1919-1930s

1919 (16 December)

  • Wah Yan College founded by Mr. Peter TSUI Yan Sau at 60 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
  • “Wah” refers to “Ng Wah”, a district in Guangdong from where Mr. TSUI came from; “Yan” is the middle name of Mr. TSUI

1924 (20 November)

  • Kowloon Branch of Wah Yan College was established at 70 Portland Street
  • Initial enrolment stood at 24

1926

  • Mr. LIM Hoy Lan served as Headmaster

1928

  • Relocated to its first self-owned premises at 8 Nelson Street as student enrolment grew
  • Mr. CHOW Cheng Lam served as Principal (Tenure: 1928-1932)

1933

  • Became an independent grant-in-aid school and named Wah Yan College, Kowloon
  • Mr. LIM Hoy Lan served as Principal until 1952
  • Investiture of 11th Kowloon Boy Scout Troop

1936

  • First Sports Meet held at Kowloon Football Club

1940s-1950s

1941

  • Branch for senior students was established at 103 Austin Road
  • School was closed after three months of operation due to Japanese invasion   

1945

  • School reopened at Nelson Street

1946

  • Management transferred to Society of Jesus and named College of the Sacred Heart

1950

  • Groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus at 56 Waterloo Road

1952

  • New campus at 56 Waterloo Road was officially opened by Governor Sir A. GRANTHAM
  • Fr. TONER, S.J. served as Principal (Tenure: 1952-1957)

1953

  • First issue of the Shield, the school annual magazine, published   

1955

  • Auditorium (now School Hall) opened

1957

  • Fr. DARGAN, S.J. served as Principal (Tenure: 1957-1960)

1950s-1960s

1959

  • St. Ignatius Chapel consecrated by Bishop L. BIANCHI
  • A-Grade Football team made a clean sweep in inter-school football games

1960

  • Fr. FARREN, S.J. served as Principal (Tenure: 1960-1966)

1962

  • Primary 6 ceased operation   

1966

  • Fr. REID, S.J. served as Principal (Tenure: 1966-1978)
  • Students’ Association established; Edmund KWOK Siu Tong was the President
  • First issue of Signum, the school newspaper, published by the Students’ Association

1967

  • Fr. CUNNINGHAM, S.J. founded the first air scout troop of Hong Kong (11th Kowloon Air Scout Troop)    

1968

  • New Wing (now East Building) blessed and opened by Bishop F. HSU
  • WYK Past Students’ Association established; Mr. Bernard WONG Kong Sum as Chairman
  • The Shield was edited by students for the first time

1970s-1990s

1972

  • Tennis Team won the first of 10 consecutive championships in Inter-school Tennis Tournament

1976

  • Music Association established

1978

  • Fr. DEIGNAN, S.J. served as Principal (Tenure: 1978-1992)

1981

  • Chinese Instrumental Group and Western Instrumental Group established

1982

  • Catholic Association established

1988

  • Swimming Pool opened

1991

  • Opening Ceremony of LAW Ting Pong Building   

1992

  • Mr. Norman SO Chung Ping (Class of 1965) served as Principal (Tenure: 1992-2009); Mr. SO was appointed as the first layman Principal under the supervision of the Society of Jesus

1996

  • The Shield was the first school magazine to launch CD-ROM edition in Hong Kong

1998

  • The Shield was launched online   

1999

  • Parents’ Association established

2000s-present

2002

  • Air Cadet Corps 207 Squadron established

2005

  • Ricci Building opened

2009

  • Dr. John TAN served as Principal (Tenure: 2009-2013)

2013

  • Mr. Warren CHUNG Wai Leung (Class of 1979) succeeded as Principal   

2014

  • New artificial turf football pitch blessed and opened
  • 90th Anniversary was celebrated alongside the 95th Anniversary of Wah Yan, Hong Kong
  • Our first HKDSE top scholar (L5** in seven subjects): Mr. YII Pun Kit   

2016

  • School Choir crowned Choir of the World in International Choral Kathaumixw, B.C., Canada

2019

  • 95th Anniversary is being celebrated alongside the Centenary of Wah Yan, Hong Kong under the theme of “Transcending 100: Service, Companionship, Renewal”
  • Ice Hockey Team won the Inter-school Championship for 4 consecutive years