and was reopened as the Learning Resources Centre (LRC). In February 2014, additional floors were added to the Sports Block to create The Space, a multipurpose learning space. There was also an astroturf on top of the Space which was completed in the same year. In November, the school completed a redesigned School Hall with state-of-the-art facilities and a 400-seat auditorium. In 2016, South Island School adopted the Middle Years Program and the IBCP (career-related) programme. The IBCP was offered in addition to the IB Diploma programme, which places a greater emphasis on developing vocational skills. The programme combines academic courses from the IB Diploma programme with the career-related experiences of the BTEC courses to create a personalised and career-focused pathway for students. Also in the same year, the School Foyer and the Refectory were renovated. In 2017, South Island School celebrated its 40th anniversary. Students and staff walked down to Deep Water Bay Beach for charity and participated in activities commemorating the event, such as a time capsule and an art mural. A birthday cake was also made, with enough cake for every teacher and student in the school. Later that October, an exhibition was shown in the Atrium commemorating the school's history, and an alumni gathering was held in Hong Kong. Academics Curriculum Between Year 7 and Year 9, students take the Middle Years Programme (MYP) offered by the International Baccalaureate. The MYP is usually a 5-year programme, but the programme was shortened to 3 years so that the IGCSE programme could still be offered. During Year 7 and 8, all students follow a common curriculum, which includes English, Maths, Science, Chinese, a modern foreign language (French or Spanish), Individuals and Societies, Global Thinking, design, and the arts. At the end of Year 9, all students participate in the Community Project. Students work in groups to investigate, propose, plan and implement a project that serves a need within the school community or the wider Hong Kong community. During Year 10 and 11, students follow the IGCSE curriculum. All students must take English, Mathematics, Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), PE (examined or non-examined), a language, a humanities subject, an arts subject, and Global Citizenship. In addition, students can choose to take either another language, or another humanities subject. In Year 12 and 13, students can either choose to do the IB Diploma or the IB Career-related Programme. For the Diploma