Office
Sports Club
The School Office is open from 7.30 a.m. This offers use of the school's swimming until 5.00 p.m. It provides an excellent pool and the sports hall at weekends, service to the staff and students of the after school and during the Summer school. This service, however, does not holidays. Membership is annual and can extend to carrying forgotten articles of be obtained in April by sending a clothing, books, etc to students during stamped addressed envelope to the their lessons. The office receives all Island School office marked "Sports incoming calls on 5-247135.
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Parents Evenings
Summer School
Transport
In addition to an Open Day at which This takes place during July and early parents are welcome to experience a August. Brochures advertising the typical school day, we hold regular programme appear each year in May. evening meetings with parents to discuss academic and social matters. The staff greatly value this contact in addition to the many less formal opportunities to discuss the progress of students.
Parent-Teacher Association
Details of the school bus service, which is run by the PTA, are enclosed.
Those coming to school by car along Bowen Road are requested to drop their children at the junction of Bowen and Borrett Road. Those coming up Borrett The help given to the school by the Road should continue up to the Association is invaluable and has been roundabout near the swimming pool and recognised earlier in this brochure. An drop their children on their return application form for membership is journey. This system has greatly enclosed. Membership enables parents enhanced the safety of the children near to receive the School Directory and the the school. If parents are picking up their monthly Newsletter, and also to use the school bus service. The PTA always welcomes new volunteers.
Reference Numbers
Please be sure to quote your child's reference number in all correspondence to avoid confusion over similar names. The first two digits indicate the year your child completes his/her Fifth year, the next the House number and the final two his/her particular class number.
School Term
The school year runs from September to June. Several Hong Kong and British holidays are observed in addition to the conventional school holidays. The three school terms are separated by two weeks holiday at Christmas, two at Easter and nine in the Summer.
School Day
The School is open from Monday to Friday inclusive. The first bell goes at 7.55 a.m. and school ends at 3.10 p.m. After school activities continue until at least 4.20 p.m.
children at 3.10 p.m. they should do so on Bowen Road to avoid traffic congestion outside the school. Text Books and Stationery Books are hired to students in years one to five at a fixed rate, details of which are enclosed. Sixth formers buy their own text books which the school orders in bulk and resells at cost price. Stationery is available for cash from the school shop. In the first three years students are sold a standard pack which is available to others on request.
Tuck Shop
Although we do not supply a school lunch the Tuck Shop sells soft drinks, hot meals and sandwiches. It is run by an outside contractor and is open at break, lunch time and after school.
Uniform
Students in years one to five wear school uniform which varies appropriately in Winter and Summer. It is on sale from the school outfitters. The sixth form may choose their own clothes within the limits
of the dress code. The sixth form dress code is set out in the Sixth Form Brochure. Details of the uniform, supplier, etc. are available upon admission.