The Catholic Centre of Academic Excellence provides a non-residential sustained
environment so that academically talented Catholic boys and young men can overcome
the economic, cultural and social barriers which arise from intense religious discrimination
and family poverty. Through CCAE, they attain high academic grades and obtain admission
to free university and tertiary education on merit basis.
Students attend CCAE for a total of four years. They attend school daily and then come to
CCAE from 4.30-8.30pm Monday to Friday. CCAE course work includes intensive coaching in
high school and college class content material. Intensive English is a high priority to ensure
that each student achieves excellent speaking, writing and comprehension skills. The aim is
to enable them to live and work effectively and successfully in Pakistan’s multi- cultural and
multi-religious society. Everything at CCAE is free. 100% commitment by each student is
expected in return.
Catholic religious instruction, sound moral formation, and social skills are essential to the
CCAE programme. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the tabernacle in the chapel.
69 students are enrolled in CCAE’s four-year program during this reporting period. CCAE is
staffed by its Director, eight teachers, the Student Relations Officer who is also the Child
Protection Officer, a bookkeeper and two auxiliary staff. All are compliant with CCAE’s Policy
and Procedures for the Protection of Minors. CCAE students are assessed academically
through the Hyderabad Board of Education examinations and achieve outstanding results.
61 CCAE alumni are attending various universities and institutes of tertiary education and 13
are awaiting university entrance results. 322 alumni are university or tertiary level graduates.
There are three seminarians including two who are studying in Rome.
It costs AU$3,950 to run CCAE every month, a total of $48,000 per year. This is $2.30 daily per
boy and includes the substantial evening meal served every night to all students. It is a good
investment in the lives and the future of these Pakistani Catholic boys and young men. All
donations are fully tax deductible.
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