Xavier School
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Xavier School Quang khải học giáo(Chinese) | |
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Coordinates | 14°36′15″N121°02′25″E/ 14.604166°N 121.040347°E |
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Former names | Kuang Chi School |
Type | Private,college preparatory school |
Motto | Latin:Luceat Lux English:Let your light shine! |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic(Jesuits) |
Established | June 6, 1956 |
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President | Fr. Joseph Haw, SJ |
Chairman | Johnip Cua |
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Grades | K to 12 |
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Enrollment | 4000+ |
Campus | Urban
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Color(s) | Blue and gold |
Athletics | Thirty teams in twelve sports |
Athletics conference | MMTLBA,[1]PAYA, FASAAPS, BEST PassarelleJAM |
Mascot | Hoofy the Golden Stallion |
Nickname | Golden Stallions |
Accreditation | International Baccalaureate,PAASCU |
Newspaper | Stallion (High School), Hoofprint (Grade School) |
Affiliations | JBEC[2]EDSOR Consortium |
Alma Mater Song | "Luceat Lux" |
CEEB Code | 705640 |
Website | www www |
Xavier School(simplified Chinese:Quang khải học giáo;traditional Chinese:Quang khải học giáo;pinyin:Guāngqǐ Xúexìao;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Kong-khé Ha̍k-hāu;also referred to by its acronymXS) is aprivate,Catholic,college preparatory school run by the Philippine Province of theSociety of Jesus.Its main campus is at 64 Xavier Street,Greenhills,San Juan,Metro Manila,Philippines.It has a southern satellite campus along West Conservation Avenue inNuvali,Canlubang,Calamba,Lagunamainly aimed to serve financially challenged students. It is aK-12school with a curriculum that includes a mandatory Chinese language program. It also offers an optionalInternational Baccalaureateprogram in grades 11 and 12 to interested students.[3]
ACatholicinstitution with an English curriculum and Chinese studies, Xavier School continues educatingChinese-Filipinosas part of its original mission to evangelize them and promote their integration into Philippine society. Through its Grant-in-Aid program, the school also offers financially challenged but otherwise qualified students an opportunity of attaining a Xavier education.
Unlike other Chinese schools in the Philippines, Xavier School was founded as anall-boysinstitution. Its San Juan campus continues to admit only male students. Its newer Nuvali campus iscoeducational.
History
[edit]ManyJesuit missionarieswho were expelled from China in 1949 found a new home and mission in the overseas Chinese communities in the Philippines. To facilitate their evangelization of the Chinese communities, the Jesuits decided to set up schools. One of those schools was in downtown Manila. Begging for donations by going door-to-door in Chinatown, Fr. Jean Desautels, S.J., a French-Canadian Jesuit who was part of the China mission, received financial aid from Basilio King and Ambrose Chiu, two Chinese-Filipino businessmen who wanted to help set up a Jesuit school for the Chinese.
After soliciting the fund sufficient to buy a piece of land for the school campus, the Jesuits proceeded to negotiate with land owners in downtown Manila. At 3:30 pm on December 15, 1955, Fr. Desautels closed a deal and purchased a land, an hour and a half before the 5:00 pm deadline set by its seller. The group of Jesuits led by the late Frs. Jean Desautels, Louis Papilla, and Cornelius Pineau went on to found a School and named it Kuang Chi School afterPaul Hsü Kuangchi,a 16th-century Chinese nobleman and Minister of Rites during theMing Dynastywho converted to Christianity and supported its spread in China.[4]On June 6, 1956, in a converted warehouse in Echague, Manila, the school opened its doors to its initial batch of students – 170 children of Chinese immigrants in the Philippines. The school was renamed later on as Xavier School afterSt. Francis Xavier,co-founder of theSociety of Jesusand one of the first leaders of Jesuit missions in China
The school celebrated itsGolden Jubileein 2006. Hoofy, the school's mascot, was in attendance during the celebration. In 2023, Fr. Joseph Haw, SJ was elected president of the school and in the following year, assumed the position of school president after the end of the term of Fr. Aristotle Dy, SJ.
School of Excellence
[edit]Being a Jesuit school helped establish the school's reputation. In 1960, Xavier School transferred to a 7-hectare property in Greenhills, San Juan, then only an area of rice fields and grasslands. Within a decade, the outlying areas became home to many Xavier families. The campus is a complex of 12 buildings housing over 4,000 students from nursery to high school.
It is one of the few basic education institutions in the Philippines to receive a 7-year accreditation, the longest possible period,[5]and one of only three institutions, along withDe La Salle UniversityandAteneo de Manila University,to receive the Level III accreditation[6]for both the grade school and high school by thePhilippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities.In January 2010, Xavier School was grantedInternational Baccalaureate(IB) World School status.[7]
Admissions
[edit]Admission to Xavier School is extremely competitive. Generally, students enter Xavier as kindergarten students. "Boys" may also try to be part of the student population as high school freshmen (Grade 9), by taking the Xavier High School Entrance Examination. Transfer students are occasionally accepted but the requirements are incredibly high.[8]
Athletics
[edit]Xavier School fields over thirty teams in twelve sports including basketball, football, badminton, volleyball, swimming, among others.[9]
Mascot
[edit]In 1973, the school put forward a contest to create a mascot. From several nominations from various students, the Stallion was chosen to represent the students that the school bred. Years later, the official caricature of the school Mascot, Hoofy, was created in the school year 2002 to 2003. It was designed by David Gonzales of the class of 2005.[10]A life-size model of Hoofy goes around campus, is available for performance at special events.
Awards
[edit]- Xavier's Dance X is the champion of the 2006 Skechers Street Dancing competition (High School division).[11]
- The Xavier Football club won 3rd place in the 2006 Alaska Football Cup.[12]
- The Xavier School team, composed of David Hwang, Zachary Sy, and Philbert Tan, all of Batch 2019, bested hundreds of students across Southeast Asia in the 2017 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) International Technology Innovation Competition. Representing the Philippines, they won the Judges’ Choice Award for Streetflow, a smart streetlight system.[13]
- The Xavier Debate Team, the school's official debate club, has won thePhilippine Schools Debate Championship(PSDC) for four years: 2007, 2012, 2016, and 2017.
Incidents
[edit]Just after the Grade School closing ceremony on March 20, 2024, a fire broke out in the main campus building. No injuries were reported and the fire was out within an hour. A Facebook post by the school stated that the cause of the fire was yet to be determined, and as of May 2024, the cause of the fire has not yet been disclosed.[14]
Notable students
[edit]- Drew Arellano(1997) – TV show host
- J. V. Ejercito(1987) – politician
- Rexlon T. Gatchalian(1997) – politician
- Isaac Go(2014) – basketball player
- Jeric Teng(2009) – basketball player
- Jeron Teng(2012) – basketball player
- Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr.(1981) – politician
- Christopher John Tiu(2003) – basketball player and entrepreneur
- Arthur C. Yap(1983) – politician
- Joseph Henry Yeo(2001) – basketball player
- Carlo Katigbak(1987) - President and CEO,ABS-CBN Corporation
- Karl Kendrick T. Chua(1996) - Former Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Further reading
[edit]- Mena SJ, Santos.Luceat Lux: The Story of Xavier School.2005.
- Dy SJ, Aristotle (ed.).Our Pride and Glory, Xavier School at Fifty.2006.
- Palanca, Ellen / Clinton (ed.).Chinese Filipinos.2003.
- Gomez, Peter Martin (ed.). The Xavier School Institutional Identity Book. 2005.
- Dy SJ, Aristotle.Weaving a Dream: Reflections for Chinese-Filipino Catholics Today.2000.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^MMTLBA
- ^JBEC
- ^"Xavier School Celebrates 10 Years as an International Baccalaureate World School -".January 7, 2021.RetrievedAugust 7,2022.
- ^Martin Gomez."Mena, S.J. Santos." December 15, 1955 ". Luceat Lux: The Story of XavierSchool. 2005".Xavier School. Archived fromthe originalon July 19, 2012.RetrievedOctober 17,2011.
- ^PAASCU websiteArchivedJanuary 19, 2010, at theWayback Machine
- ^TOWARDS 21st-CENTURY LEARNING AND CHARACTER FORMATION."Xavier School » TOWARDS 21st-CENTURY LEARNING AND CHARACTER FORMATION".Xavier School. Archived fromthe originalon November 3, 2011.RetrievedOctober 17,2011.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Xavier School."Xavier School: Now An Authorized IB World School".Xavier School. Archived fromthe originalon November 3, 2011.RetrievedOctober 17,2011.
- ^"Acceptance rates for Kindergarten, Freshmen and Transfer Students." Testing and Research Center, Xavier School, 2005
- ^Olivares, Rick."Xavier School sports book launched".Philstar.com.RetrievedAugust 7,2022.
- ^Gomez, Peter Martin. "Xavier School Institutional Identity Book", 2005.
- ^"Dancing nerds – Inquirer.net, Philippine News for Filipinos".Opinion.inquirer.net.RetrievedOctober 17,2011.
- ^Martin Gomez."Xavier School – Xaverians Bag Awards Left and Right".Xavier School. Archived fromthe originalon July 18, 2012.RetrievedOctober 17,2011.
- ^Sy, Steven (June 12, 2017)."Xavier School students bag double awards from Int'l Technology Innovation Tilt".Inquirer Lifestyle.
- ^Sarao, Zacarian (March 20, 2024)."Fire breaks out at Xavier School in San Juan city".INQUIRER.net.RetrievedMay 7,2024.
External links
[edit]Media related toXavier Schoolat Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Chinese-language schools in Metro Manila
- Boys' schools in the Philippines
- Catholic elementary schools in Metro Manila
- Catholic secondary schools in Metro Manila
- International Baccalaureate schools in the Philippines
- Schools in Calamba, Laguna
- Schools in San Juan, Metro Manila
- Jesuit schools in the Philippines