Located on Avenida de Sidónio Pais, the Building of Luís Gonzaga Gomes Luso-Chinese Secondary School was completed in 1939. The site was originally the former Municipal Primary School of Leal Senado, which comprised two sections respectively for boys and girls. In 1974, the two sections were merged and renamed Pedro Nolasco da Silva Primary School. Since 1995, Luís Gonzaga Gomes Luso-Chinese Secondary School has been operating in its present location.
The Building of Luís Gonzaga Gomes Luso-Chinese Secondary School is a masterpiece of modernist architecture in Macao. During the 1930s and 1940s, when modernist architecture became popular internationally, this style with an emphasis on modern industry and functional design was brought to Macao. The building façade is influenced by the Streamline Moderne aesthetic, characterized by the use of pure geometric shapes. The building stretches horizontally, with a succession of glass windows favoring natural lighting in the internal spaces. The building is fully inscribed in the spirit of its time, using new materials and structures to define a modernist architectural aesthetic which combines form and function.
Luís Gonzaga Gomes Luso-Chinese Secondary School, established in 1985, is a public school created by the Portuguese administration in Macao to continue Luso-Chinese primary education and to promote secondary education. Named after the Macanese sinologist Luís Gonzaga Gomes, the school aims to foster Portuguese-Chinese bilingual talents. The bilingual education in Portuguese and Chinese has deep historical and cultural roots in Macao and occupies a unique position globally. This reflects the over four centuries of cultural integration between Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macao.
