The school was closed in August 1940 after children were ordered out of Hong Kong as World War II began to impact Hong Kong. The school reopened in the summer of 1946 and was renamed King George V School in 1948.
In August 1940, the school was closed due to orders for children to evacuate Hong Kong during the onset of World War II. It re-opened in the summer of 1946 and was renamed King George V School in 1948.