Westminster High School (Manila)
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Westminster High School | |
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Address | |
Honorio Lopez Boulevard, Tondo, Manila | |
Information | |
Type | Private, Chinese, Christian |
Established | 1935 |
Principal | Atty. Daniel Chiok (deceased) |
Grades | K to 12 |
Number of students | approx. 500 |
Language | English, Filipino |
Color(s) | █ █ |
Westminster High School (Traditional Chinese: 培元中學; [POJ]: Pôe-goân Tiong-o̍h; acronym: WHS), founded by Madam Elizabeth Kho in 1935, is a private, Chinese, Christian educational institution in Manila, Philippines.[1][2] It has a sister-school under the same name in Taiwan.
Since the 1930s, the school had been offering Chinese courses from kindergarten up to high school, however, in 2001, it abolished the Chinese curriculum and ceased from participating in sports competitions with other Chinese schools in Metro Manila. As a result, the student population of Chinese and Filipino-Chinese has declined steadily over the years.
Recently, under the new management, the school refurbished its facilities, adopted the method to its curriculum, and reintroduced Chinese language classes to its students.
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- Chinese-language schools in Manila
- High schools in Manila
- Education in Tondo, Manila
- Educational institutions established in 1933
- Protestant schools in the Philippines
- 1933 establishments in the Philippines
- Philippine school stubs