The school started off with a one-storey building of five classrooms. The enrollment then was about 100 pupils with only five teaching staffs. 

        During the Japanese Occupation, the school had to be closed. Fortunately, the school building was not destroyed during the war. 

        In 1946, when the school resumed its role of educating the young generation, five classes were reopened with a staff strength of only four teachers. 

        In 1950, the capacity of the existing school building was found to be insufficient to cope with the growing number of pupils. A Fun Fair was then organized to raise funds for a new school building. With generous donations from enthusiastic and supportive parents and the pupils, a new block of five classrooms were completed at the end of 1951. 

        From 1967, the enrollment of the school increased yearly and by 1980 the number of pupils was 715 with 18 teachers. The school was then upgraded from Grade C to Grade B. Mr. Tan Hung Tong was the headmaster from 1967 to 1979. 

        Although it is a mission school, St . Joseph Chinese School has been taking in pupils of different religions. 

        In 1983 when the enrollment reached 918 pupils with 23 teacher, the school was upgraded to Grade A school. Mr. Chang Kow Chin became the 11th headmaster of the school. 

        In 1985, when Mr. Chang was promoted to become the State Organizer of Chinese School in the Education Department of Johor, Mr. Chia Chong took over as the 12th headmaster of the school. 

        At the end ot 1986, when St . Joseph Secondary School moved to its new premises at Larkin, its existing classrooms were officially taken over by St . Joseph Chinese School. St . Joseph Chinese was then expanded to a much bigger capacity of 15 classrooms, an air - conditioned library and a mini - hall. 

        At present, the enrollment of the school is 1215. The classes are divided into morning and afternoon sessions. The number of staffs is now 49 which includes a headmaster, Senior Assistants, teachers, clerks and general workers. 

     Construction work on the building of the multi-purpose hall of SJK (C) St. Joseph, Johor Bahru commenced on 27-10-1994 and was completed in July, 1995. 

    The multi-purpose hall which was built at a cost of approximately RM 475,000.00 (including installation of stage curtain & lighting equipments) through the generous support of parents and members of the public was officially opened by Y.B Dato Kuck Ho Yao, patron of PTA SJK (C) St. Joseph. 

       
May SRJK (C) St . Joseph continue to be the pride of our young generations. 
 
 * 1939 School scenery