Escola Dom João Paulino

Escola Dom João Paulino 聖善學校 (meaning: Bishop João Paulino School)
Motto: 禮、義、廉、恥 (meaning: courtesy, righteousness, integrity and sense of shame)
Address
S/N, Avenida de Carlos da Maia, Taipa, Macau
Information
Type	Nonprofit
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1911
School district	Our Lady of Carmel Parish
Principal	吳世華
Faculty	About 30
Grades	9(from Kindergarten to Primary, 1 class for each grade)
Number of students	About 180
Language	Chinese, English
Area	About 2000 m²
Telephone	[phone]
Website	http://www.edjp.edu.mo/

Escola Dom João Paulino (Chinese Traditional: 聖善學校), meaning Bishop João Paulino School, is one of the earliest schools built in Macao, established in 1911.

History^[1]

In 1895, The former of Escola Dom João Paulino is catechistic literating classes for Macao children established by Nun Canossa

In 1911, about 70 persons were studying here. The school was built next to Our Lady of Carmel Church. After that, Priest 司徒澤雄 took over the school and named it as 聖善(meaning “Holiness" in Chinese). The native-born Portuguese people called it as Escola Dom João Paulino, which means 'the School of Bishop João Paulino'.

In 1938, the Diocese allocated a building on No. 89-91, Rua Direita Carlos Eugénio for developing a complete primary school

Environment

• Ground floor: hall, playground, teachers’ office, principal’s office
• 1st floor: Kindergarten, Primary 1, music room
• 2nd floor: Primary 2-5
• 3rd floor: Primary 6, library, computer room

Served principal^[2]

Order of service	Principal	Accession date
1	Priest 司徒澤雄	1911
2	Priest 許叢壽	1923
3	Priest 萬靈舟	1928
4	Priest 呂子莊	1939
5	Priest 顏儼若	1941
6	Priest 何志仁	1959
7	Priest 林家駿	1959.11
8	Priest 李冠章	1962.4
9	Priest 劉志超 Priest 楊安道	1964
10	Nun 田秀芬	1964
11	Nun 宋秀琴	1976
12	Nun 鄭金蘭	1980
13	Nun 劉寶嫦	1984.2
14	Priest 關傑享	1984.8
15	Priest 劉哲明	1985.5
16	Priest 陳寶全	1991.2
17	Priest 何發全	1992.4
18	Mr 張觀威	2000.8
19	Nun 李秀明	2009.8
20	Ms 吳世華	2015.9

Famous alumni

• José Lai: current Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Macao, graduated in 1958

References

1. http://www.edjp.edu.mo
2. http://www.edjp.edu.mo

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau