Escola do Santíssimo Rosário

Escola do Santíssimo Rosário (ESSR; "Saint Rosary’s School," Chinese: 聖玫瑰學校) was a Catholic school in Santo António (St. Anthony's Parish), Macau, serving preschool through junior high school. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau operates the school.[1]

Escola do Santíssimo Rosário

Escola do Santíssimo Rosário
Traditional Chinese	聖玫瑰學校
Simplified Chinese	圣玫瑰学校
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèng Méiguī Xuéxiào Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sing3 mui4 gwai3 hok6 haau6

History

Established by Father Joaquim Guerra S.J.M it opened at 5 R. das Estalagens (草堆街) in 1954.[2] It is a member of the Macau Catholic Schools Association.

As of June 2016 the projected enrollment of the 2016–2017 school year was about 60 students. At that time the Diocese of Macau announced that the school will close in 2017 due to a low enrollment.[3]

References

1. "Escola do Santíssimo Rosário." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Largo da Companhia, No. 14, Macau" Chinese profile: "學校地址: 老人院前地14號"
2. "家長交流會商討後續安排 – 聖玫瑰學校2017-2018學年起暫停辦學". O Clarim. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2017-04-12. "1954年由耶穌會戈振東神父 (Fr. Joaquim Guerra S.J.) 創立，最初校址於草堆街5號，[...]"
3. "Escola do Santíssimo Rosário to close in 2017". O Clarim. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2017-04-09.

External links

• Escola do Santíssimo Rosário (in Chinese)
• Portuguese Profile and Chinese Profile of the Alumni Association of Saint Rosary's School (Associação dos Antigos Alunos da Escola do Santíssimo Rosário; 聖玫瑰學校校友會) - at the Government Printing Bureau (Imprensa Oficial, 印務局), Government of Macau