ESF South Island School

Huge congratulations to our talented students for their outstanding achievement in the Hong Kong Young Geographer of the Year Award 2026, hosted by the Royal Geographical Society – Hong Kong🏆🌍✨

Out of a record number of submissions, three of our Upper Secondary students stood out to the judges:

🥇 ZHANG Oliver & Zack – Judge’s Choice Winners (Upper Secondary: People & Culture) 🥇 Kyla NG – Winner (Upper Secondary: Critical Eye)

We are incredibly proud of your dedication, analytical insight, and passion for geography. 🌟

The results are in, and we are bursting with pride! Our students have achieved truly phenomenal scores this year, showcasing their hard work, dedication, and resilience:

🏆 4 students achieved a perfect score of 45 points!
-Chloe Liu
-Ian Park
-Mark Chan
-Maxwell Miller

✨ 5 students scored an outstanding 44 points!

🌟 9 students scored a commendable 43 points!

On top of these individual triumphs, our overall DP average soared to 36.4—a fantastic leap from last year’s preliminary average of 35.7! 📈

We owe a debt of gratitude to our amazing teachers, staff, and families. This achievement is a testament to a journey that began in Year 7 and culminated in Year 13. Every bit of guidance, encouragement, and support along the way helped our students reach these heights. Thank you for being there every step of the way. 🎓✨

To the Class of 2026: you have officially walked across the stage, and we could not be prouder. 🎓✨

From your very first day stepping onto campus to this momentous Commencement day, we have watched you grow into compassionate, resilient, and brilliant young adults. You have survived the late-night deadlines, champion-ed your Houses, left your mark on our classrooms, and filled our corridors with unforgettable energy and laughter.

Thank you for dedication, your leadership, and for truly Making South Proud. As you leave our hillside to make your mark on the world, remember that you will always have a home here.

Huge congratulations to our recent Y13 graduate, Chaemin Jun, for an absolutely legendary performance on the track! Chaemin captured the Gold Medal in the Men’s 100m sprint, clocking a blistering 10.33 seconds to officially shatter the Hong Kong U20 National Record!

Talk about whispering distance from history—his phenomenal time puts him a microscopic 0.05 seconds away from the absolute, all-time Hong Kong Senior Men’s Record of 10.27 seconds.

What makes this achievement even more incredible is his perfect progression. Demonstrating elite composure under immense pressure, Chaemin ran consecutive Personal Bests in every single round, dropping from a 10.42s in the heats, to a 10.35s in the semi-finals, and finally peaking at 10.33s in the final.

To balance world-class sprint training with the grueling demands of IB final exams is an extraordinary feat of discipline and determination. As a long-time representative of SIS athletics, Chaemin has left an indelible mark on our school sports history. We could not be prouder of you, Chaemin! The SIS community is cheering you on for whatever history you break next! 💥🏃‍♂️💨

A night of awards, incredible performances, and a lot of questionable karaoke. 🎤✨

Last Thursday’s Y13 Dinner Dance at The Mira was the perfect way to celebrate how far we’ve come. Huge shoutout to our tutor reps for showing some well-deserved love to the teachers!

We have a special sign-out video dropping soon! Shoutout to Anthony B. for putting together a masterpiece of everyone signing off on the clear camera frame. Stay tuned! 🎥

We are thrilled to announce that our graduating Class of 2026 has secured more than 600 university offers spanning 12 countries. This incredible milestone reflects both the exceptional academic dedication of our students and the truly global scale of their ambitions.

🎓Our graduates have earned placements at world-renowned institutions worldwide, including the University of Oxford, Harvard University, Imperial College London, UCLA, the University of Toronto, and the University of Melbourne. This cohort also maintains a strong local legacy with numerous acceptances from Hong Kong’s premier universities, alongside top-tier placements across the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and Europe.

🎉 Heartfelt congratulations to our students, their families, and our dedicated faculty. We look forward to seeing the incredible things this remarkable cohort will accomplish in their next chapters.

Who said Mondays were boring? From the sharpest suits to the most stunning dresses, Year 11’s absolutely owned the floor at the Regal Hotel Causeway Bay this past Monday for this year’s Y11 Dinner Dance! 💃🕺

We danced the night away, conquered the buffet (shoutout to those desserts! 🍰), and celebrated the absolute legends among us during our student and tutor awards. It’s been an incredible journey so far, and seeing everyone dressed to the nines was the perfect way to celebrate how far we’ve come.

Check out the highlights below! 👇

Class of 2026 ~ The End

Looking back at yesterday, it’s clear that it wasn’t just the end of a chapter; it was the closing of a book that we have all written together. Watching our Year 13s celebrate their final day on campus, surrounded by the support of the community they’ve helped build, was a powerful reminder of the mark they’ve left on us all. 💙

The Final Assembly was a true emotional rollercoaster. From the “hidden gem” photos of those early years to the deeply moving farewell messages, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. 🥹 Seeing how much you’ve grown—not just as students, but as kind, ambitious, and resilient humans—has been our greatest privilege.

To our students: Thank you for making our community such a vibrant, beautiful place. Your energy has been the heartbeat of this school.

To our tutors: Thank you for your tireless support and for being the steady hands that guided this cohort to the finish line. 🤝

Good luck with your exams! Take a deep breath—you’ve got this. We are already looking forward to the day you walk back through these gates as alumni. 🥂✨
Once a part of this community, always a part of this community.