Island School is a co-educational international school in Hong Kong. The campus is situated in the mid-levels area of Hong Kong on 20 Borrett Road. The school was first opened in 1967 to cater to the increasing demand for schooling for the children of expatriates living in Hong Kong. It was the first school of the English Schools Foundation. The first campus was the Old British Military Hospital on Borrett Road.
While the school is comprehensive, recent examination results have matched those of independent and selective schools in the UK. Results are strong with 96% of students gaining five GCSEs at C or above. Last year over 46% of all GCSE entries were A or A*. The pass rate at A Level was 99% and 82% of all entries were A to C. Many students from the school have progressed into top international universities in the United Kingdom and the United States as well as those in Australia,Switzerland, Hong Kong, Continental Europe and Canada. The school, having been admitted as an IB World School in 2006, have started providing the International Baccalaureate program as well as the ESF Diploma to its students in August 2007, while the class of '08 does the final year of A-Levels.
There are well over 1,100 students enrolled at the school who represents 38 different nationalities although about one-third of them hold British passports. The students are separated into Year 7 to Year 13 – with Year 12 and 13 forming the lower and upper sixth form. Each Year is then separated into six houses – named after Da Vinci, Einstein, Fleming, Nansen, Rutherford and Wilberforce. Each house is led by a House master and a mistress who share the pastoral care duties. Each house is also given points for winning inter-house competitions that take place throughout the year. The winning house receives a trophy at the end of the year.
The school is headed by a principal who is supported by a Senior Leadership Team as well as the head of each department, who organizes their department along with their colleagues. The school is also governed by its School Council. The PTA also has some input in the management of the school.
Island School offers a wide range of both sporting and non-sporting activities. Apart from inter-house sporting events such as swimming, athletics and volleyball, the school participates in most inter-school events in Hong Kong, including basketball, swimming, water polo, rugby, golf and football. Apart from sporting activities, the school also offers non sporting activities such as an annual inter-house quiz, debating activities and chess. One of the most popular non-sporting activity is Model United Nations – every term, students come together to act as delegates of the United Nations and debate a current world issue.
The school consists of six blocks each of five to six floors high. The school's teaching facilities include a semi-specialist science block (block 1) that have purpose-built science laboratories. There are also dedicated Art, Computer, Music, Textiles, and Home Economics rooms mainly located in block 2. Blocks 3, 4 and 5 contain the general teaching rooms. Many teaching rooms have projector and interactive white-boards facilities. There is also a school hall in block six that covers 2 floors and provides a venue for school assemblies and school events. Block six also houses the specialised drama room and the large school library.
There is a heated swimming pool in the school, next to the "Green Area" – a triangular shaped sports ground, and 3 multi-purposed play areas and a sports hall. Some sports, however, are carried out elsewhere, for instance, in Happy Valley; Hong Kong Park or the Western Park.
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