In 1946 the missionary bishop Ronald Hall proposed to various trade unions that they should band together to form a society for the education of workers' children.

In May 1967, at the outset of the disturbances, it was reported in the South China Morning Post that men dressed as Red Guards, claiming to have come from Canton, were seen shouting communist slogans outside the school.

[6] In October 1967 one of the teachers, Li Mou-lan, was tried and subsequently convicted of possessing inflammatory posters and recommended for deportation back to China, his birthplace.

[11] The police heard "minor explosions" and saw smoke during the raid, and used tear gas shells to quell the disturbance.

[10] During the raid 16 people, including the headmistress, were arrested and later charged with obstructing the police and making inflammatory speeches.

[13][14] The Hong Kong Government launched the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) in 1991 to provide grants to private schools.

It is a Direct Subsidy Scheme school sponsored by the Hong Kong Workers' Educational Organisation Ltd.[16] There are about 700 students, taught by 48 teachers.

[1] The school campus on Princess Margaret Road comprises about 5,190 square metres (55,900 sq ft) of floor space.