The Commercial Stream in the School was established in 1960 in the form of vocational education. The School offered  Commercial Stream courses to assist lower-secondary education graduates who were unable to continue their education due to economic or family reasons, to enhance their knowledge and skills in business studies, increase their competitiveness in the job market, and meet the demand for talent in society.

In 1975, the government implemented a policy of free secondary education, which led to a sharp decrease in new enrolments in independent Chinese secondary schools nationwide, resulting in varying student qualities. In response, the School established the Advance Class in 1978, offering free tuition to outstanding graduates of Chinese primary schools and implementing grade-skipping to allow outstanding students to directly advance from Lower-Secondary Year 1 to Year 3. In 1996, it came to be known as the ‘two-year programme’.

In 1983, the School began offering Humanities Stream starting for keen students in Upper-Secondary Year 2. Starting in 1984, the School extended the same for those in Upper-Secondary Year 1. Due to a decrease in student numbers in 1986, the Upper-Secondary Year 2 Humanities Stream and Science Stream were merged, whereas the Humanities Stream in Upper-Secondary Year 1 were discontinued.

In 1987, Electrical and Electronics Stream were offered initially in the form of vocational education. Two classes were available: electrical and electronics. In 1999, the two classes were merged. After decades of development, due to changes in talent demands in society and an upward trend for students towards further education, the number of students in the School’s  Electrical and Electronics Stream decreased. In 2020,  Electrical and Electronics Stream were discontinued in the Upper-Secondary Year 1 level.

In observance of the concept of ‘teaching without discrimination’ and ‘teaching according to students' abilities’, the School established the Classical Literature Class in 2006, admitting students who did not meet the entrance criteria based on their exam scores. Through specially designed courses and the reading of Chinese classics, the classical class was formed to build students' character, improve their attitudes towards learning, and consequently enhance their willingness and performance in learning.

Since 2016, as part of the School’s promotion of the concept ‘holistic education through the liberal arts’, the School has transitioned from a two-year programme in the lower-secondary level to a liberal arts class. At the same time, reinstating its three-year programme, allowing students to study at a more relaxed pace, while designing a more in-depth and broadened curriculum. The Liberal Arts Class aims to foster higher self-expectations in students, both academically and personally, putting into practice the philosophy of ‘grow morally and spiritually in obscurity; serve society when established’.

In 2020, the School added a general upper-secondary class curriculum, aiming to nurture talents equipped with a solid foundation in basic knowledge, artistic and cultural literacy, and information technology application abilities. At the end of 2022, it was renamed the Humanities and Social Sciences Stream.