is a private Grant-in-aid primary and secondary school in Macau, with a main campus in São Lázaro and a branch campus in Santo António. Founded in 1955, Perpetual Help College now serves approximately 1,600 students in P.1 to F.6. It is a member of the Macau Catholic Schools Association. Based on the PISA, GCE score and college entrance rates, the school has long been well known for its outstanding academic results in different international and local assessments. Its students have been ranked as the First in the Chinese, English and Mathematics subject ranking of the University of Macau's entrance examination throughout the years, and the school has also been ranked as the 1st among schools in Macau in the Programme for International Student Assessment, with its average score getting even higher than Shanghai. With its recognitions in different competitions and examinations, the school has long been perceived as the No.1 High School in Macau and getting a place in the school is very competitive. The school has been registered as an Edexcel school, providing education opportunities on GCE A Level/ International Advanced Level to its students in the high school. Graduates of the high school receive offers from prestigious universities worldwide, including University of Cambridge, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCL, King's College London, University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne and many others.
History
The Perpetual Help Anglo Chinese School was founded in September 1955 by the Redemptorist Fathers - Joao Campos Rodrigues and Eusebio Arnias at Estrada da Vitoria, 28. The Kindergarten and Primary School started with few pupils only. Two years later, registrations increased and six more classes were built; other classes were added in 1962. In 1964 another new building was constructed. This was blessed by Cardinal Don Jose da Costa Nunes, with the assistance of several bishops including Mgr. Caprio Apostolic Internuntius of Taiwan, on 9 December 1964. In September 1964, the Secondary School was introduced for boys and the following year it was opened to girls too. In 1966, the school bought an adjacent house, but the Redemptorist Fathers left Macau in June 1967. The school was taken in 1967 by the Society of Divine Love : a feminine institute founded in Macau by Fr. Eugenio Isamar. The school's name was "Perpetual Help College". In January, 1976 the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians became the owner of the College. It was named Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Perpetual Help College In 1986, Mr. Chan King Luen gave a donation to construct two new buildings for the school in memory of his father Chan Sui Ki. Since then, the school was named Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College. In 1990. the Kindergarten Section moved to Travessa Dos Bombeiros, 9/G., under the name of Wing Wah School. In 1992, the school's name was changed to Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College.
Campus
Its main campus is in São Lázaro. Its branch campus is in Santo António, and serves preschool and primary school. The main campus sits on 5350 m² in Macau, consists of three main buildings in the school - the A, B and C building. There are some thirty classrooms, three laboratories, audio-visual room, creative design room, multifunction room, and three music rooms. The school also has a chapel, art room, library, two computer rooms, and indoor sports room.
