Sé is a southeast civil parish in the Macau Peninsula of Macau. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima. The parish area is named for the Igreja da Sé. This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001, following the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. Its western part is the historic financial center of Macau. Praia Grande Central Business District is in the south-central part of the district. All banks in Macau have offices here. Quality restaurants, 4-star and 5-star hotels are mostly located in this district. High-rise buildings are located on the eastern part, which was reclaimedfrom the sea.
Within the parish is the Edifício CNAC, the head office of Air Macau. Previously the Air Macau head office was in the Edifício Tai Wah in Sé.
Media
O Clarim has its head office in Edf. Ngan Fai in Sé.
Healthcare
Macau's public hospital, Conde S. Januário Hospital, is in Sé. The Macau government also operates the Centro de Saúde Porto Interior in Hoi Pong Koi.
Education
in Sé provides tertiary education. Prior to 1998 the school's central building was used as the Liceu de Macau, a public Portuguese-curriculum secondary school.
Primary and secondary schools
The sole public school currently in operation in Sé is the Macao Conservatory School of Dance, as it is categorized by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau as a public secondary school program. It is located on the 3rd and 4th floor of the Edifício Centro Hotline. The conservatory's theater school is also in Sé, within the Edificio Jardim San On. ;Tuition-free private primary and secondary schools:
Chinese section - Preschool through secondary school
Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima English section - Primary and secondary school
The parish is home the Macao Public Library system's Library in Ho Yin Garden. The library, a two story facility, first opened in 1993. It reopened on 10 February 2009 after it had been temporarily closed in 2005 for NAPE renovations.
