Ying Wa Girls' School

Ying Wa Girls' School
英華女學校
Location
Map

Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′58″N 114°8′50″E / 22.28278°N 114.14722°E / 22.28278; 114.14722
Information
TypeGrant School, day, Girls' secondary school
Motto寸陰是惜
(Time is Precious, Treasure every Minute)
Established1900 (1900) (124 years, 85 days)
FounderMiss Helen Davies (London Missionary Society)
PresidentReverend So Shing Yit
PrincipalMr. Francis Kwan Hon Cheung
GradesForm 1 – Form 6
Number of studentsc. 1,000
LanguageEnglish
HousesDavies, Hogben, Hutchinson, Silcocks, Jenkins
Colour(s)Blue  
AffiliationHong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China
Websitewww.ywgs.edu.hk
Ying Wa Girls' School
Traditional Chinese英華女學校
Simplified Chinese英华女学校
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīng Huá Nǚ Xuéxiào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjing1 waa4 neoi5 hok6 haau6
YWGS - view from sky
Founder Miss Helen Davies
Ying Wa Girls' School New Campus
Robinson Road Campus
YWGS New Campus
Auditorium

Ying Wa Girls' School (Chinese: 英華女學校) is a HKCCCC secondary day school for girls in Mid-Levels, in Hong Kong. The campus is located at 76 Robinson Road, Mid-levels. The enrolment currently stands at slightly under 1,000 students. It is one of the 22 Grant Schools in Hong Kong. Ying Wa Girls' School is a selective secondary school and its graduates are known for their distinguished performances at public examinations. The current Principal of the School is Mr. Francis Kwan. He succeeded Mrs. Ruth Lee as the Principal in 2015.

The present campus comprises two sites: The Robinson Road Campus (Site A) stretching from Robinson Road all the way down to near Bonham Road, and the newly acquired Breezy Path Campus (Site B).