Raimondi College

Raimondi College takes its name from a PIME missionary, Bishop Gao Leimen. Gao was born in 1827. From 1874 to 1894, he went to Hong Kong to preach from Milan, Italy, and became the first apostolic vicar of Hong Kong.^[1][2]

In 1955, Hong Kong Wah Yan College moved to its current Queen's Road East campus in Wanchai.^[3] In 1958, when the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions celebrated the 100th anniversary of its service in Hong Kong, Raimondi College was built by the then BishopLorenzo Bianchi, inviting the visiting Prefect of the Holy See's Communication Department Cardinal Ya Jing’an, who presided over the ordination of the school.^[1][2]

The Old Student Association, Parent-Teacher Association and Student Association were established in 1961, 1966 and 1969 respectively.^[1] During this period, with the completion of the Secondary Six Building (now Block C), three classes of Form Six preparatory courses were opened in 1967. In 1978, Raimondi College became a subsidized school.

Raimondi College has taught in English since its founding. The Education Bureau officially approved the use of English as the main teaching language in 1998, becoming one of the 114 English-taught secondary schools in Hong Kong.

In 2008, Raimondi College ushered in its 50th anniversary. In the same year, it announced that the primary school would move to Shiu Fai Terrace, Stubbs Road, Wan Chai, which was the former St. Margaret's College campus. The primary and secondary schools were also converted into co-educational schools at the same time.

In 2018, students bid for dry good stalls at Lai Chi Kok government office and managed to secure a stall. They sold customized neon lights, tote bags and stuffed animal toys designed by students.^[4]

2024年、ライモンディ・カレッジは香港で正式にバンド1Aの中等学校となり、香港の全中等学校の中で学業成績上位9%に入る学校となった。

学校の建物は、香港カリタス本部と無原罪懐胎大聖堂の近くにある、セントラルのミッドレベルウエストに位置しています。ライモンディカレッジは、比較的高い場所にあります。この土地は初期の頃は大聖堂の所有でしたが、後に1921年に華仁学院のメインキャンパスとなりました。 ^{[ 8 ]}この敷地は現在も香港カトリック教区の管理下にあります。