Jakarta International School

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The Jakarta International School (JIS) is the largest private international school in South Jakarta, Indonesia. JIS was founded in 1951 by a group of expatriates in Jakarta with the name Joint Embassy School. The school is now governed by 5 nations; the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Venezuela with the US and the UK upholding most responsibilties.

The school offers classes for students from pre-K to 12th grade and offers conventional high school education in an American-based system as well as International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement courses and diplomas.

1 Campuses
2 Colours and mascot
3 Middle School
4 High school
5 Administration
6 Facilities
7 History
8 External links

[edit] Campuses

The school's headquarters are located in the Cilandak campus, near the residential neighborhood of Pondok Indah in the south of the city. Cilandak Campus also hosts the middle school (grades 6-8) and the high school (grades 9-12). There are two elementary school campuses catering to the international community of Jakarta in different parts of the city: Pondok Indah Elementary (which is next door to the Cilandak Campus, but entirely separate from it) is for the southern population, while Pattimura Elementary is located in the north of the city. There is a fourth campus housing the Prep Program near but also separated from Cilandak.

[edit] Colours and mascot

The official colours of JIS are blue and silver while the mascot is a dragon. The school is known in athletic competitions as the 'Jakarta Dragons'. Recently the logo of JIS has been changed to a three toned ball.

The school participates in the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools competing in various sports and other competitions (such as Model United Nations and cultural convention). Their arch rival are the eagles from the Singapore American School (SAS).

[edit] Middle School

The middle school has about 800 students and faculty. The Principal is Geoff Smith, the vice principal Steven Meade and the Activities Director Andy Ferguson. Intense competitions occur in the 4 different interscholastic sporting seasons. Their arch rivals are the British International School and the North Jakarta International school.

[edit] High school

The high school caters to about 1,008 students from about 60 countries in grades 9 to grade 12. Most of the facilities within the high school are also shared by the middle school.

[edit] Administration

The high school is presided over by a Principal, currently held by Bruce Leiper. There are two Vice-Principals: one in charge of academics, presently Roger Brumby and one in charge of administration, William Brown. The two other important posts are those of the Sporting Director, Mark Grey and the Activities Director, Julie Rusnak.

[edit] Facilities

The facilities include 3 gyms, a 25 m swimming pool, an artificial soccer field with an official track. There is also a 1250 seat auditorium located in the high school. Also, there is a little theater located in the Middle School.

There are 3 gyms: the New Gym, big gym and the small gym. New Gym is a new building with three floors and a rock climbing facility. The whole building is air-conditioned and has an elevator.