Chiang Kai Shek College is the first institution of higher learning in the Philippines founded by overseas Chinese-Filipinos. It offers education in all levels from preschool to graduate school.
In June 1939, Chiang Kai Shek High School was founded by prominent and hardworking Chinese in Manila like Mr. Wong Chun Seng and Mr. Yu Khe Thai. It was named after Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek to inspire young Filipino-Chinese to emulate the great personality and spirit of the late President. It initially offered a six-year program in Chinese and a four-year program in English. Three years later, the school bore the brunt of World War II– it was heavily damaged and fourteen teachers and students were killed for participating in underground activities. The school reopened in December 1945. Under Principal Wong together with the support of the Chinese community, moved to its new site in August 1948.
In 1955, a Normal School was established to offer a two-year course for Chinese teacher-training. In 1958, the Wong Chun Seng Memorial Preschool was established.
Chiang Kai Shek High School became a college in 1965 with the initial offering of two (2) four-year collegiate courses: Bachelor of Secondary Education (B.S.E.), Major in Chinese Literature and History; and Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in General Education. Dr. Pao Shih Tien was the first College President. In 1968, with the offering of the Elementary Course, CKS College became one of the pioneer Chinese-Filipino educational institutions that offer complete education from preschool to college levels.
In 1973, with Presidential Decree 176 ordering the integration of all foreign schools into the Philippine Educational System, the school has been offering three (3) Chinese subjects both in Grade School and in High School. The school was also granted a permit to offer a two-year Pre-College Course in Chinese Instruction.
In June 1990, the Language Learning Center was established.
In 1997, the school was granted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to offer two Graduate Programs: Master in Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master of Arts in Education (M.A. in Ed.)
In June 1999, the collegiate department moved to the new building at Narra Street. In November 2000, the Preschool and Kindergarten Department started offering the Montessori Class, and in June 2009 it opened the Day Care Center to provide respite for working parents.
With the implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum by the Department of Education under President Benigno Aquino, the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Dory Poa as Consultant of the Board for Curriculum Development and Chairman of the Special Task Force on K+12. In June 2013, Dr. Bee Ching Ong Kian Koc retired and Dr. Dory Poa was appointed as the new College President.
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1939
Initially offering a six-year Chinese program and four-year English program, Chiang Kai Shek High School is established in Manila with a student population of 273.
The school is named after Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek.
1942
World War II; the school sustains damage.
14 student and teacher patriots aiding underground activities are killed.
1945
June - Acting principal Huang Chi Hwa opens five review classes for juniors and seniors; leaves for China in October.
November - Mr. Wong Chun Seng is appointed principal
December - School reopens
1948
The school moves to its present site on Padre Algue Street, Tondo, Manila with close to 1,000 students.
1955
The Board of Trustees approves the offering of a two-year teacher training course to train local Chinese teachers.
1956
March - Principal Wong Chun Seng passes away.
May - Mr. Yu Khe Thai is appointed principal; Dr. Pao Shih Tien is appointed vice principal.
1958
The Wong Chun Seng Memorial Preschool is established.
1959
Principal Yu retires.
Dr. Pao Shih Tien is appointed principal.
1965
The school becomes Chiang Kai Shek College, offering two four-year college courses: Bachelor of Secondary Education, majors in 1) Chinese Literature and History, and 2) General Education.
1966
The College offers Bachelor of Science in Commerce program with majors in 1) Accounting, 2) Management, and 3) Banking and Finance.
1968
The school establishes the Elementary Course; thus, it becomes an institution offering complete education from preschool to college.
1973-1976
All Chinese schools in the Philippines are Filipinized by virtue of Presidential Decree 176. Dual curriculum is abolished, and the teaching of Chinese is reduced to two hours every day.
1979
Dr. Pao retires.
Dr. Jimmy Su takes over as president.
1985
Renovation of school’s Main Building (administration and faculty offices; elementary classrooms) to reinforced concrete structures
1989
Dr. Su retires.
Mr. Chien Yin Shao is appointed as president.
1990
The school establishes the Language Learning Center.
1992
College now offers:
1) Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Accountancy Commerce
2) Bachelor of Secondary Education
1994
Mr. Shao retires.
Mrs. Joan Sy Cotio takes over as president.
1997
Construction of ten-storey college building on Narra Street commences.
College offers graduate programs:
Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Arts in Education (MAEd)
1999
College classes move to the campus at 1477 Narra Street.
2000
The High School Department is granted Level I Accreditation Status by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU), an organization with the most rigid quality education standards in the country and one of the three founding members of the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP).
College offers Bachelor of Science in 1. Information Technology 2. Information Management
College student population is now 1,153.
Wong Chun Seng Memorial Preschool offers Montessori classes.
2001
The High School Department is granted Level II Accreditation Status by the PAASCU.
2003
The Grade School Department is granted Level I Accreditation Status by the PAASCU.
2004
High School Chinese Instruction Department offers multimedia, computer-assisted classroom instruction.
College offers Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
2007
Mrs. Cotio retires.
Dr. Bee Ching Ong Kian Koc is appointed CKS College president.
The Grade School Department is granted Level II Accreditation Status by the PAASCU.
The Language Center (formerly Language Learning Center) moves to the Narra campus. It offers short term courses in Hokkien, Mandarin, English, and Filipino.
2008
College offers Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
2013
Dr. Ong Kian Koc retires.
Dr. Dory Poa is appointed CKS College president.
Implementation of the Department of Education’s K to 12 Basic Education Program
In compliance with the entry-age requirement of K to12, the school adopts a three-year transition program. During the transition phase, academic requirements essential for four (4) grade levels will be covered in three (3) academic years (2013-2016).
2014
Renovation of Main Campus facilities:
Ground floor and basement canteens
Ground floor cafe
Mezzanine book and supplies store
Mini food court on Pao Shih Tien Hall’s ground floor
Main Administrative Office
Main Gate
Drainage systems, basement sump pumps, and ground floor spaces for better damage control during rainy seasons and flooding
2015
School offers Senior High School (Grades 11 and 12) programs:
Academic TrackSports Track
Accountancy and Business Management (ABM)
Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSS)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Technology, Vocational, and Livelihood Track
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Arts and Design Track
Arts Production (Visual Arts, Media Arts) and Performance Arts (Music)
Renovation continues:
Administrative offices
Faculty, mezzanine offices
Grade School Library
Classrooms and hallways
Quadrangle
New washrooms on ground floor Memorial Building
2017
The Grade School and High School Programs granted Level III Accreditation Status by the PAASCU.
"Chiang Kai Shek College is a Filipino-Chinese private school whose primary objective is to provide quality bilingual education to our youths and to develop competent future leaders for the society."
-----More About Chiang Kai Shek College-----
Chiang Kai Shek is a non-stock, non-profit and non-sectarian private school established in 1939 whose primary objectives are to
form and train educated, competent leaders for the developing society;
develop a citizenry prepared and strengthened for nation-building;
serve as nucleus for the interflow of Eastern and Western culture; and
serve as a working force in the enhancement of Filipino-Chinese friendship and mutual understanding.
Recognized by CHEd, it offers preschool, Montessori, K to 12, college, and graduate studies programs. The school aims to provide the youth modern and competitive education while continuing the legacy of using Chinese, in particular Mandarin and Hokkien, as languages for practical discourse in addition to Filipino and English.
Chiang Kai Shek College is also an International Baccalaureate Candidate School with ongoing Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes. Winner of the 2017 Excellence in Educational Transformation Award (EETA) for Outstanding Innovations in Leadership, Governance and Management, Chiang Kai Shek College has a Level III FAAP accreditation as audited by PAASCU.
Ideally, CKSC education helps shape the student's potential to the fullest as a human being by tapping his/her innate talent and by inculcating love of country and respect for rules and order, without ignoring the enriching value of internationalism.
To carry out these goals, CKSC challenges the members of its academic community to lead their lives along four Confucian virtues 禮 (li) - propriety, 義 (yi) - righteousness, 廉 (lian) - incorruptibility, and 恥 (chi) - honor.
Concomitant to attaining these values are the cultivation and sustenance of one's 德 (de) - morality, 智 (zhi) - wisdom, and 體 (ti) - physical well being, so as to foster 群 (qun) - unity. Ultimately, such desiderata help create in the CKSC students/graduates sense of reaching out for 美 (mei) beauty.
CKSC further believes that
true education aims at the formation of a person whose ultimate end is to be of service to the society to which he/she belongs
young people must be helped to develop harmoniously their physical, moral, and intellectual endowments so that they may gradually acquire a mature sense of responsibility in striving endlessly to form their own lives properly and in pursuing true freedom as they surmount the vicissitudes of life with courage and constancy
all educational institutions shall inculcate patriotism and nationalism, foster love of humanity, respect for human rights, appreciation for the role of national heroes in the historical development of the country, teach the rights and duties of citizenship, strengthen ethical and spiritual values, develop moral character and
personal discipline, encourage critical and creative thinking, broaden scientific and technological knowledge, and promote vocational efficiency (Philippine Constitution).
its students should be for the manifold demands of social, scientific, and technological efficiency needed in the field of business, arts, and sciences, and should temper this training with the inculcation of genuine love for work and the virtues of a value-based individual.
