| Presentation College Chaguanas | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies | |
| Information | |
| School type | Government Assisted, Denominational Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Domine Nos Dirige (Lord Show Us The Way) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Blessed Edmund Rice |
| Established | March 1959 |
| Founder | Canon Max Murphy |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Caroni Educational District |
| Authority | Archdiocesan Education Board of Management |
| Principal | Captain Gary Ribeiro |
| Chaplain | Rev. Fr. Lumsden, Chaguanas R.C. Church |
| Teaching staff | 39 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 11 to 20 |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Number of students | 554 |
| Sixth Form Students | 160 |
| Classes | 18 |
| Average class size | 38 |
| Classes offered | 20 approx |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 |
| Houses | Finbar, Aquinas, Chaconia, Ibis |
| Colour(s) | Brown, Burgandy, Blue |
| Slogan | PROUD TO BE PRES! |
| Song | Virgin of the Presentation |
| Sports | Football, Cricket, Track and Field, Badminton |
| Nickname | Pres, Pres Chag, PCC |
| Rivals | Presentation College, San Fernando, Hillview College |
| National ranking | Top Three Nationally |
| School roll | 560 |
| Website | Presentation College Chaguanas |
Presentation College, Chaguanas is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago and is the brother school of Presentation College, San Fernando.
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The land on which the school was built was donated by Endeavour estates. The school was founded by Canon Max Murphy, with the permission of then Archbishop of Port of Spain Count Finbar Ryan. It was first known as "the parish school" and was later renamed Pamphilian High School and then The College of St. Phillip and St. James. In 1959 the school was established at its current location and management was taken over by the Presentation Brothers who continued to run the school until 1997. On 19 March 1959 the school was formally commissioned by the then Education and Culture Minister, Dr. Patrick Solomon. On 4 October 2009 the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Although the school is primarily Roman Catholic it has a varied student body of different religions and have different religious celebrations annually for Divali, Eid, and Christmas hosted by the students. At present the Principal of the school is Captain Gary Ribeiro with Mr. Brian Seemungal being appointed Vice Principal in January 2011.
Presentation College Chaguanas consistently receives many of the top students at the Secondary Entrance Assessment from all across the island. Its reputation for exceptional results at both the CSEC and CAPE Examinations underscores the caliber of both students and instruction. The school has produced students consistently placing in the top few at Cambridge Advanced Levels. Presentation has won eleven President's medals, seven in the last eleven years making Presentation College Chaguanas the only school in Trinidad to achieve such a feat. The most recent award of the President's Medal was in 2011. These scholarships allow education at no cost in any college or university either locally (Additional) or worldwide (Open).The school annually produces students of the highest ability, performing well both academically and in sports. Presentation College Chaguanas also routinely wins nationwide competitions in Science, Math, Computing, Debating, the Arts, and Film. In 2008, Presentation emerged victorious in the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association International Essay Competition continuing their reputation of being one of the top schools in Trinidad.
Presentation College Chaguanas has also produced many athletes in both the cricketing and football fields: Rangy Nanan, Dudnath Ramkissoon, Denesh Ramdin, Adrian Barath, Suruj Ragoonath, CNC3 sports reporter Roger Sant and Dinanath Ramnarine. In 2010 alone, three of the top cricketing awards went to either past or present students. Annually in November, the school hosts its Presentation Day which is a day of intense sports and football honoring the feast of Mary, the Virgin of the Presentation. There are also several other annually held sporting events such as cricket tournaments, badminton tournaments, sports day and student created tournaments.With the soon to be refurbished Basketball and Lawn Tennis courts, a resurgence in participation in these sports is expected.
The school has four houses: