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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.

The AAB give the following history of the school in their 'Heritage Appraisal of King’s College, No. 63A Bonham Road, Hong Kong'.

Historical Interest

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.

jabberjabber wrote:

The "Diocesan Home and Orphanage" was founded in 1869, replacing the "Diocesan Native Female Training School".  It admitted boys and girls, and occupied the building at the corner of Eastern Street and Bonham Road.

By 1892 all the girls were transferred to the Fairlea School (later Heep Yunn). The Diocesan Home and Orphanage was renamed the "Diocesan School and Orphanage" and took in boys only.

In 1902 the school was again renamed and became the "Diocesan Boys' School and Orphanage".

The Central British School moved here from its previous site on Nathan Road.

Former Primary School in the Sek Kong Families Village