The Student Association was established in 1949 by our former Principal, Ms Silcocks.  As one of the oldest student bodies among local schools, the association takes pride in being pioneers in nurturing student leaders.

Since its establishment, the association has created numerous opportunities for leadership training for student leaders.  With the aim of strengthening the bond and fostering a sense of unity between students and the school, the association organises a variety of extra-curricular activities every year.  It is the association’s mission to pursue students’ welfare and promote services in order to bring a fulfilling school life to students.

The association is well-established and composed of a 9-member core committee and 5 departments, namely the Press Committee, the Programme Committee, the Promotion Committee, the Sports Committee and the Welfare Committee.  All committee members are elected by schoolmates and inaugurated in early October, which marks the start of their term of office.  Invested with the office in the 2025-26 school year was the cabinet Astheilia, whose mission was to bring out the message Ascend to Astra.

The school newsletter, Clarion, is published by the Press Committee twice a year.  The publication of Clarion encourages the sharing of thoughts and exchange of ideas among students.  We aim to promote the trend of reading in the campus and bring both local and global insights to students.  We have investigated topics such as cultures and religions in different places in Clarion to broaden students’ horizons.  Most recently, we have also attempted to issue more school-related topics so as to enhance students’ sense of belonging with articles such as interviews of new teachers and staff.  By publishing Clarion, we hope to bring the relationship between teachers and students closer as well as making students closer to our ever-expanding world.

The Sports Committee is responsible for raising the interest of members in various sports through which sportsmanship and team spirit shall be fostered.  In 2019-20, the committee organised the annual activity that each class looked forward to, the Interclass Competition, and made good use of the new campus when designing the activities.  Every class put in great effort and had fun whilst strengthening bonds with other schoolmates.  It is hoped that students can engage more in sports activities and have a well-rounded development.

Promoting events and activities is an integral part of the Promotion Committee’s role.  Through embellishing the school campus during festive seasons, the Promotion Committee aims to create a jovial atmosphere across the school and bolster not only inter-student but also student-teacher social bonds.  In 2019, the Promotion Committee decorated the new school campus with ornaments and decorations alike on occasions such as Christmas.  Ying Wa Tees are also produced each year to promote the Ying Wa spirit.

The Programme Committee is responsible for coordinating different interest clubs and providing support and feedback to club officials.  At the beginning of the school year, it helps with the arrangement of club recruitment and election.  In order to enhance the efficiency and help chairladies familiarise with their duties, a leadership training workshop is held.  There is also a lunch meeting which can foster better relationships and keep up good communication with club chairladies.

The Welfare Committee aims at providing welfare benefits for our students.  The committee arranges regular exercise book sales in order to provide students with basic stationery such as exercise books and writing paper.  Uniform sales including PE uniforms and swimsuits are held before Sports Day and Swimming Gala.  The Welfare Committee also provides discounts from shops and businesses near school and even different districts.  Additionally, an annual stationery sale is held to offer a more economical price for students to purchase stationery.

In 2024-25, the Inter-house Committee 2024-25, Aliferous, held the vision to spark the passion of housemates for their respective houses while simultaneously encouraging them to unfurl their inner talents and treasure the value of unity among the five houses. To pursue this goal, the ten house captains and teacher advisers held various activities throughout the year.

The committee devoted great effort to assisting with the annual Sports Day, the main sports event of the year. The Swimming Gala and its preliminary logo design competition, Amphitrite, were also a success, with over 200 students enthusiastically enrolling in the swimming events.

Moreover, in addition to the annual Housechat and Founder’s Day events, Aliferous hosted two significant events this year: the Day Camp, Hydrangeas, and the Interhouse Debate Competition, Consilience. These two events provided excellent platforms for students to showcase their abilities and potential. During Hydrangeas, students engaged in team-building activities to foster camaraderie with their housemates. Conversely, Consilience brought together enthusiastic debaters to showcase their debating prowess. Students participated enthusiastically in all activities, contributing to a vibrant and lively atmosphere on campus.

The newly inaugurated committee, Valiente, intends to carry on the efforts of its predecessors in 2025-26. Through aiming to hold various events, including a lyric composition competition and an inter-house escape room, Valiente envisions encouraging all students to venture beyond their comfort zones and conquer their fears.