Raimondi College

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Raimondi College
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Raimondi College
2 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
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Type Subsidized School
MottoIn Constantia Fortitudo
(堅毅力行)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established1958
School district Central and Western District
HeadmasterHo Tai On (何泰安）
Language English
Area10,200 sqm
Color(s)  Green
YearbookThe Raimondian
Website www.raimondi.edu.hk

Raimondi College is an English-Chinese college founded in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Diocese in Hong Kong. The school building is located at in Mid-Levels West, Central, near the Hong Kong Caritas headquarters and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

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History

Founding

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 Bishop Lorenzo 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]

Post Founding

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.

Recent Events

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]

School Campus

The school campus is composed of three buildings. The main building is 165 feet high and has 14 floors, [5] the largest in Hong Kong. The secondary school covers an area of 10,200 square meters. [6] It is equipped with 8 playgrounds in total. However, the 8/f basketball playground has been closed temporarily [7] due to fire safety regulations.The school also has a primary school and a kindergarten in Wan Chai and North Point.

Location

The school building is located at in Mid-Levels West, Central, near the Hong Kong Caritas headquarters and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Raimondi College is located on relatively elevated terrain. The land belonged to the Cathedral in the early days, and later became the main campus of Wah Yan College in 1921. [8] The site It is still under the management of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong.

School Curriculum

There are about 2,100 students in all primary and secondary schools. The school uses continuous assessment [9] to provide appropriate feedback during the learning process to improve learning effectiveness. The school provides enrichment courses for students, such as mathematics group, [10] science group, [11] Chinese debate and English debate.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Laracy, Hugh (2009). "The Founding of the Roman Catholic Church in Melanesia and Micronesia, 1850 to 1875". Mission Studies. 26 (2): 274–275. doi:10.1163/016897809x12506857701712. ISSN   0168-9789.
  3. ↑ Wah Yan College, Hong Kong (2023). "Heritage - Wah Yan College, Hong Kong". Wah Yan College.
  4. ↑ Standard, The. "Students win stallsdespite price rises". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Adaptation and transformation for resilient and sustainable cities", Resilient Sustainable Cities, Routledge, pp. 254–260, 2014-01-10, doi:10.4324/9780203593066-36 (inactive 1 November 2024), ISBN   978-0-203-59306-6 , retrieved 2023-09-13{{citation}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  6. ↑ Cheung, Yue-hang, Henry. Vertical school : Raimondi College (Thesis). The University of Hong Kong Libraries. doi:10.5353/th_b3198635 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ As of 2024
  8. ↑ Annual Report on Hong Kong. University of Georgia Libraries. 1968.
  9. ↑ Computer Supported Collaborative Learning 2005. 2017-10-03. doi:10.4324/9781351226905. ISBN   978-1-351-22690-5.
  10. ↑ Standard, The. "Secondary elites show gift for winning in olympiads". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  11. ↑ "Teens utilise STEM skills and design thinking to develop innovations for social good". Young Post. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
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