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The school was founded in 1991 by the ministry of education (Singapore). 1994 it became popular with international families wishing to expose their children to Chinese languages in their education. It moved to its permanent Nam Long Shan Campus in 1995. An extension was carried out in 2002 to build new facilities and make the school taller. In 2006, SISHK celebrated the school's 15 anniversary with a charitable performance at the [[Hong Kong Cultural Centre|Hong Kong Cultural Centre.]] The secondary section was established in 2007 and the former Wan Chai campus opened its gates in 2009. It had been moved to the current one in 2012. Between 2009 and 2012, SISHK became an authorized member of Cambridge IGCSE. It even became a member of the International Baccalaureate World School. The preparatory and primary upgrading project started in 2013 and in the same year the first batch of high-school students graduated. Finally, SISHK celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017. In 2019, the school went through another upgrade to make the school more modern, this ended in 2022.
The school was founded in 1991 by the ministry of education (Singapore).
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1994 it became popular with international families wishing to expose their children to Chinese languages in their education. It moved to its permanent Nam Long Shan Campus in 1995. An extension was carried out in 2002 to build new facilities and make the school taller. In 2006, SISHK celebrated the school's 15 anniversary with a charitable performance at the [[Hong Kong Cultural Centre|Hong Kong Cultural Centre.]] The secondary section was established in 2007 and the former Wan Chai campus opened its gates in 2009. It had been moved to the current one in 2012. Between 2009 and 2012, SISHK became an authorized member of Cambridge IGCSE. It even became a member of the International Baccalaureate World School. The preparatory and primary upgrading project started in 2013 and in the same year the first batch of high-school students graduated. Finally, SISHK celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017. In 2019, the school went through another upgrade to make the school more modern, this ended in 2022.
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Revision as of 11:42, 20 February 2024

22°14′40″N 114°10′2″E / 22.24444°N 114.16722°E / 22.24444; 114.16722

Singapore International School
(新加坡国际学校)
(新加坡國際學校)
Location
Map
23 Nam Long Shan Road, Aberdeen (Primary campus)
2 Police School Road, Aberdeen (Secondary campus)[2]

Hong Kong
Information
TypeInternational, co-educational
MottoSuccess Inspires Success
Established1991
School districtAberdeen
PrincipalPamela Yoong[1]
StaffStaff List
GradesKindergarten to Secondary and pre-university IB diploma
Number of studentsapprox. 1,500
Colour(s)Red, white, black, grey
WebsiteOfficial website
Singapore International School
Traditional Chinese新加坡國際學校
Simplified Chinese新加坡国际学校
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnjiāpō Guójì Xuéxiào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsan1 gaa1*3 bo1 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6

Singapore International School (SIS) is a kindergarten, elementary and secondary (up to Form Four and [[International second year) school situated in two different campuses on Nam Long Shan Road, Hong Kong Island.

It is an international school set up by the Ministry of Education of Singapore[3] and follows the Singaporean curriculum. The school was established in September 1991 in Kennedy Town with an enrollment of 200 students. This number has risen above the 1500 students mark, from a variety of nationalities, with the majority being Hong Kongers and Singaporeans.

History

The school was founded in 1991 by the ministry of education (Singapore). 1994 it became popular with international families wishing to expose their children to Chinese languages in their education. It moved to its permanent Nam Long Shan Campus in 1995. An extension was carried out in 2002 to build new facilities and make the school taller. In 2006, SISHK celebrated the school's 15 anniversary with a charitable performance at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The secondary section was established in 2007 and the former Wan Chai campus opened its gates in 2009. It had been moved to the current one in 2012. Between 2009 and 2012, SISHK became an authorized member of Cambridge IGCSE. It even became a member of the International Baccalaureate World School. The preparatory and primary upgrading project started in 2013 and in the same year the first batch of high-school students graduated. Finally, SISHK celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017. In 2019, the school went through another upgrade to make the school more modern, this ended in 2022. [4]

Location

In 1995, it moved to its current premises on Nam Long Shan road near Aberdeen, occupying an area of 4,150 square meters. The land was granted by the Hong Kong Government while the cost of the building was borne by the Singapore government.

SIS’s secondary school section has used the premises of the former Wanchai School as its temporary premises from the 2009/2010 academic year to June 2011 and the P5 in 2009/2010 were the first Secondary 1 students there. The temporary Wanchai premises have the basic features of a secondary school, such as an IGCSE-certified Science laboratory, an air-conditioned auditorium, two art studios, two music studios, one dance studio and a fitness room. The pupils used the Morrison Hill swimming pool, Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Happy Valley Recreation Ground, all within 10 minutes of walking time.

The school moved back to their new secondary school campus at Police School Road, the former site of Shue Yan Secondary School.

Curriculum

In 1994, Mandarin courses were offered twice daily per school schedule at the primary school level. Currently, English, Math and Chinese are taught every day in Primary school. Every day, students will have recess time, which lasts for 30 minutes. Lunch also has 30 minutes. Science is only taught from P3 onwards and is taught 3 times a week. Other than the subjects mentioned above, the school also offers drama, dance, physical education, swimming, art, social studies and IND. [5]

Other information

SIS celebrated its 15th anniversary on 28 April 2006, with an original musical performance entitled "Reaching out, Touching Lives" involving every pupil in the school. It was performed at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The school also celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016, with a new piece of artwork inspired by Joan Miró called Ties That Bind.

  • The Singapore International School Campus
  • Primary Campus Plaza
    Primary Campus Plaza
  • Primary Campus Auditorium
    Primary Campus Auditorium
  • Preparatory Year playground
    Preparatory Year playground

References

  1. ^ "Our Staff".
  2. ^ "Location – Singapore International School (Hong Kong)".
  3. ^ Yang, Calvin (7 March 2016). "Singapore-style schools a hit in the region". Straits Times.
  4. ^ https://www.singapore.edu.hk/history/#:~:text=History%20of%20SISHK,its%20current%20premises%20in%20Aberdeen.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Forestier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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