Macau Catholic Schools Association

Macau Catholic Schools Association (Associação das Escolas Católicas de Macau, AECM; ) was established by the Bishop of Macau Paulo José Tavares during the 1960s.

History
Paulo José Tavares established Federation of Catholic Schools of Macau (天主教學校協進會) in 1967 and it was supported by Salesian and Jesuit priests. After the bishop's death in 1973, the activities of the association were put on hold. When Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa became the new bishop of Macau in 1982, the Federation became active again and was renamed Macau Catholic Schools Association.

Purpose
The purpose of the Union is the federation of organizations to unite all the catholic schools which are located in Macau. Moreover, it also promotes moral education, and under the guidance of the bishop, complete cultivation and spread of the Gospel and other related issues.

Membership
Schools that are managed by Caritas Macau are members of the Association.
 * Colégio Diocesano de São José 5
 * Escola de São José Ka-Ho
 * Our Lady Of Fatima Girls' School
 * Colégio Mateus Ricci
 * Escola São João de Brito
 * Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College
 * Instituto Salesiano
 * Escola Estrela do Mar
 * Yuet Wah College
 * Escola do Santissimo Rosario
 * Escola São Paulo
 * Escola Dom João Paulino
 * Escola de Santa Teresa
 * Sacred Heart Canossian College (English Section)
 * Colégio Escola Dom Luis Versiglia
 * Yuet Wah College, Escola Caritas de Macau
 * Escola Madalena de Canossa
 * Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima (Chinese Secondary)
 * Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima (English Secondary)
 * Escola Santa Maria Mazzarello