Presentation College Chaguanas | |
Motto: | Domine Nos Dirige |
Motto Translation: | Lord Show Us The Way |
City: | Chaguanas |
Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Schooltype: | Denominational Roman Catholic |
Fundingtype: | Government Assisted |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Patron: | Blessed Edmund Rice |
Established: | March 1959 |
Founder: | Canon Max Murphy |
Status: | Open |
District: | Caroni Educational District |
Authority: | Archdiocesan Education Board of Management |
Principal: | Mr. Brian Seemungal |
Chaplain: | Fr. Dereck Anthon, Chaguanas R.C. Church |
Teaching Staff: | 40 |
Gender: | Male |
Classes: | 21 |
Average Class Size: | 35 |
Hours In Day: | 6.5 |
Houses: | Finbar, Aquinas, Chaconia, Ibis |
Colours: | Brown, burgundy, blue |
Song: | Virgin of the Presentation |
Sports: | Football, Cricket, Track and Field, Badminton |
Nickname: | Pres, Pres Chag, PCC |
National Ranking: | Number 1 |
Address: | Corner Yves and Rene Streets |
School Board: | The School Management & Advisory Committee(SMAC)Mr. V.Pilgrim, Chairman |
Classes Offered: | 21 approx |
Age Range: | 11-19 |
Students: | 634 |
Sixth Form Students: | 160 |
Homepage: | 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.
The Endeavour estates donated the land on which the school is. With the concern for the welfare of underprivileged youths, Canon Max Murphy founded the school with the permission of the then Archbishop of Port of Spain, Count Finbar Ryan. It was first known as "the parish school," but 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 then Education and Culture Minister, Dr. Patrick Solomon, formally commissioned the school. On 4 October 2009, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Although the school is primarily Roman Catholic, it has a diverse student body of different religions. Hosted and organized by the students, the school holds various religious celebrations annually, such as Diwali, Eid, and Christmas.
In September 2019, Distinguished Alumni and reputed Chemistry teacher, former Dean, and Vice Principal, Mr. Brian Seemungal was appointed Acting Principal, succeeding Captain Gary Ribiero. Mr. Raphael Max Ramlal(FORM 1), Mr. Ganesh Pulchan(FORM 2), Mr. Trevorn Aguillera (FORM 3), Mrs. Krystal K. Pedro(FORM 4), Mr. Khaleel Sahibdeen(FORM 5), and Mr. Darshan Maharaj(FORM 6) are the deans at the college. The Heads of the Department are Mr. Anthony Hosein (Mathematics), Mrs. Mylene Semungal (Sciences), Mrs. L. Boodoo (Languages), and Mr. Roland Hosein (Business).
The school has four houses: