About Us
关于本校
Introduction to
SHS-AdC
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu, 宿务亚典耀圣心学校 — formerly known as Sacred Heart School for Boys, Sacred Heart School of the Society of Jesus or Sacred Heart School – Jesuits, is a private, Catholic college-preparatory school run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus. SHS-AdC is the 7th Jesuit school in the Philippines to bear the name Ateneo. Its curriculum includes a Chinese language program. Aside from providing academic excellence, the school also serves as a bridge between the Filipino and Chinese-Filipino communities through education that accepts not only Chinese-Filipino but also students who have no Chinese roots.
宿务亚典耀圣心学校—原名为圣心男校、耶稣会圣心学校或圣心学校–耶稣会，是一所由耶稣会菲律宾省开办的私立天主教大学预科学校。SHS-AdC是菲律宾第七所以亚典耀为名的耶稣会学校。其课程包括一个华语课程。除了提供优秀的学术成果外，该校还通过教育成为菲律宾本土和华裔社区之间的桥梁，不仅接受华裔，也接受没有中华血统的学子。
Board of Trustees
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Mr. Mario A. King |
Chairman |
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Fr. Michael I. Pineda, S.J. |
School President |
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Fr. Primitivo E. Viray, Jr., S.J. |
Jesuit Provincial |
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Fr. Guillrey Anthony M. Andal, S.J. |
Mr. William B. Chiongbian II |
Fr. Aristotle C. Dy, S.J. |
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Mr. Frederick D. Go |
Ms. Amaya Cristina A. Fansler |
Mr. Jack T. Huang |
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Fr. Gilbert Emmanuel P. Levosada, S.J. |
Mr. Edmun H. Liu |
Fr. Jose V.C. Quilongquilong, S.J. |
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Fr. Joseph Raymund Patrick. S. Sanchez, S.J. |
Fr. Antonio S. Samson, S.J. |
Mr. Stephen A. Tan |
School Profile
Old campus on Gen. Maxilom Ave., Cebu City
remember the past
History
In 1953, the members of the Catholic Chinese Community of Cebu City approached Fr. Paul O’Brien, the Superior of all the Jesuits belonging to the former missions in China, requesting him to supply manpower for the establishment in Cebu City of a middle school for the education of their children.
With Php 300.00 in his pocketbook, Fr. Francisco Heras, S.J. was sent to Cebu to establish the school for the Chinese Catholics. The Augustinian Recollect Fathers of the Colegio de San Jose Recoletos generously gave the new school assistance and legal status by affiliating it with their college and by providing it with its first Principal and a contingent of lay faculty members. On June 14, 1954, the Sacred Heart Chinese Academy Colegio de San Jose Recoletos Annex was opened for boys and girls at the corner of Mabini and Manalili Streets in Cebu City. It was the first school opened by Jesuits outside Mainland China and the first Catholic Chinese school in the Philippines.
School seal, Vision & Mission Statement
School Profile
The shield with the seven gold bands in a red field is the coat of arms granted by the King of Spain to the Onaz family whose seven sons fought valiantly for the King. On the other hand, the shield with two wolves standing on their hind legs over a pot of food represents the coat of arms of the family of Loyola who had also fought in many wars and were generous in feeding their soldiers such that plenty of food would be left in the pot (the Spanish olla) even for the wolves (lobos). Thus the name lobos y olla or Loyola, a family noted for its generous care for its fighting men. Ignatius’ lineage may be traced to the two families, Onaz and Loyola.
On the foreground of the shield with the seven stripes is the head of an eagle, a truly majestic bird. It literally outflies, outfights and outdistances all other birds in the sky. Like an eagle in flight, the Sacred Hearter is supposed to soar above the rest in all aspects of human endeavor. He is not to be content with mediocrity. He should strive to do better, be true to the Ignatian ideal of the MAGIS, to be more so he/she can do more for Christ and others. This is what academic excellence and being Man/Woman for Others is all about.
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu is the Catholic, Jesuit, Chinese-Filipino educational community committed to forming men and women for others and rooted in the Ignatian tradition of excellence, leadership and service for the greater glory of God, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu is the Catholic, Jesuit, Chinese-Filipino educational community committed to forming men and women for others and rooted in the Ignatian tradition of excellence, leadership, and service for the greater glory of God, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu provides Ignatian education that forms servant leaders who embody the values of Christ-centeredness, competence, conscience, community, compassion, character, and culture in the spirit of the MAGIS, to do more and be more.
- Jesuit Education trains our students to appreciate the world in which they live. It leads them to develop their gifts as much as possible, so that they will be forces for good in the world. This is done by protecting what God has made, and by adding to what is good in it. For example, in the Philippines we need to protect our environment and use the resources of our country carefully; we should also do all we can to make Philippine society more just and more culturally rich.
- Jesuit Education insists that because each person is special in God’s eyes, he/she should receive special attention in the school. That is why we take great care to offer pastoral care to each student. Moreover, we hope our students will never lose their appetite for growing as individuals and will become more and more responsible for their own development.
- Jesuit Education leads our students to seek the right way of acting in the world. To do this they have to know good from bad, and be strong in the hope that good can be done, while being realistic about the ways in which evil can operate.
- Jesuit Education offers Jesus Christ as the model of human life, and shows our students how their faith in Him is nurtured by prayer, worship, and service.
- In consequence of this, Jesuit Education has its fifth emphasis. It urges our students to have a special concern to bring about justice in the world. It believes that a full life is only possible if our students have a lifelong concern for their neighbor, especially for those who are poor.
- And so, students in a Jesuit school are guided to have an active life in the Church, especially as the Church serves the local community.
- Jesuit Education expects our students to pursue excellence in all they do- in the classroom, in the sporting fields, in the many extra-curricular opportunities the School offers. When they leave School, they should be able to take with them this habit of trying to do their best.
- Jesuit Education stresses how important it is for Jesuits to work with lay people, and tries to bring all those associated with the School – Jesuits, lay teachers and staff, parents and, of course, the students themselves – into a community whose members care for one another.
- Finally, Jesuit Education is ready to change its means and methods so as to achieve all the things mentioned above. All in all, it provides a network or system of schools throughout the world that shares this vision of St. Ignatius and the goals we have just mentioned.
Schools like SHS-AdC are places of hope. What we hope for the students and teachers of SHS-AdC is that they will realize that St. Ignatius himself offers an example of what we can all become. He made the most of his talents by putting himself at the service of his neighbor for the greater glory of God.
So there are two ways of looking at Jesuit Education: one is to list the qualities that make it up; another is to give the names of people who lived out those qualities. That is why each SHS-AdC class has been given a Jesuit Patron Saint or Blessed who is meant to inspire the teachers and students of the class to embody in their own lives the very qualities of Jesuit Education we have been reflecting upon.
I am an Ateneo Hearter.
I am CHRIST-CENTERED.
I am a person
of CONSCIENCE, COMPETENCE, COMPASSION, and CHARACTER.
I take pride in my Chinese and Filipino CULTURE.
I am called to be a person with and for others,
a person-in-COMMUNITY.
I embody the Ignatian ideal of MAGIS— to do more and be more
so I can be LUX ORIENS, a light arising in the Land of the Morning.
I am an Ateneo Hearter
and I live for the greater glory of GOD,
AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM.
Ateneo Hearter
Core Values (7C's)
CHRIST-CENTEREDNESS is the core identity of the Ateneo Hearter.
- A LIFE of PRAYER and DISCERNMENT: He/she strives to keep close contact with God and seek God’s Will in one’s life, especially when one makes the more important decisions in one’s life.
- A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP with CHRIST as LIVED OUT WITHIN the CHURCH and its SACRAMENTS: Because of his/her religious knowledge and experiences, one has made the choice of a fundamental orientation to Christ, regarding Him as one’s leader, model, guide, and friend. As a Catholic, he/she lives out this friendship with Christ within the life of the Church and through its sacraments.
- Hence, he/she tries to “find God in all things” and does everything for the Greater Glory of God. AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM.
COMPETENCE refers to the Ateneo Hearter’s Functional Self, his/her knowledge and skills that enable one to perform diverse tasks and carry out various responsibilities.
An Ateneo Hearter who is competent should manifest the following:
- ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu seeks to prepare its students for the world, with knowledge and skills that will make them fit to succeed. The Ateneo Hearter is committed to the pursuit of academic excellence. By the time he/she completes one’s studies in Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu, he/she shall have acquired the habit of logical and critical thinking; a certain ease and facility in expression, both oral and written; a capacity to adapt and apply oneself to the task at hand, at the same time giving evidence of one’s knowledge and mastery of those subjects which shall prepare him/her for further studies. Through the Jesuit charism of “MAGIS“, he/she has certain allergy to mediocre work and has the spirit of generous striving to do and be MORE.
- WELL-ROUNDEDNESS: Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu’s academic program recognizes that each person has multiple intelligences; hence, we try to develop-and build on-these intelligences as much as we can. As a truly well-rounded individual, the ideal Ateneo Hearter’s sensibilities go beyond merely academic concerns and include the following: an awareness and appreciation of music, literature, and the arts; a familiarity or even mastery of basic athletic skills through participation in sports and other athletic activities. All of these must lead to the formation of a total person whi is the product of a truly liberal, humanizing, and well-rounded education.
- OPENNESS to GROWTH and LIFELONG LEARNING: The Ateneo Hearter matures in a way that reflects some personal responsibility for one’s own growth. He/she is beginning to further develop one’s full potentials, and is continuously seeking opportunities to develop one’s personality, sharpen one’s intellect, broaden one’s imagination, explore one’s feelings, refine one’s tastes, and deepen one’s own religious convictions and other sensibilities. He/she realizes that in life, what is important is “learning how to learn.”
CONSCIENCE refers to the Moral Self of the Ateneo Hearter. He/she should be endowed with the following:
- MORAL REASONING: He/she is ruled by a well-educated conscience. He/she is familiar with the moral teachings of one’s faith and tries to understand them. He/she knows that moral reasoning is not simply a case of applying universal rules to particular situations. He/she understands that given the gray areas of life, moral reasoning requires careful discernment, but must begin with a desire and commitment to do what is good and right.
- HABIT of REFLECTION: In a world of fast-paced living and excessive stimuli and information, he/she knows the value of reflection. He/she realizes that “experience is the best teacher” only if accompanied by the necessary reflection on experience. For this reason, he/she tries to nurture the habit of slowing down, pausing, and taking a step back to reflect about meaning and consequences.
CHARACTER refers to the Psycho-Emotional Self of the Ateneo Hearter. Equally important in one’s growth, after all, is one’s emotional intelligence (or EQ) and adversity quotient (AQ).
- SELF-KNOWLEDGE and ACCEPTANCE: The Ateneo Hearter possesses a realistic knowledge and acceptance of oneself. He/she appreciates his/her God-given gifts and as a sign of gratitude, develops them to the fullest. At the same time, however, he/she is conscious of his/her weakness and shortcomings, and accepts these even as one tries to improve oneself in every way that he/she can.
- SELF-MASTERY and DISCIPLINE: He/she possesses self-mastery and exercises self-discipline. He/she is learning to appreciate the value of order, harmony, and efficiency in life, and continually makes an effort to attain these in his/her own life. He/she tries to acquire a more mature sense of responsibility for one’s actions, lending support to external structures, as well as finding support in them.
- SELF-TRANSCENDENCE: For one to be able to transcend oneself, a person must first accept oneself. At a certain point in one’s development, however, the Ateneo Hearter knows that he/she must learn how to manage his/her individual needs and emotions, maintaining a proper balance over and against the needs of others and the larger community.
“COMMUNITY” refers to the Social Self of the Ateneo Hearter, his/her ability to be with people and to work with them.
- ABILITY to WORK with OTHERS: In an increasingly interconnected world, the capacity to work with others becomes a most important art. The Ateneo Hearter is someone who can live with others comfortably and work with them effectively. He/she has developed one’s interpersonal skills to the degree that not only has he/she learned to be comfortable with people who may be different from him/her, but just as importantly, one is able to work with them in a peaceful and effective manner.
- ABILITY to INFLUENCE and LEAD OTHERS for the GOOD: The Ateneo Hearter is trained to be a leader, skilled in managing group processes. Moreover, he/she uses skills to lead others to recognize and to do what is good and what is right.
- ACCEPTANCE of and RESPECT for OTHERS: Ultimately, one’s desire to get along with others and one’s smooth interpersonal skills are rooted in a fundamental recognition of every human person’s dignity.
- In this way, he/she is a true “Person with Others.”
“COMPASSION” refers to the Ateneo Hearter’s Societal Self – i.e., his/her orientation to service and one’s preferential option for the materially poor and marginalized. This C is to be distinguished from “Community” in the sense that “Community” refers to living and working well with others, while “Compassion” refers to the dimension of service, especially the service of the poor.
- LIFE of SERVICE for OTHERS: As in all Jesuit schools, at Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu, excellence in education has a higher purpose – the service of others. Towards this end, the Ateneo Hearter is acquiring considerable knowledge and familiarity with the needs of the local as well as the larger Filipino community. He/she is preparing himself/herself for one’s own future participation as a competent, concerned, and responsible member of these communities. He/she understands that one’s personal well-being is interrelated with the well-being of other people.
- PREFERENTIAL OPTION for the POOR: For the Christians, the expression “neighbor” includes in a special manner the poor and the needy. The Ateneo Hearter strives to be a neighbor especially to those most needy and most marginalized in imitation of Christ’s preferential option for the poor. He/she also tries to live a life of SIMPLICITY to be in solidarity with the poor.
- FAITH THAT DOES JUSTICE: Most of all, the Ateneo Hearter understands that his/her faith can be complete only if one works for justice – i.e., when one recognizes unjust structures and works towards eliminating them. While he/she recognizes that charity (“helping the poor”) is good, one also knows that something more is demanded of him/her: justice which is more than simply “giving to the poor,” but working-and at times, even fighting-to improve their lot.
- In a sense, the mission of the Ateneo Hearter is “to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.” In this manner, he/she tries to live as a “Person for Others.”
By “CULTURE,” we mean the Ateneo Hearter’s Historical Self, his/her identity as shaped by one’s roots and one’s present culture. Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu has a special mission to the Chinese Filipinos because it is a Chinese-Filipino school founded by Jesuit missionaries for the education and evangelization of the Chinese-Filipino community.
- ROOTEDNESS in the CHINESE-FILIPINO CULTURE: it is hoped that the Ateneo Hearter will have a growing appreciation of his/her Chinese-Filipino culture, with a working knowledge of Chinese history and some facility in the language. He/she eventually acquires a better understanding and a deeper appreciation of one’s own culture heritage.
- ROOTEDNESS in VISAYAN and FILIPINO HERITAGE: The Ateneo Hearter cherishes the richness of the Visayan and Filipino cultural identity. He/she celebrates and enriches the country’s cultural heritage and takes pride in being a Filipino.
- ACCEPTANCE of the DIVERSITY of CULTURES in the WORLD: As a person living in an increasingly global world, he/she is becoming more conscious of one’s own unique cultural identity, and is growing more deeply aware of all the values, the customs and traditions that govern and influence one’s personal life. He/she is at home with the diversity of cultures in the world. In this age of globalization, he/she is nevertheless able to retain his/her Asian soul.
- Hence, true to the spirit of the “Incarnation,” he/she believes that Christ is already present in every culture and seeks to uncover and proclaim His presence.
Other Core Values and Mottos
Accreditation & Affiliations
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) is accredited by Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), a private, voluntary accrediting association formed by the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) in the 1950’s.
Inspired by the missionary spirit of the school’s founding fathers and the Ignatian ideal of the Magis, the school celebrates the 5-year (June 2016 – May 2021) RE-ACCREDITATION STATUS which was granted recently by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).
The school started the accreditation process on January 24-25, 1972 where the High School Department had its preliminary survey visit. The Grade School Department followed with its preliminary survey of PAASCU taking place in February 19-21, 1975. To this day, the School continues to provide quality education recognized by the PAASCU.
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu is a member of Jesuit Education Association (JEA), Jesuit Basic Education Commission (JBEC), Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), Catholic Educational Association of the Philippine (CEAP), Private Education Retirement Annuity Association (PERAA), and Association for Non-Traditional Education in the Philippines (ANTEP).
