South Island School (Chinese: 南島中學) is an international school founded by the English Schools Foundation of Hong Kong, located at 50 Nam Fung Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, housing about 1,800 students and 107 teachers. The school offers the IGCSE syllabus and the IB Diploma Programme.
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