British International School, Jakarta
Encyclopedia
The British International School (BIS) is a private Public School
) in Jakarta
, Indonesia
. The British International School is a member (International Member) of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
, (HMC
).
It was established in Jakarta in 1973 under the auspices of the British Embassy. The main campus was relocated to Bintaro in 1994 to accommodate increasing numbers of students, and an early years centre was opened in Pondok Indah in 1999.
The school offers classes for students from pre-school to year 13 based on a British curriculum, with the final two years covered by the International Baccalaureate diploma program.
, Bintaro Jaya Sektor 9. A pre-school campus in Pondok Indah has been closed and all equipment moved to the Bintaro campus.
The school competes in sports and other competitions such as SEASAC soccer, and in FOBISSEA, the Federation Of British International Schools South East Asia.
There are some colors that represent houses - these are used in schoolwide and other sports events. They are the names of some of Indonesia's volcanoes.
Merapi - Red
Bromo - Green
Agung - Yellow
Krakatoa - Blue (obviously the best house)
.
The main year group areas for primary students (KS2) consist of two main buildings for years 3 and 4 and years 5 and 6. There is a Modern Foreign Languages block, primarily used by secondary students, a science building and a technology building.
BIS computing facilities include suites of networked PCs and Macs. The school has invested heavily in recent years on improving its ICT provision. WiFi connections are available in most parts of the school.
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Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
) in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The British International School is a member (International Member) of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
, (HMC
HMC
- Education :* Harris Manchester College, at Oxford University* Harvard Model Congress, the oldest and largest congressional simulation conference in the world...
).
It was established in Jakarta in 1973 under the auspices of the British Embassy. The main campus was relocated to Bintaro in 1994 to accommodate increasing numbers of students, and an early years centre was opened in Pondok Indah in 1999.
The school offers classes for students from pre-school to year 13 based on a British curriculum, with the final two years covered by the International Baccalaureate diploma program.
Campuses
The main campus is located in Perigi LamaPerigi Lama
Perigi Lama is a village at Pondok Aren, Tangerang Selatan, Banten, West Java.In the village are the British International School, Jakarta Japanese School, Aulia Islamic School,...
, Bintaro Jaya Sektor 9. A pre-school campus in Pondok Indah has been closed and all equipment moved to the Bintaro campus.
Colors
The official colors of BIS are red, white and blue. The logo consists of the letters BIS in red and blue on a white background. The pre-school uniform consists of a red shirt, dark blue shorts or skirt, short white socks. The primary school uniform for boys is a blue batik shirt and dark blue shorts, and for girls is a blue batik short-sleeved dress or culottes. For secondary school (years 7-11), the batik shirt is replaced with a light blue shirt for both boys and girls. Girls wear a skirt or shorts, boys wear shorts,or a white shirt for years 12–13.The school competes in sports and other competitions such as SEASAC soccer, and in FOBISSEA, the Federation Of British International Schools South East Asia.
There are some colors that represent houses - these are used in schoolwide and other sports events. They are the names of some of Indonesia's volcanoes.
Merapi - Red
Bromo - Green
Agung - Yellow
Krakatoa - Blue (obviously the best house)
Administration
| Principal | Christian Barkei |
|---|---|
| Head of Secondary | Rachael Hodgson |
| Head of Primary | Shane Nathan |
| Deputy Head of Primary | Ashley Hamilton |
| Business Director | |
| IB Coordinator | Ian Davies |
| Deputy Head of Secondary | Rachael Edwards |
Facilities
Facilities are mostly air-conditioned and include cafeterias, tennis courts, gymnasiums, playing fields, swimming pools, science laboratories, computer laboratories, a design technology facility, libraries, and an indoor rock climbing gym. The British International School World Theatre (BISWT) and the Charles Dickens Library (CDL) consist of the Wallace Theatre, the Van Hien Room, and the Raffles Theatre in the BISWT and the library, meeting rooms, class rooms, computer rooms, the Buster cafe and school shop in the CDL. A majority of the community eat in the cafeteria, with the occasional student bringing a packed lunchPacked lunch
thumb|A typical American bagged lunchthumb|[[Bento]] packed lunchA packed lunch is a lunch prepared at home and carried to be eaten somewhere else, such as school, a workplace, or at an outing...
.
The main year group areas for primary students (KS2) consist of two main buildings for years 3 and 4 and years 5 and 6. There is a Modern Foreign Languages block, primarily used by secondary students, a science building and a technology building.
BIS computing facilities include suites of networked PCs and Macs. The school has invested heavily in recent years on improving its ICT provision. WiFi connections are available in most parts of the school.
External links
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