Bishop Paschang Catholic School

Bishop Paschang Catholic School is a government-aided, whole day Roman Catholic coeducational primary school located in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school is in Primary One Admission Net 46 of Kwun Tong. With the exception of English and Mandarin lessons, the school employs Cantonese as the main medium of instruction, in line with the prevailing education policy set by the Hong Kong government. This school is generally considered as the best primary school in the area of Kowloon Bay and Ngau Tau Kok. The sponsoring body is the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, commonly known as the Maryknoll Fathers. History The school was founded by the Maryknoll Fathers in 1969. The Bishop Walsh School was founded by the Maryknoll Fathers in Hong Kong in 1963. When Bishop Paschang Memorial School was set up in 1969, some senior staff were transferred from Bishop Walsh School. Timeline 1969 founded – Bishop Paschang Catholic School was formerly known as the "Bishop Paschang Memorial School", originally located in Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate. It was founded by John M. McLoughlin. Initially, there was one morning section and onea evening section. McLoughlin named the school after Maryknoller Adolph John Paschang. 1971 – First Primary 6 graduation of the morning section 1972 – First Primary 6 graduation of the evening section 1975 – First batch of pupils who studied from P1 up to P6 graduated in 1975 1979 – 10th anniversary 1999 – Parents-Teachers Association founded 2002 – Morning section of Bishop Paschang Memorial School moved to the campus in Kowloon Bay, became a full day school and was renamed Bishop Paschang Catholic School. The new campus was situated next to Richland Gardens, opposite the Kai Yip Estate, of Y2K design by the Architectural Services Department of HKSAR government. PM section of Bishop Paschang Memorial School stayed in Ngau Tau Kok but became a full day school. 2003 – SARS outbreak in Amoy Gardens, Ngau Tau Kok. 2006 – Incorporated Management Committee founded according to the Section 40BU of the Education Ordinance 2007 – Alumni Association founded 2008 – All remaining classes of Bishop Paschang Memorial School were relocated to Bishop Paschang Catholic School in Kowloon Bay. A 39th anniversary special memorial booklet commemorated this event. The campus in Ngau Tau Kok was returned to the HKSAR government and was subsequently demolished together with the rest of the Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate.