History Timeline | Belilios Public School

1890

1st March: The Government Central School for Girls was opened at No. 16 Hollywood Road

1892

Accepted Mr. Emanuel Raphael Belilios’ donation of $25,000 for erecting a new school building on the old site of the Government Central School at the junction of Hollywood Road and Gough Street

1893

Renamed as “Belilios Public School” 18th December: Opening Ceremony of the new campus

1927

Establishment of Belilios Old Girls’ Association (BOGA) , inspired by Miss Hannah F. Skinner, Headmistress, and with Miss Lewis being the co-ordinator

1930

Introduction of school uniform – light brown cheongsam with dark brown trimming

1941

School closed due to the Second World War

1945

Reopening of the school by borrowing premises from the Northcote College of Education in Bonham Road as the school building in Hollywood Road was badly wrecked after war

1946

Moved to Sir Ellis Kadoorie Primary School of Girls in Hospital Road

1950

Introduction of green summer uniform

1951

Introduction of a school badge and the school motto “Patience and Perseverance”

1952

Adoption of winter uniform

1956

Establishment of the four Houses – Yan, Yee, Lai and Chee

1964

Sharing of campus with Shaukeiwan Government Secondary School in Island Road (Chai Wan Road) while waiting for the completion of the new campus

1965

New campus in Tin Hau Temple Road.

1987

Founding of the Students' Union (SU)

1989

Founding of the Parents-Teachers' Association (BOGA)

1998

Participation in the School Improvement Programme.

2005

Belilios Old Girl's Foundation was set up by Nellie Fong Wong Kut Man (Chairperson), Wong Mak Kit Ling (Principal), Aalim Lam and Judith Yuen (President and Vice-President of the Belilios Old Girls' Association), in order to establish a charitable Trust Fund to support the development of the School.