St. Andrew's School [1855-1860] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

St. Andrew's School [1855-1860]

Primary tabs

Submitted by annelisec on Thu, 2016-03-17 09:55
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
1855-03-18
Date Place demolished: 
c.1860-12-01 (Day is approximate)

Original location of St. Andrew's school.

Later on Gough Street

Tags: 
School
  • Log in or register to post comments

Comments

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2016-08-15 19:55.

Opened in 1855 as a Public (non religious) School, with instruction in English. In 1859 "The principal attendants at this School are Portugese and Chinese, besides some Parsees and children belonging to other countries".  It closed in 1861

Education in Hong Kong, pre-1841 to 1941

James Kemp went out to Hong Kong as head-master of St. Andrew's School, an institution in that place originated by the late Mr Shortrede for the education chiefly of the children of Europeans and Asiatic Portuguese; but he immediately commenced contributing to the China Mail, of which he soon became editor, and finally proprietor becoming possessor also of the Hong Kong Evening Mail, and of the large business connected with these two publications.

He died in 1865 - age 34

"The dramatic writers of Scotland" 1868