Its founders refer to the providence which made possible the establishment of the school. The college's Chinese name, Ching I, refers to the virtues which the girls will learn, enabling them to become useful members of society, and loving mothers and wives.
Providence 是受神眷顧的意思，意指這是一所上帝賜給中國女子的學校。而「靜宜」二字，則取「文靜嫻淑，宜家宜國」之義。