| Singapore International School, Indonesia | |
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| Location | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Information | |
| Type | International School |
| Motto | Towards Greater Heights |
| Established | 1997 |
| Enrollment | 1,700 |
| Average class size | 24 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:8 |
| Website | http://www.sisschools.org |
Singapore International School, Indonesia (SIS) is an international school in Jakarta, Indonesia. The school caters for students from pre-K to 12th grade based on an international curriculum.
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SIS welcomed its first batch of 25 pupils in January 1997 to its small and humble premises in North Jakarta. The school was set up with the moral support of Singapore's Ministry of Education and financial support from the International Finance Corporation.[1] With the rising enrolment and also to cater for the international community, the school was moved to a larger premises in January 1999 at Gandaria in South Jakarta. Finally in January 2002, SIS opened the doors to its new building at Bona Vista, South Jakarta with present enrolment reaching 400 students from many different nationalities. The Founders later started Secondary (Secondary 1-4) and Pre-University Classes.[2]
SIS has over 1700 students from 35 different nationalities.
The main school is located in Bona Vista, Lebak Bulus and it has seven branches around Indonesia, namely in Kelapa Gading, Kebon Jeruk, Pantai Indah Kapuk (Jakarta), Medan, Cilegon, Semarang and Bandung.
Facilities are mostly air-conditioned and include cafeterias, playing fields, science laboratories, computer laboratories and libraries.
The official colours of SIS are red, yellow and white. The logo consists of the letters SIS in white on a red background.
The school is a certified Cambridge Centre for International Examinations (CIE) offering an international curriculum in the IGCSE and International A-level examinations.