Yuet Wah College (Portuguese: Colégio Yuet Wah; Chinese: 粵華中學; abbr: YWC), often referred to as Yuet Wah, is a Macau all-boys Catholic secondary school in São Lázaro (St. Lazarus Parish), Macau.[1] It was founded in 1925, making it one of the oldest secondary schools in Macau. It is accredited by the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Yuet Wah College was founded by Liu Fung Kei [zh] in 1925 in Canton, China.[2][3] Due to instability in Canton, Yuet Wah College moved its campus to Macau in 1928. Starting from 1941, Yuet Wah College has offered a full high school curriculum after the first batch of students graduated. After the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1942, the school was transferred to the Salesians of Don Bosco, under the arrangements of Fr. Mario Aquistapace.
Curriculum
Yuet Wah College prepare students for the JAEM Examination and International A-levels as well as IGCSE.
Yuet Wah College has a number of notable alumni, including entrepreneurs, politicians, civil servants, musicians, actors, three members of the Macau Executive Council and three secretaries.
^"《澳門人》介紹粵華九十五校慶" ["Macau People" introduces the 95th Anniversary of Yuet Wah College]. Macao Daily News (in Chinese). 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^Chen, Zifeng 陳志峰 (2018). 一生承教:黃就順老師與澳門教育 [Teaching for a lifetime: Mr. Huang Jushun and Macao Education] (in Chinese). Macau: 文聲出版社 (Voices of Culture Press). p. xiv. ISBN978-9-9965-3590-1. Retrieved 5 June 2023.