The school opened with one tutor and nine pupils. Today, the school has 1163 pupils in the secondary section and around 500 in the primary section.
History
St. Paul's College receives special attention from historians as the world's first Anglo-Chinese school. Its founder, the Revd Vincent John Stanton, is also the first Colonial Chaplain of the former Colony of Hong Kong.
The Chinese characters in the school motto are from 9:10. They are usually translated in English as "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" . The fact that the motto is in Chinese is significant. While it was more the fashion at that time to use Latin for such a purpose, the far-sighted founders of the school saw St. Paul’s College as a hub to foster bilinguals and to bring together the cultures of the East and the West.
After the Japanese Occupation the school was briefly merged with St. Paul's Girl's College, and renamed St. Paul's Co-educational College. The school resumed its individual status in 1949 and went on to be known as St. Paul's College once again when its campus on Bonham Road was completed, while St. Paul's Co-educational College remained, as its name implies, co-educational.
During the 1967 riots, F. 5 pupil Tsang Tak-sing was expelled from the school and prosecuted for distributing "inflammatory" anti-colonial leaflets. Tsang was sentenced to two years in prison as a result. He later went on to become a deputy to the , a member of the Central Policy Unit and, on July 1 2007,the Secretary for Home Affairs in the Hong Kong Government.
Today, St. Paul's College continues its excellent achievements both academically and in extracurricular activities. Students excel in public examinations. Students bring home trophies won in international as well as local music and sports competitions. The school's old boys contribute in the government and as well as in the academic, professional and business areas.
The year 2001 marked the 150th Anniversary of the school, and in the same year the school decided to join the Direct Subsidy Scheme, under which the school is given more freedom in the enrolment of students and the design of the curriculum.
Campus
The current campus is located at 69 Bonham Road, Hong Kong.
Before , St. Paul's College is located in , Central, which is currently called the of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The buildings of the college was damaged during the war, so St. Paul's College merged with St. Paul's Girls' College to form St. Paul's Co-educational College .
After that, St. Paul's College dissolved from SPCC, and started to use the former site as the campus. At first, St. Paul's College used the original buildings as campus, then it started to build new buildings on the site simultaneously.
The present school buildings, consist of classrooms, a school hall, library and Primary School building was completed in 1969. The school buildings also house a covered playground, a gymnasium, 6 laboratories, a Music room, a Multimedia Learning Centre , 2 computer rooms, a Geography room, an art room and a chapel.
The Wong Ming Him Hall, built in 1954, is the oldest building in the campus. It is a 3-storey multi-purpose building which once used as Table-tennis room, art room and music room. The building is currently under renovation. The school also has a swimming pool next to the Wong Ming Him Hall.
School Improvement Programme
In 2003, the school started the School Improvement Programme . The aim of the programme is to build a new administrative block above the swimming pool area. To make way for the new building, the school had to demolish the former Primary School Building. The administrative block or the New South Wing was officially opened in October 2006. The South Wing houses a College office, a principal's room, art rooms, music rooms and staff rooms.
The Students' Association
The Executive Council is the decision making body of the Students' Association:
# Affiliated Clubs Committee - helps all clubs in financial need and in other matters such as club registration. There are 53 affiliated clubs under the students' association.
# Audit Committee - monitors the income and expenditure of the Students' Association.
# Chief Duty Officer - is responsible for arrangement of the SA officials' duty. There are around 30 SA officials every year who are under the administration of CDO.
# Programming Committee - is responsible for all the programmes held such as the Form One Day, the Class Overall Championship, etc.
# Public Relations Committee - is responsible for liaison with external bodies or schools.
# Student Publications Council - is responsible for the publication of Scope and Wayfarer.
# Welfare Committee - provides welfare services such as lunch-box service, sale of school sweaters, old books, stationery, etc.
The current president of the students' association is Wong Wai Sum, Vincent.
College song and hymn
The old college song was titled ''The Old St. Paul's College'', composed by John Peel.
The current college song is composed in 1970s by Rev. Moses Wu, the music teacher at the time; lyric by C. F. Miles. It was mostly sung during major college events such as the Speech Day, Swimming Gala and Sports Days. The song will be played by the school orchestra in the Speech Day.
The College Hymn, ''We Build Our School on Thee, O Lord'', is also sung during important morning assemblies.
Class structure and curriculum
Currently, there are six classes for each of Forms 1 to 5, and three classes for each of Forms 6 and 7.
House System
The House System was first introduced in 1975. Currently, there are six houses. Each House is led by a House Master, and a number of Assistant House Masters/Mistresses. The House Master will appoint a student to be the House Captain.
| House | Color |
| Banyan | Blue |
| Ginkgo | Green |
| Oak | Orange |
| Pine | Purple |
| Rosewood | Red |
| Yew | Yellow |
List of Principals
# Rev. Vincent John Stanton
# Bishop
# Bishop Charles Richard Alford
# Bishop John Shaw Burdon
# Bishop Joseph Charles Hoare
# Bishop Gerald Heath Lander
# Rev. Arthur Dudley Stewart
# Col. Evan George Stewart, , , ED
# Rev. Geoffrey Lowrey Speak
# Mr. , , . Ha was the first Chinese principal of the college. He is now the Secretary for Education of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
# Dr. John Richard Kennard .
Notable alumni
*Wu Tingfang , a Chinese politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China during the early 1910s, Hong Kong's first Chinese barrister, the first Chinese member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong's first Chinese Justice of the Peace
*I. M. Pei , a Pritzker Prize winning and internationally renowned architect whose important works include the Louvre Pyramid of Paris, Honorary Doctor of Letters of the University of Hong Kong
* , former Secretary for Economic Development and Labour of the Hong Kong Government
*Joseph Yam Chi-kwong , Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
*Lee Wing-tat , member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and former Chairman of the
*Jasper Tsang Yok-sing , member of both the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong, former Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong , National Committee Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China
* , first Archbishop and Primate of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Province, retired at the end of 2006, now Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Honorary Doctor of Divinity of the University of Hong Kong
*Ching Cheong , experienced journalist and the correspondent for the Singapore Daily. He was imprisoned by the Chinese government for spying.
*Lai Man-wai , father of film industry of Hong Kong
*Tsang Tak-sing , Secretary for Home Affairs,
* , Head of Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong SAR Government
*Kenneth Ting , Chairman of Federation of Hong Kong Industries, former Legislative Councillor
*Patrick Lau , former President of Hong Kong Institute of Architects and currently Legislative Councillor
*Dr. Lo Wing Lok , former legislative councillor and president of Hong Kong Medical Association
*Lau Kong Wah , Legislative Councillor of Hong Kong
*Chung See Yuen, former chief Executive Councillor and Legistlative Councillor
*Prof. Raymond Liang Hin Suen, a world renowned haematologist and currently the Acting Dean of Hong Kong University Faculty of Medicine
* Raymond Lam Fung , Hong Kong Actor for Television Broadcasts Limited
* Lawrence Ryan Leung , International Employment Screening Association NSW
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