Colégio Diocesano de São José 5
private Catholic school in Macau
Colégio Diocesano de São José 5 (CDSJ5; Chinese: 聖若瑟教區中學第五校) is a Roman Catholic preschool through secondary school in Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Our Lady of Fatima Parish), Macau. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau and it is a member of the Macau Catholic Schools Association. The school is not a part of Macau's tuition-free education network.
In 2015 and early 2016 the tuition ranged from 28,900 to 32,200 Macau patacas. As of May 2016 the tuition was to increase to a range of 31,900 to 36,400 patacas. In 2016 several parents protested the tuition hike by sending a letter to Stephen Lee, the Bishop of Macau.
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