ESF Island School
Mid-Levels, Central and Western, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · Est. 1967
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- Established
- 1967
- Curriculum
- IB MYP, IGCSE, IB DP, IB CP
About this school
Island School is an international secondary school of the English Schools Foundation (ESF), the largest English-medium international school organisation in Hong Kong. It opened on 19 September 1967 with 237 students and moved across the road into its purpose-built 20 Borrett Road campus in 1973. Its values are summed up as Responsibility, Individuality, Spirit and Excellence.
The academic pathway runs as follows:
- Years 7-9: the IB Middle Years Programme with a broad range of subjects
- Years 10-11: IGCSE courses alongside the school's Futures curriculum
- Years 12-13: the IB Diploma or the IB Career-related Programme
The Futures curriculum builds character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking. The school reports a 98% IB Diploma pass rate, with about a third of candidates scoring 40 points or more. It describes itself as a nurturing, bilingual environment with pastoral care, counselling and learning support.
Facilities include a 300-seat performance space, a large sports hall that can be split in two, and two rooftop playgrounds. Senior students take leadership roles as Student Council members, House Prefects and Ambassadors.
