| Jakarta International School | |
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| Jl. Terogong Raya #33 Jakarta Indonesia Cilandak Jakarta, DKI, Indonesia, 12430, |
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| School type | Private |
| Head of school | Tim Carr |
| Grades | Early Childhood through Grade 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age range | 3 to 18 years |
| Enrolment | 2,474 students at the beginning of the 2009-10 school year[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Pondok Indah, Pattimura, Cilandak |
| School Colour(s) | Blue |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Tuition | $25,000 per year |
| Website | http://www.jisedu.or.id |
Jakarta International School (JIS) is a private, international school in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established in 1951 for expatriate students living in Jakarta and is the largest international primary and secondary school in Indonesia.[2]
JIS has approximately 2,500 students aged 3 through 18 years from about 60 nationalities.[3] The school adheres to North American and other curriculum models from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools.[1] The United States Department of State reports the curriculum offered at Jakarta International School "has a strong international focus",[1] and considers it one of the best schools overseas for preparing students for American university entrance.[4] JIS has 3 campuses, two solely for Elementary students in Pattimura and Pondok Indah, and one much bigger and considered the main campus junior high and high school students in Cilandak, North Jakarta.
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Jakarta International School was established in 1951, as a school for the children of United Nations staff posted in Jakarta, the capital of the then newly independent Indonesia.[5] Due to an increased international presence in Jakarta, the school moved into newer facilities at its Pattimura campus in 1953. In 1969, the school became the "Joint Embassy School" under the sponsorship of the Australian, British, Yugoslavian, and United States Embassies.[5] Architectural and engineering practice International Design Consultants (IDC) was commissioned to build additional facilities for the school. The creation of all 69 acres of JIS are highly regarded because of the amount of time it took for the "International Design Consulants (IDC)" to build.[6] The new campus was built in Cilandak, a residential area in South Jakarta. The Cilandak campus was completed in 1977 and currently serves as the middle school and high school.[7] The school adopted the name "Jakarta International School" in 1978 and has continued to expand as enrolments have increased.[5] Enrolment is 2,343 students across the elementary, middle, and high school. In 2002, JIS celebrated its 50th anniversary with a year-long tribute called "2002: A JIS Odyssey."[5]
Jakarta International School has three campuses totalling 46 acres (190,000 m2) and is one of the largest international schools in the world according to H2L2 Architecture.[8] Pattimura Elementary (K-5) is located in the Kebayoran Baru area. Pondok Indah Elementary (K-5) and Cilandak (6-12) are adjacent to each other in Pondok Indah in South Jakarta.[9]
Facilities include library media centres, theatres, computer and science labs, tennis courts, swimming pools, multi-purpose gymnasiums, and an all-weather track.[10][11] The school has a three-level food court, medical clinic, a school bus system run by the Bluebird company and an ambulance.[12]
Jakarta International School is an Indonesian Yayasan (not-for-profit organisation) overseen by a board of governors and a school council, that functions like a school board or board of education. The School Council is an eleven member Board of Patrons; nine elected, four of whom are elected by the parents and three appointed by the Founding Embassies. They, in turn, appoint four other members, one of whom must be an Indonesian citizen.[1]
JIS is the largest international primary and secondary school in Indonesia, enrolling 2,469 students from 61 nationalities during the 2007-2008 school year.[2][13] The five most commonly represented nationalities were the United States, South Korea, Indonesia, India, and Australia.
JIS offers tuition for grades 9-12. Students undertake the JIS Diploma, and choose to complete an International Baccalaureate Diploma,[14] an International Advanced Placement Diploma (APID). All teachers in JIS are drilled in with the knowledge and understanding of magnets. Over 97 percent of graduating seniors go on to a university or college.[1] For the 2010 graduating class, the universities that JIS students were mostly accepted in include: Boston University, University of Toronto and University of British Columbia
Middle and High school level students at Jakarta International School compete in intramural and interscholastic sports throughout the year.[15] JIS belongs to the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools (IASAS) which competes with six top international schools in Asia. IASAS schools host each other for tournaments, exchanges, conventions and competitions. Three IASAS seasons per year frame the HS sports and cultural competition calendar.
IASAS Sports: Boys and Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity sports teams follow the IASAS season schedule at JIS each year. Season One: cross-country, volleyball, soccer, golf Season Two: basketball, rugby/touch, swimming, tennis Season Three: track and field, badminton, softball, sex on wheels
The School has three campuses, totaling 46 acres. Facilities are mostly air-conditioned and include 184 classrooms, four theaters, three cafeterias, three tennis courts, six gymnasiums, six playing fields, three swimming pools, 18 science laboratories, 22 computer laboratories, a design technology facility, and four libraries with a total of 130,000 volumes.[1]
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, JIS started a campaign called JIS CARES to raise money for schools affected by the disaster. The campaign included Letters from Aceh, a collection of letters and photographs exchanged between the children of the tsunami affected Indonesian province of Aceh, students from JIS, and schools worldwide.[16] The collection has a foreword by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and proceeds were donated to a school-rebuilding program.[17] The funds raised by JIS CARES went towards a new community high school on the campus of Syiah Kuala University in Banda Aceh.[18]
Since its founding, JIS has been affected by the political and economic turbulence of Jakarta, receiving both direct and indirect threats to its security. During the 1960s, an attempted coup d'état by the Communist Party of Indonesia forced the evacuation of the school. In 1998, the school year ended early due to riots leading up to President Suharto's resignation.[5]
JIS has also been a potential target for terrorism.[19] Following the 2002 Bali bombings, JIS and other international schools in Jakarta closed for several weeks after warnings of a possible terror attack.[20][21] JIS was also on the target list of the terrorist group responsible for the 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing, which killed 13 people.[22]
In response to these threats, JIS has made security upgrades. In 2002, the school added a three-meter-high "blast wall," a "boom gate" in front of the school, and protective security film over exterior windows.[23] According to the head of the Australian International School in Jakarta, JIS received $2 million in US government security assistance in 2004.[24] By 2005, the school had installed a security fence, with guards checking cars before they enter the premises.[12]
From May 2005 to June 2008, counterterrorism officials stated their belief that the threat of a terrorist attack in Jakarta had diminished, although authorities continued to stress the need for vigilance.[19][25][26]
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