[2] A Scoutmaster named Frank Cooper Sands arrived from Nottingham in September 1910 and spent the next 40 years helping to create the Singapore Scout Association.

On 24 March 2012, an investiture ceremony was held to officially welcome the latest batch of Air Scout Rovers.

[4] Some 20 students and two lecturers from ITE College Central's Black Knights Air Scouts, completed the airborne training conducted by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) from 5 to 8 July 2012, during their Overseas Training Program 2012, in Bangkok, Thailand.

[5] The emblem uses the red and white from the Flag of Singapore, plus the 5 stars and crescent symbolizing unity of Scouts regardless of ethnic origin, religion or mother language.

The Chief Scout holds the highest authority in the SSA and grants warrants and awards to uniformed adult leaders and commissioners who are recommended by the Association Headquarters.

The Scout Council is responsible for finding funds to support the Association's activities and providing strategic direction and financial oversight on the Association, while the Commissioners' Council formulates operational policies and directives in the respective fields and departments.

The Area Council and the Districts implement the various National policies and directives to the grassroot units.

The SSA made a bid to host the 23rd World Scout Jamboree at its campsite on Coney Island, Singapore, in 2015.