Values & Purpose
Our Values, Our Purpose
Our humble beginning, as a school in a hut on the premises of the Church of St Peter and Paul at Queen Street, continues to drive our beliefs and aspirations to provide quality education for all, Catholics and non-Catholics alike. The ethos of our far-sighted and global-minded Founder, Rev. Fr. Edward Becheras, continues to guide our education philosophy in championing bilingual experiences for our students.
Our School Motto, Care, Honesty, Service (亲爱, 忠诚, 敬业乐群) propels our actions, forming our School Vision: the Catholic High student is a Leader, Gentleman, and Bilingual Scholar of high integrity and robust character, who is passionate about life, learning and service to others (公教学生是个具有高尚情操,坚韧个性,同时,热爱生活,热爱学习,并且愿为人群服务的领袖,双语学者,与彬彬君子).
- As a Catholic mission school, love is the motivation behind all our actions. We ensure there is Joy of Learning in school life, and that our students develop a Mindset of Excellence.
- Our school’s core values underpin every member’s attitude, actions and aspirations. These School Values of Love, Creativity, Constancy of Purpose and Continuous Improvement permeate our curriculum and are exemplified in school processes, our teachers’ work and stakeholders’ support. These factors have forged a strong tradition of excellence in all-round development of students, an outstanding legacy of producing visionary leaders and a strong network of alumni members from different fields who are dedicated, and supportive of our school.
- Guided by our Motto, Values and Vision, we aspire to touch the lives of every student who comes through our institution, and in turn, transform their futures and through them, the futures of others
School Motto
亲爱
一个人必须能爱他的至亲，其次能推己及人，兼及爱物，方能达成完美的人格。
Care
Showing love for one’s nearest next of kin, one’s fellowmen and all living things. This is a manifestation of the spirit and essence of traditional Chinese culture.
忠诚
一个人要达成完美品格的人，必须具备忠厚，忠信，忠直以及诚心，诚意的品格。
Honesty
One who wishes to attain a whole personality ought to be honest, faithful, sincere and to be imbued with other fine virtues.
敬业乐群
以出于服务的精神工作，尽全力去做。帮助别人，使他们的生活变得更好。
Service
The ability to serve springs from one’s recognition of being part of a community and one’s responsibility to his fellow human beings.
“我们的校训是亲爱忠诚 , 敬业乐群。所以在这个校训下，我们同学们都能互相帮助，互相支持。在我日后工作，在我办这所大学（新加坡科技设计大学）的时候，成为我的座右铭。比如在创办新加坡科技设计大学的时候，我们除了把握学问和知识的追求方面，我们还把重点放在培养技能和学生态度，让学生有健全的教育。”
– Professor Chong Tow Chong (Catholic High Alumni/1972), President of Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and President’s Scholar
School Mission
To establish CHS as a school of distinction in innovative and challenging programmes, a forerunner in character building and a beacon for the mindset of excellence, firmly built upon the foundation of Christian values.
School Vision
The Catholic High student is a leader, gentleman and bilingual scholar of high integrity and robust character, who is passionate about life, learning and service to others.
公教学生是个具有高尚情操，坚韧个性，同时，热爱生活，
热爱学习，并且愿为人群服务的领袖、双语学者与彬彬君子。
School Values
We do everything with LOVE 仁民爱物
We pursue our goals with CONSTANCY OF PURPOSE 锲而不舍
We promote CREATIVITY 革故鼎新
We seek CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 力争上游