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There is a history of the school at:

https://www.puiching.edu.hk/custompage/paragraphGroup.aspx?webPageId=52…

1884, April 26th, foundation stone is laid. (Reported on page 2 of HK Daily Press, 28 April 1884):

"Saturday afternoon (April 26th, 1884) witnessed the formal commencement of the long projected work of erecting a new building for the accommodation of the institurion hitherto known as the Central School, but which has now been honoured with the more distinguished title of Victoria College. [...]

The Roman Catholic Church has run a school at this site for many years, but the name and purpose of the school has changed over time:

1. Reformatory School and Orphanage
2. St. Louis Industrial School
3. St. Louis School

Partial timeline of buildings on this site:

• 1936: North Wing is completed
• 1952: Central Wing is completed

1953 completion date taken from the school's website.

Guessing demolition date is end of 1959, based on notes from aetse:

The [second St Joan of Arc school building was] completed in around 1960. I entered St Joan of Arc Kindergarten in around 1957-58 period, in an older building on the same site. That building used to be Wah Yan College, and before that, St. Joseph's College.

Lawrence Tsui:

I'm not sure of the dates for completion / demolition. It is shown at this location on a 1958 map (Plate 7-3, Mapping Hong Kong book).

The opening date of 'March 1935' comes from the history page of the school's website.

The building is now over seventy years old, and still standing.

Sources for the School's history:

• School History page on school's website
• Wikipedia

Completion date from school's website:

1958: Raimondi College opened. It was dedicated to the memory of Bishop Raimondi, the first Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong. Raimondi College was the first Catholic Diocesan secondary school established in Hong Kong. Father J. Carra was appointed as Supervisor and Principal.