British International School, Jakarta

The British International School (BIS) is one of the largest private international schools (it is a Public School) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The British International School is a member (International Member) of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, (HMC). [http://www.hmc.org.uk/cgi-bin1/mods/apage/html/open/int.htm]

It was first established in Jakarta in 1973 under the auspices of the British Embassy. Since then, 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 Bintaro Jaya Sektor 9. The Pre-school campus is in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta.

Colours

The official colours 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, whereas for girls it is a blue batik short-sleeved dress or culottes. In older years, namely the secondary school(years 7-11), the batik shirt is replaced with a light blue shirt for both boys and girls, or a white shirt for years 12–13.

The school competes in various sports and other competitions such as SEASAC Soccer and in FOBISSEA, the Federation Of British International Schools South East Asia.

Houses

The School has four houses, with each house having its House Captain and Vice-Captain from the senior classes and a Junior Captain from the junior classes. The four houses are:

MERAPI
AGUNG
BROMO
KRAKATAU

Administration

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, even an indoor rock climbing gym. Construction of BISWT, the British International School World Theatre, was completed recently. This consists of the Wallace Theatre, the Van Hien Room, and the Raffles Theatre.

The main year group areas for primary students (KS2) consist of 2 main buildings, for years 3&4 and years 5&6. There is also a Modern Foreign Languages room, primarily used by secondary students. There is also a science building and a technology building.

The British International School Jakarta was the birthplace and is the current training ground of the Jakarta Bulldogs AFC, one of South East Asia's premier sporting clubs. Although the school has provided little to no support to the club in any capacity, outside sponsorship has allowed the Bulldogs to prospor into a formidable force in Asian Football competition.

Notable Players include: - Tuomas Antila (Finish born) Internationally aclaimed junior talent, scouted by the Finland Icebreakers AFC.

External links

* [http://www.bis.or.id/ Official website]
* [http://www.bis.or.id/alumni.cfm Alumni website]