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Island School (港島中學)
Island School Logo
Location
Map
20 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Information
TypePrivate, secondary, co-educational, comprehensive, international
Established1967; 57 years ago (1967)
PrincipalStephen Loggie
Faculty200
Enrollmentover 1,200
HousesDa Vinci, Einstein, Fleming, Nansen, Rutherford, Wilberforce
Colour(s)    Red, white and blue
YearsYear 7–13
AlumniOld Islanders
Websitehttp://www.island.edu.hk/
Island School
Traditional Chinese港島中學
Simplified Chinese港岛中学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyingǎng dǎo zhōng xué
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggong2 dou2 zung1 hok6

Island School (Chinese: 港島中學) is a co-educational international school located in Hong Kong, China. Established in 1967, it is a founding member of the English Schools Foundation. The school has been accredited by international organisations such as the Council of International Schools[1] and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[2] The school currently houses over 1,200 students across 33 nationalities.[3][4]

The school has relocated itself twice since its establishment. Using the site of a former British military hospital from 1967 to 1972, the school permanently settled in 20 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels from 1972 to 2017. However, due to redevelopment work, the school temporarily moved to two campuses in Sha Tin District from December 2017. The school has since returned to 20 Borrett Road as of August 2022 after 4 years of redevelopment work.[5]

Island School is a registered IB World School and offers the IB diploma program along with an alternative BTEC program in the senior years. Island School also offers the IGCSE in Years 10-11.

History

Island School was founded in 1967 as the first secondary school of the English Schools Foundation.[6]

It is an international school, enrolling students from a large number of countries.[7]

It was located in a former British military hospital from 1967-72 until it permanently settled in 20 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels from 1972-2017.

Stephen Loggie is the current principal of Island School. He had previously been a Foundation Principal at two schools, one of which being the Queensland Academy of Science Maths and Technology.

The previous principal was Christopher Binge, who had been the secondary principal at the La Châtaigneraie campus of the International School of Geneva. Binge left to become the head of Markham College.[8]

Campus

The previous campus of Island School in 2016

Island School's former campus consisted of seven blocks ranging from five to seven floors high, with blocks 1 to 6 arranged in a rectangular fashion. Students could travel to adjacent blocks by linked walkways or footbridges. As the campus was situated on mountainous terrain, blocks located close to the mountain were placed at a higher altitude than their counterparts, and as such the floors between different blocks were often not correlated. In 2018, the former campus was demolished and all learning was diverted to the two decant campuses located in the Sha Tin area.[3][4]

The two decant campuses, Sha Tin Wai and Tai Wai, housed two different sets of levels. Sha Tin Wai housed Years 7, 8, 12 and 13, while Tai Wai housed Years 9, 10 and 11.[9]

In August 2022, Island School returned to Borrett Road with a new campus. This newly built campus includes a performing arts centre, an indoor swimming pool, a sports hall, basketball courts, sky gardens, a black box theatre, and creative studios. As well as a range of other facilities there will be designated parking for school buses under the school buildings to facilitate pick-up and drop-off, thus relieving traffic pressure from Borrett Road itself.[10]

Academics

A class at Island School, circa 1970

Middle Phase: Years 7-8 (previously Junior Phase)

‘Island Learning’ is unique to Island School, encouraging students to make connections between their subjects and the real world. The Island Learning units are at the heart of the curriculum. Island Learning has been accredited by the IB organisation as part of their MYP programme.

Middle Phase: Years 9-11

Island Futures provides a rounded education with a compulsory core, complemented by a wide range of student choices in subjects and courses. These choices are made after discussion and guidance with House staff and teachers, and through consultation with parents. Students are advised of the impact of any choice on their future at school and beyond. It is divided into four different areas: Entrance, Elements, Explorations and Escape.[11]

Senior Phase: Year 12-13

In their Senior Years, students will choose whether to study the IBCP (Careers Programme) or the IBDP (Diploma Programme).

Island School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Career Programme. The IBCP offers students who want to focus their education on preparing for their career a specialist pathway. Students on the globally expanding IBCP choose a mixture of IB Diploma Courses and BTEC subjects. The 3 BTEC Courses they choose are as ‘applied’ as possible, this means that when studying the Business course they will be running a business and the TV and Film course sees students doing a lot of filming and editing. They are vocational and are only recognised globally as university entrance but Island School has an exceptional record of placing students from this pathway.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced curriculum that prepares students for success at university and beyond. It has been designed to address students' intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being. The programme has gained extensive recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities. Students have to choose six subjects for the full IB Diploma. This must include at least one from each Group 1-5. Students then opt to take up a Group 6 Subject or choose an additional elective subject from Group 1-5. Students must choose 3 subjects at Higher Level and 3 at Standard Level. All IB Diploma students have to complete the IB Core. This includes the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and CAS (Creativity, Activity and Service).[12]

Examinations

In Island School, students take a selection of IGCSE, GCSE, IBDP or IBCP examinations.

Notable alumni and staff

Alumni

Staff

See also

References

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  2. ^ "WASC Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "ESF Island School Tai Wai Campus". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "ESF Island School Sha Tin Wai Campus". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ^ "About Our Redevelopment Project". Island School - ESF. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Island School". English Schools Foundation | 22 International Schools in HK. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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  9. ^ "Three-hour commute: ESF school's plan to temporarily shift campus to New Territories sparks fears of student exodus". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Redevelopment". Island School - ESF. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Year 9-11 Structure". Island School - ESF. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  12. ^ "About Years 12-13". Island School - ESF. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Prince Joachim". danmarkskonger.dk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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  16. ^ Bloom, Adi (21 June 2019). "Harry Hill: 'Mr Gillingham's words always stayed with me'".
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  18. ^ "Laura's straw hat puts Patten in the shade". The Independent. 26 July 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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  21. ^ "Home". Jonty Driver. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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