📚 Secondary ・ Sham Shui Po
Ying Wa College
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
20
Low
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 2 matched
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Ying Wa College
Sham Shui Po ・
Secondary ・ Est. 1818
📍 Address
1 Ying Wa Street Shamshuipo
📞 Phone
23368838
📠 Fax
23361920
✉️ Email
mail@yingwa.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Protestantism / Christianity
👩🏫 Principal
Dion Chen
📅 Founded
1818
🏷️ School Type
DSS
👫 Gender
Boys
🎯 Mission
> Passing on the baton of Christian faith to the next generations > Implementing holistic education to nurture all-rounders > Carving out a “Home of Our Youth” into a vibrant, supportive school environment > Training up promising young leaders with exemplary abilities and integrity
📚 Approach & Strategies
Continuous staff development in pedagogies is strongly promoted. Whole person-development of students is the major concern of the school. Apart from structured learning, all students take up one sport or musical instrument in S.1. Reading scheme is in place. Students are very active in inter-school competitions of different nature.
💛 SEN Support
The SEN Supporting Committee provides extensive care and support to the students in need. The committee consists of members including School Principal, Vice Principals, Guidance Master/Mistress, Educational Psychologist, Student Support Assistant, social workers and teachers. Our College also exercises our professional judgement in deploying resources flexibly and judiciously for educational and school needs in the best interest of needy students, such as providing educational psychological services, clinical psychological services, speech therapy, social skills groups, Dyslexia literacy groups, and homework tutorial classes.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
Student activities are student-led in nature, supported by teacher advisors. Student Council and various interest groups are vibrantly run. School magazine is also run by student editors.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Prof. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Mr. |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (MH, (B.A.(Hons), PGDE., Prof. Dip. (ECA Mgt.), M Bus., FRSA)) |
| imc | Not Applicable |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | - |
| school_size | 13000 |
| sponsoring_body | HKCCCC |
| school_motto | Steadfast Faith, Beneficent Deeds |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | - |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 90 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 42 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 20 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 26 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 14 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 60 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua (S.1-S.2), Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1-2), Life & Society (S.3), P.E., Design & Technology, Religious Education, Visual Arts |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Mathematics, Music, Integrated Science (S.1-S.2), Biology (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Physics (S.3), History, Geography, Business Education (S.3), Computer Literacy |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Citizenship and Social Development, Religious Education, Visual Arts, P.E., Ethics & Religious Studies |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language, Mathematics, History, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Economics, BAFS, ICT, Music, Mathematics Extension Part Module 1, Mathematics Extension Part Module 2 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Our school launched hybrid course of IAL (International Advanced Level) in the 2024-25 academic year in S.4, and commenced the first cohort of IAL program in the 2025-26 academic year in S.5. |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua (S.1-S.2), Citizenship, Economics and Society, P.E., Design & Technology, Religious Education, Visual Arts |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Mathematics, Music, Integrated Science (S.1-S.2), Biology (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Physics (S.3), History, Geography, Business Education (S.3), Computer Literacy |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Citizenship and Social Development, Religious Education, Visual Arts, P.E., Ethics & Religious Studies |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language, Mathematics, History, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Economics, BAFS, ICT, Music, Mathematics Extension Part Module 1, Mathematics Extension Part Module 2 |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Our school launched hybrid course of IAL (International Advanced Level) in the 2024-25 academic year in S.4, and commenced the first cohort of IAL program in the 2025-26 academic year in S.5. |
| current_year_no_of_class_s1 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s2 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s3 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s4 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s5 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s6 | 5 |
| sc_school_fee_s1 | $25300 |
| sc_school_fee_s2 | $25300 |
| sc_school_fee_s3 | $25300 |
| sc_school_fee_s4 | $25300 |
| sc_school_fee_s5 | $25300 |
| sc_school_fee_s6 | $25300 |
| sc_tong_fai_s1 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s2 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s3 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s4 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | - |
| sc_pta_fee | $300 (permanent) |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | - |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | - |
| sc_others | - |
| sc_remarks | The annual school fee of IAL curriculum (S.5) is $58,000 in 2025-26. |
| oa_s1_admission | Our school will not accept discretionary places.Our school does not participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation System through central allocation stage (Applicable for admission to S.1 in September 2026).<br>Admission criteria: EDB rank order, academic results, extra-curricular activities performance, conduct and attitude, as well as performance in interviews. |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | Orientation Programs are conducted in July and August: Orientation Days, Parents' talk, etc.<br>School Canteen available. |
| school_management_url | https://yingwa.edu.hk/index.php |
| school_major_concerns | > Purposeful Learning<br>> Positive school<br>> Serving Community |
| school_organisation | Democratic management. Respect opinions of staff and students. |
| imc_smc_mc | Comprised of representatives from HKCCCC, Old Boys' Association, teachers, parents and members of the public. |
| school_green_policy | Daylight sensors are installed in the classrooms. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | https://yingwa.edu.hk/index.php?s=2_42 |
| language_policy | English is the medium of instruction. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Students can opt for 2-3 elective subjects out of the 14 electives provided by the school according to their own interests and abilities.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Much flexibility is shown in our subject combinations for the elective subjects offered while the school stresses the importance of enhancing the language abilities of our students. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | With a view to enhance students' language proficiency and broaden their general knowledge, the school promotes learning through reading. There are morning reading periods in alternative day, reading club and class library. In the age of information technology, the school develops e-class & self-directed learning. We also promote moral and civic education through morning assembly, religious education period & various kinds of activities inside and outside the school. |
| life_planning_education | The school also puts strong emphasis on career education. Various career workshops and activities are implemented so as to foster students' self-understanding, knowledge of the world, career aspiration and sense to make informed choices for career development and further studies.<br>With the strong alumni network, mentorship program is conducted in senior form so as to let students keep abreast of career information of different career clusters. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | After school class to cater for learners' diversity. SEN Support Committee in place to offer support to the students and their parents. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | Formative assessments: daily assignments, project work, quizzes, oral presentation, etc to promote assessment for/as learning.<br>Summative assessments: 2 uniform tests and 2 exams in an academic year. |
| fee_remission | Our school offers full school fee remission or 1/2 school fee remission Needy students, including those from families receiving the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance provided by the Student Finance Office of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA), could apply for fee remission. <br>- Please visit the <a href='<a href="http://www.yingwa.edu.hk/about.aspx?clid=171&atid=1732&lan=2'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.yingwa.edu.hk/about.aspx?clid=171&atid=1732&lan=2'</a> target='_blank'><span class='title_link'>web-link</span></a> in our school’s website for details of school fee remission scheme, including the family income limits. |
| home_school_co_operation_url | http://pta.yingwa.edu.hk/ |
| home_school_co_operation | PTA of Ying Wa College has been established for more than 30 years. Parent seminars, cell groups, family outings are some of the popular activities. Parent education is the major development in recent years, with themes like new senior curriculum, career planning, gifted education and parenting. PTA and Ying Wa parents in general are very supportive of the school's development. |
| school_ethos | 'Simple and Unadorned, Outstanding but Humble' is the unique characteristic of Ying Wa boys. Students are down to earth when striving for excellence. Student support in guidance and career guidance are in place with the support of 3 school social workers. |
| school_dev_plan | Through-train model is adopted between YWPS and YWC. Capitalizing on the solid foundation of academic ability of YWPS students, Ying Wa College aims at further stretching our boys potential and minimizing learners' diversity so as to raise overall learning and teaching effectiveness. Nurturing students' moral and value and positive outlook are also the major concerns of the school. Cultivating the spirit of service and contributing to society. |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | The school encourages teachers to engage in different professional development courses. Teachers are encouraged to share on curriculum planning, pedagogies and student support initiatives through staff development days/workshops, learning collaboration, peer observation, lesson studies and learning communities. |