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ESF Island School Permanent Campus (currently under redevelopment) 20 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels District: Central and Western Temporary Campus _ Years 7, 8, 12 and 13 Island School Sha Tin Wai, Pok Hong Estate, Area 5A, Sha Tin, N.T. District: Sha Tin Temporary Campus _ Years 9, 10 and 11 Island School Tai Wai, Sun Chui Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. District: Sha Tin Other Languages Available: French and Spanish Features: The school offers excellent pastoral care, a wide range of extra-curricular activities and has impressive exam results. Facilities: 2 libraries (with over 20,000 volumes and wireless network), 2 drama studios, 2 Halls / performance areas, food, art and design technology rooms, 11 science labs, specialist music rooms and 6 practice rooms. Outdoor facilities include netball/basketball courts, lockers and tuck shops. SEN Support: Yes Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.island.edu.hk Uniform: Yes Principal: Mr. Stephen Loggie Scholarships: Yes Description: At Island School, our focus is on igniting a passion for learning in every student. Learning at Island School is more than just teaching facts and figures. Students are taught how to problem solve, question and think creatively about concepts and ideas. Teachers encourage students to become resourceful, adaptable and confident learners. Our students come from all over the world and central to our international heritage is the celebration and understanding of each other’s cultures. Through our rich curriculum, extra-curricular programmes and through the family atmosphere of the House system, students grow in confidence as they take on leadership roles and responsibilities within teams. Accreditations: IB World School, BTEC Accredited, Council of International Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Cambridge Innovation 800 School. Number of Teachers: 120 Teacher/student ratio: Year 7-9 Year 10-11 Year 12-13 1:25-30 depending on subject 1:18-26 depending on subject 1:8-18 depending on subject Hours: 7:55am-2:45pm Curriculum: Years 7-8 aligning to the IB Middle Years Programme framework; Years 12-13 IB Diploma Pathway or BTEC and IB Career Programme; Life Skills Pathway for students with special learning needs. School Lunch Available: Yes Fees: (2018-19) Years 7 to 11 Years 12 to 13 HKD$128,400 per annum HKD$135,000 per annum Debenture Info: Non-refundable Capital Levy (NCL): For new students, the NCL will be HKD$26,000 for Year 7 students, and then reduced on a sliding scale for those who are joining Years 8 to 13. Transport: Bus cost varies from HKD$1,500 to HKD$2,000, depending on location. Parents: Active PTA. University Information: Students graduating from ESF schools in 2018 are attending higher education institutions in 21 different countries around the world; the most popular being the UK (42 per cent), Hong Kong (22 per cent), USA (15 per cent) and Canada (10 per cent). Social economic sciences, science and technology, and medical sciences are the top three most popular areas of studies. Mandarin Curriculum: Chinese is available as a foreign, second and first language. The School Book 2019-2020 97