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Indonesia, Semarang
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SIS was founded in 1995 by Jakarta business leaders seeking a Singaporean-flavored international school to serve expatriate families. Early meetings with the Singapore Ambassador to Indonesia, H.E. Edward Lee, and with H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore helped spark the project. A collaboration with Raffles Institution led to appointing Mr. Magendiran of Raffles as the first Singapore International School principal in 1997. SIS began in a small, modest site in North Jakarta, but the 1998 Asian financial crisis reduced enrollment and sponsorship, prompting a move south to where expatriate communities were located. A permanent Bona Vista campus in South Jakarta opened in January 2002 with larger classrooms and better facilities, and SIS expanded to campuses across Indonesia offering Singapore, Cambridge, and IB curricula.
SIS Semarang is the only true international school in Semarang, with students from 21 countries and teachers from five nationalities. ESOL provides functional English language instruction to help students at any level participate in international school learning. Diversity and learning outcomes are highlighted through video testimonials from students, parents, teachers, and alumni.
SIS Semarang is an international campus welcoming families from 21 countries, with teachers from five nationalities. The school provides Preschool through Secondary education, guided by the Nurturing Early Learners Framework. In the early years, Information Technology and Mandarin are embedded in a curriculum focused on language and literacy, numeracy, world discovery, physical development, social-emotional growth, and creative expression. Nursery 1 to Kindergarten 2 offer foundational learning, while the Singapore Curriculum guides the primary program and a blended approach for ages 13–16 that combines Singapore and Cambridge curricula, with Cambridge Checkpoints and Cambridge IGCSE available internationally. Cambridge A Levels and the IB Diploma are offered at higher levels. Facilities include the Center for Advanced Learning for secondary work and a Multi-Purpose Hall for indoor sport such as badminton. Co-curricular activities include Jumping Clay, Martial Arts, Kode Kiddo, and Badminton, and a spectrum of Active Learning, Coding, Robotics, and Virtual Reality experiences.
