c row ding . ▁To ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁new ▁students , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁school ▁began ▁to ▁le ase ▁commercial ▁properties ▁and ▁convert ▁them ▁to ▁class rooms . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁all ▁of ▁Asia ▁experienced ▁a ▁severe ▁economic ▁dow nt urn , ▁and ▁en roll ment ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁dropped . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁return ▁all ▁le ased ▁property , ▁reduce ▁overhead ▁and ▁limit ▁en roll ments ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁accommod ated ▁in ▁the ▁properties ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁school . ▁From ▁that ▁period ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁school ▁maintained ▁a ▁steady ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 6 0 ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Nations ▁building ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁R ua ▁de ▁Min ho , ▁on ▁Ta ip a ▁Island , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁Nova ▁City ▁resident ial ▁complex . ▁ ▁This ▁new ▁facility ▁has ▁greatly ▁increased ▁the ▁school ' s ▁capacity , ▁allowing ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁increase ▁in ▁student ▁capacity . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 0 ▁students ▁with ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 ▁staff . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Mac au ' s ▁limited ▁amount ▁of ▁land , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁initially ▁located ▁in ▁r ented ▁properties ▁within ▁resident ial ▁buildings . ▁Normal ▁classes ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁modified ▁apart ments . ▁