Assales Fatumaca is a school in Baucau District, near Gariuai, East Timor.
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History
Missionaries first came to Fatumaca in order to open schools for East Timorese youth, and requested permission of the Gariuai king, and asked for land upon which to build a school. The king granted his permission. There was only one school at first, the ETP (Escola Tecnica Proffecional); Assales Fatumaca was a subsequent school.
Educational System
The Assales Fatumaca educational system is based on the Don Bosco "preventive system", which assumes that preventing someone from making a mistake is better than punishing them after they make a mistake, which makes Assales Fatumaca stricter than ETP Fatumaca; Assales Fatumaca also has an elimination program for those who fall below the marks level set by the school. Assales Fatumaca has a full marching band.
ETP and Assales Fatumaca are rivals, and play against one another in three cups: Immaculada Cup (8 Dec), Don Bosco Cup (31 Jan), and the Auxiliadora Cup (24 May).