La Salle College (LSC; Chinese: 喇沙書院; Jyutping: laa3 saa1 syu1 jyun2) is a boys' secondary school[4] located in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong.
[5] It was established in 1932[6] by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools,[7] a Catholic religious teaching order founded by St John Baptist de La Salle.
The escalating cost of real estate and increasing population density in Hong Kong Island prompted Portuguese residents to migrate en masse to Kowloon.
He acquired a 10-acre (4.0-hectare) hilly plot near Prince Edward Road as a site for the new La Salle College on 23 April 1928, for a sum of HK$120,000.
By 3 December 1931, the work on the building and the playgrounds was sufficiently advanced to allow the opening of eight classes for 303 pupils, under the management of five Brothers from St Joseph's and four assistant masters from the Chatham Road Branch School.
The students were offered matriculation examinations, the laboratories were constructed, four tennis courts and a full-sized football pitch were built, and the statue of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle that now stands in front of the college was erected.
The internment camp was run for approximately eight months, during which time the Brothers organised classes in morning and afternoon sessions in the College Annex across the road (the building which was to become La Salle Primary School in 1957).
Most of China was controlled by the Communist government of Mao Zedong and the People's Liberation Army was rapidly advancing southwards towards the Hong Kong border.
The project was funded via the sale of approximately one-third of the school grounds to Cheung Kong Holdings, owned by Li Ka-shing.
The Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Murray MacLehose, officially opened the new school building on 19 February 1982, in its Golden Jubilee year.
La Salle College aims to enrol students who demonstrate not only proficient academic performances, but also accomplishments in extracurricular activities and dedication to strong moral conduct.
La Salle College applicants may also apply to study French[24] as an alternative to Chinese for non-mandarin or cantonese speakers.
[29] In 1993, the school produced the first student achieving ten distinctions in Arts subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE).