Presentation College, Chaguanas
| Presentation College Chaguanas | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies | |
| Coordinates | 10°31′11″N 61°24′44″W / 10.5197°N 61.4123°WCoordinates: 10°31′11″N 61°24′44″W / 10.5197°N 61.4123°W |
| 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 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.
History
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 and organized by the students. At present the Principal of the school is Mr. Gary Ribeiro with Mr. Brian Seemungal being appointed Vice Principal in January 2011.
Performance "Pres" as it is known is regarded by most of the people of the country as one of the best.
House system
The school has four houses:
- Aquinas (after St. Thomas Aquinas patron saint of schools)
- Chaconia (the national flower),
- Finbar (after former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port of Spain, Count Finbar Ryan, who donated the Virgin Mary statue which stands at the center of the school)
- Ibis (after Trinidad and Tobago's national bird the Scarlet Ibis).