Holy Child Catholic School
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Holy Child Catholic School is located at Plaza Hernandez in Tondo, Manila
, the Philippines
. It sits beside the Sto. Nino Church
.
, Rt. Msgr. Jose N. Jovellanos, together with four Jesuit priests
, founded the Tondo Parochial School
. It was located at the site of the defunct Instituto de Mujeres, where the Manila Cathedral
School is currently located. Classes officially began on July 2, 1945.
Later, the school was moved to its location beside the Sto. Niño Church, where the Tondo Orphanage used to stand. The government began to recognize it as a legitimate school on February 22, 1951. The school became a corporation on October 23, 1954, under the name Holy Child Catholic School(HCCS). In 1955, HCCS was granted government recognition for complete secondary and kindergarten courses. Then, the school graduated its first high school students.
Most Rev. Amado H. Paulino, D.D. became the school's second director. During his term, HCCS celebrated its Ruby Jubilee.
Rev. Msgr. Pacifico Ma. Mendoza, who had served the school as Asstistant Director for ten years, succeeded Paulino to become the school's third director. During his term, HCCS had celebrated its fiftieth year of service as a Roman Catholic school in 1995. It was also during his time when HCCS reached the peek of its enrollment with 65,237 students.
The school's fourth director, Rev. Msgr. Emmanuel F. Sebastian, had the shortest term of only one school year (1996–97) but, like his predecessors, he was able to accomplish a great deal.
Sebastian was followed by Rev. Msgr. Emmanuel V. Sunga, who served the school for five years, from 1997-1998 to 2001-2002.
Rev. Fr. Enrique "Erick" Santos, the school's sixth director, who helped it celebrate its sixtieth anniversary in 2005. He served the school from 2002-2011.
The present director is Rev. Fr. Solomon A. Jardinero who will start his service on 2011.
Tondo, Manila
Tondo is a district of Manila, Philippines. The locale has existed prior to the arrival of the Spanish, referred to as "Tundun" in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. One of the most densely populated areas of land in the world, Tondo is located in the northwest portion of the city and is primarily...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It sits beside the Sto. Nino Church
Santo Niño de Cebu
The Santo Niño de Cebú is a Roman Catholic figure of the Child Jesus highly similar to the Infant Jesus of Prague. Like the image's counterpart in Prague, the figure is clothed in expensive textile robes mostly donations from fervent devotees in the Philippines and abroad...
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History
During the Liberation Period immediately following World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Rt. Msgr. Jose N. Jovellanos, together with four Jesuit priests
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
, founded the Tondo Parochial School
Parochial school
A parochial school is a school that provides religious education in addition to conventional education. In a narrower sense, a parochial school is a Christian grammar school or high school which is part of, and run by, a parish.-United Kingdom:...
. It was located at the site of the defunct Instituto de Mujeres, where the Manila Cathedral
Manila Cathedral
Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is also known as Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception or Basilica Minore dela Inmaculada Concepcion or Basilica Minore dela Nuestra Señora de Inmaculada Concepcion A Roman Catholic church having a higher status of "Minor Basilica" with...
School is currently located. Classes officially began on July 2, 1945.
Later, the school was moved to its location beside the Sto. Niño Church, where the Tondo Orphanage used to stand. The government began to recognize it as a legitimate school on February 22, 1951. The school became a corporation on October 23, 1954, under the name Holy Child Catholic School(HCCS). In 1955, HCCS was granted government recognition for complete secondary and kindergarten courses. Then, the school graduated its first high school students.
Directors
Rt. Msgr. Jose N. Jovellanos, who had helped establish the school and was the parish priest at the time, became its first director.Most Rev. Amado H. Paulino, D.D. became the school's second director. During his term, HCCS celebrated its Ruby Jubilee.
Rev. Msgr. Pacifico Ma. Mendoza, who had served the school as Asstistant Director for ten years, succeeded Paulino to become the school's third director. During his term, HCCS had celebrated its fiftieth year of service as a Roman Catholic school in 1995. It was also during his time when HCCS reached the peek of its enrollment with 65,237 students.
The school's fourth director, Rev. Msgr. Emmanuel F. Sebastian, had the shortest term of only one school year (1996–97) but, like his predecessors, he was able to accomplish a great deal.
Sebastian was followed by Rev. Msgr. Emmanuel V. Sunga, who served the school for five years, from 1997-1998 to 2001-2002.
Rev. Fr. Enrique "Erick" Santos, the school's sixth director, who helped it celebrate its sixtieth anniversary in 2005. He served the school from 2002-2011.
The present director is Rev. Fr. Solomon A. Jardinero who will start his service on 2011.