Indonesia, Batam
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SGIA has modern purpose-built facilities and spacious grounds. The Early Childhood Center features spacious air-conditioned classrooms, a multipurpose room, a large veranda and a playground. The Primary building houses air-conditioned classrooms, art, music, science and IT laboratories, and a well-stocked library, with two floors and an open-air central courtyard. The Secondary facility includes air-conditioned classrooms, a science and IT laboratory, and its own resource library; a new secondary building is under construction. The campus also has a large covered gymnasium, a large canteen, and grassed pitches for soccer and other activities.
Large grassed soccer pitch and a smaller grassed area for other sports and activities. A large covered gymnasium provides indoor space for physical education and team sports. The gymnasium and canteen are covered but open to fresh air.
Early Childhood Center has spacious air-conditioned classrooms. Primary building houses art, music, science and IT laboratories and a well-stocked library. Secondary facility has air-conditioned classrooms, a science and IT laboratory, and its own resource library. A new secondary building is under construction.
After School Activities are offered. These activities give children an alternative to entertain themselves and help develop a balanced learning after a full day of academics. The ASA options include Taekwondo, Basketball, Badminton, Soccer, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Traditional Dance, Modern Dance, Yoga, Art and Craft, Drawing Club, Book Club, Coding, Pasukan Baris Berbaris (PBB)/Paskibra and Traditional Games.
Sekolah Global Indo-Asia (SGIA) is an international school in Batam, Indonesia, serving ages 3 to 18. The campus offers a blended curriculum with the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for K1–Grade 5 and the IB Diploma Programme (DP) for the upper level, alongside Cambridge International Examinations, including Lower Secondary, IGCSE, and Advanced/AICE, and an Indian Curriculum option. The IB DP was authorised in 2016 and emphasizes Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and Creativity, Activity and Service. The school provides English as the medium of instruction, with Bahasa Indonesia mother-tongue support and Mandarin available from Kindergarten 3. SGIA's facilities include a purpose-built Early Childhood Center, air-conditioned classrooms across primary and secondary, science and IT labs, two libraries, a large gymnasium, a canteen, and grassed pitches. After School Activities include sports, dance, arts and coding, with clubs such as TEDxYouth and Harvard Model Congress Asia. The school supports inclusive, diverse community engagement and global perspectives.