▁the ▁Nations ▁is ▁an ▁intern ation ally ▁orient ed ▁educational ▁institution , ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Mac au , ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization . ▁It ▁originally ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁with ▁ 5 ▁students , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁kind erg arten . ▁It ▁came ▁about ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁efforts ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Mac au ▁residents ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁need ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁for ▁an ▁English ▁medium ▁school . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 0 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁original ▁prem ises ▁in ▁the ▁S eng ▁Vo ▁building ▁were ▁filled ▁to ▁capacity . ▁The ▁demand ▁for ▁new ▁en roll ments ▁however , ▁continued ▁to ▁rise . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁ac quire ▁additional ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁Le i ▁San ▁building ▁as ▁an ▁inter im ▁measure ▁while ▁a ▁more ▁permanent ▁solution ▁was ▁sought . ▁These ▁prem ises ▁were ▁occupied ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 1 ▁allowing ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁en roll ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁students ▁( a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁increase ▁over ▁the ▁preceding ▁year ). ▁A ▁ 3 5 % ▁increase ▁for ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 9 % ▁increase ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 - 1 9 9 3 ▁school ▁year ▁brought ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁a ▁critical ▁condition ▁of ▁over