Editing Ying Wa College (section)

==House system==
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! HOUSES
! MASCOT
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| <span style="color:blue;">'''Hoh Fuk Tong (H)'''</span>
| <span style="color:blue;">'''eagle'''</span>
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| <span style="color:brown;">'''Leung Faat (L)'''</span>
| <span style="color:brown;">'''buffalo'''</span>
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| <span style="color:yellow;">'''Milne (M)'''</span>
| <span style="color:yellow;">'''unicorn'''</span>
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| <span style="color:green;">'''Morrison (O)'''</span>
| <span style="color:green;">'''dragon'''</span>
|-
| <span style="color:red;">'''Noble (N)'''</span>
| <span style="color:red;">'''lion'''</span>
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The [[house system]] was first introduced by Terence Iles during his headship in the 1960s. But it was later suspended and not until 1991 was it re-introduced by [[Yeung Po-kwan]]. The five houses, each with its own signature colour and mascot, commemorate five very important persons in the history of the school, namely Hoh Fuk Tong, Leung Faat, Milne, Morrison and Noble. The Houses, abbreviations, representative colours and mascots are as shown in the inset on the right.

Upon entering the Ying Wa College, new students are divided into five houses. The five houses compete every year in culture, music and athletics with a prize. The house with the highest overall score is awarded a trophy. Through this system, the competition encourages student excitement, achievement, school mate camaraderie and greater enthusiasm and school spirit. In the past, student was divided into houses according to their classes during secondary 1, i.e. students of the same class belonged to the same house. This policy has changed in recent years, where now there are members of the five houses in one class in secondary 1.