Grace Christian College
Protestant Chinese school in Quezon City, Philippines
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Grace Christian College (GCC) (simplified Chinese: 菲律滨基督教灵惠学院; traditional Chinese: 菲律濱基督教靈惠學院; pinyin: Fēilǜbīn Jīdūjiào Línghuì Xuéyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hui-li̍p-pin Ki-tok-kàu Lêng-hūi Ha̍k-īⁿ), formerly known as Grace Christian High School (GCHS), is an evangelical Protestant school that caters primarily to Chinese Filipino students and provides education from Pre-Nursery to College. It is situated in Grace Village, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Its current president is Christine Joy Tan, succeeding James L. Tan in May 2020.[1]
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菲律賓基督教靈惠學院 | |||||||||||
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Grace Village, Quezon City Philippines 14°39′1″N 121°0′18″E | |||||||||||
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| Former name | Grace Christian High School | ||||||||||
| Type | Private | ||||||||||
| Motto | Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ John 1:17 | ||||||||||
| Established | July 5, 1950 | ||||||||||
| President | Christine Joy Tan | ||||||||||
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| Enrollment | 2600+ | ||||||||||
| Language | English, Chinese | ||||||||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||||||||
| Colors | Maroon, Blue, White | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 菲律賓基督教靈惠學院 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fēilǜbīn Jīdūjiào Línghuì Xuéyuàn | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 菲律濱基督教靈惠學院 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 菲律滨基督教灵惠学院 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fēilǜbīn Jīdūjiào Línghuì Xuéyuàn | ||||||||||
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History
The school formally opened as Grace Christian High School on July 5, 1950[2][3] at Nagtahan Street in San Miguel, Manila, by a Chinese educator Julia L. Tan and American Baptist missionaries Edwin and Helen Spahr. In 1966, the school moved to its present location in the newly developed Grace Village, Quezon City, to accommodate an increasing student population while donating the Nagtahan campus to Grace Bible Church for its Christian Academy of Manila. Inauguration for the new campus was held on September 10, 1966. Two years after, the school bought more properties inside Grace Village for further expansion.
Notable alumni
- Alfrancis Chua, sports executive and former basketball coach[4]
- Wilson Lee Flores (1983), Filipino writer and real estate entrepreneur[5]
- Win Gatchalian (1991), politician
- Alice Guo, former mayor of Bamban, Tarlac; accused of espionage, and convicted of human trafficking
- Hayden Kho, Filipino aesthetic medicine doctor and media personality
- David Licauco, actor, model
- Bonnie Tan, basketball coach
Chinese education
The Chinese curriculum consists of eight subjects – Chinese Language (華語), Chinese Phonetics (國音), Chinese Composition (作文), Chinese Conversation (會話), Chinese Literature (閱讀), Chinese Computer (電腦)(for highschool), Chinese Writing (寫子), Chinese Culture (綜合) (for Kinder), and Chinese Mathematics (數學) (for kinder).
Sister schools
Taiwan
- Tam-Kang Senior High School – Tamsui, Taipei
- National Taiwan Normal University– Taipei
- Chung Yuan Christian University – Zhongli District, Taoyuan City
- Chang Jung Christian University – Tainan
- Northern Taiwan Institute of Science and Technology – Kwantu
- Aletheia University – Tamsui, New Taipei City and Madou District, Tainan
South Korea
- Yumkwang Christian School – Seoul
- Hannam University – Daejon
- Yeodo Private Elementary School – Yeosu, South Jeolla
Indonesia
- Sekolah Kristen Tri Tunggal (Tri Tunggal Christian School) – Semarang, Central Java
Source[6]
Gallery
Main Signage of Grace Christian College
High School Wing Facade
