Raimondi College

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{{Infobox school| name = Raimondi College (高主教書院） | image= | motto=In Constantia Fortitudo | mission=Unity, Perseverance, Love | established=1958 | type=Band 1 EMI Secondary School | religion = Catholicism | principal = Mr. Au Gar Wai | president = Rev. John Baptist Tsang1966 The Parent-Teacher Association was founded.

1967 Three Secondary 6 classes were opened with the completion of the Form 6 Building

1968 The late Mr. A. C. Morales was appointed as Principal.

1969 The Student Council was founded.

1971 The New Extension Building was completed.

1978 The Secondary Section of the College became a fully aided school.

1990 The Student Council was restructured and renamed as Student Union.

1991 Father J. Carra, the Supervisor died.

1992 Father J. B. Tsang was appointed as Supervisor.

1995 Mr. G. W. Au was appointed as Principal.

1996 Renovation of the Secondary School Hall completed.

1998 The Education Department granted approval for the Secondary Section to use English as the medium of instruction.

2000 Secondary 6 & 7 became co-educational

2002 The Raimondi Old Boys' Association was renamed as Raimondi Alumni Association

2004 External School Review completed

Brief biography of the late Supervisor of Raimondi College, Rev. Fr. Joseph Carra

1921 Born in Codogno (Milan), Italy

1943 Joined the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME)

1946 Ordained priest

1947-1953 Missionary in China

1957 Hong Kong Delegate to the International Convention of the Lay Apostolate in Rome

1958-1991 Supervisor of Raimondi College

1961 Started the Raimondi Old Boys' Association

1966 Started the Raimondi College Parent-Teacher Association

1968-1972 Regional Supervisor of the PIME in Hong Kong

1970-1978 Supervisor of St. Joan of Arc School

1972-1978 Fought for the conversion of Raimondi College and 35 other Assisted Private Schools into Aided Schools

1991 Died of heart attack on 31 December

Student Union

• 1997 - 1998 Ten Monkeys
• 2000 - 2001 Radio Gaga
• 2001 - 2002 Innovator
• 2002 - 2003 Gears
• 2003 - 2004 Out of ourselves(O3)
• 2004 - 2005 Nutcracker
• 2005 - 2006 Enzyme
• 2006 - 2007 Unique
• 2007 - 2008 Transformer
• 2008 - 2009 Pioneer
• 2009 - 2010 Novel
• 2010 - 2011 Sparkle
• 2011 - 2012 Nova

School Buildings

The school consists of 3 Blocks, viz. Block A(The Main Building), Block B(The Form Two Building), and Block C(The Form Six Building).

Raimondi College is the tallest secondary school in Hong Kong. Block A of the College has two exits, with the ground floor exit at Glenealy and the eighth floor exit at Robinson Road.

There are totally 14 floors.

Fees and Charges

Since this is a Aided school there will be no annual and tuition fees.There will only be tong Fai which means air-conditioner fee,the airconditioner fee for Form1 to 3 is around 200 Hong Kong Dollars and for Form 4 to form 7 is around 500 Hong Kong Dollars.

Aided Schools

Aided schools are schools that have no fees and not entirely a government school.

Facilities

6 science laboratories(1 junior science laboratory, 1 biology laboratory, 2 physics laboratories and 2 chemistry laboratories), 3 staff rooms, 2 computer rooms, 1 CCTV Studio, 1 MMLC, 1 counselling room, 1 student union office, 1 library, 2 halls, 1 music room, 1 geography room, 1 gymnasium(only for senior form's students), 1 art room, 1 Home Management Room; all rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with IT facilities.

External links

• Primary Section Official Websites
• Secondary Section Official website