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Timor Leste, Dili
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The school supports social-emotional development across the Preschool to Year 12 program. The Preschool program includes social-emotional skills as part of holistic development. The Relationship Management policy uses a restorative practice approach to build healthy relationships, resolve conflicts, and teach skills such as active listening, expressing emotions, and problem solving.
The Inclusive Education Policy values diversity and upholds the dignity of every child. The school does not discriminate on race, sexual orientation, age, disability or religion in its educational or employment practices. Because specialist services are limited, the school admits and supports students only when it can meaningfully and safely meet their needs.
The medium of instruction is English at Dili International School. Students from age 7 are required to learn an additional language in line with International Baccalaureate standards.
Health and wellbeing are central to the school community. The school provides a safe, healthy and supportive environment and recognises the wellbeing of staff as important. It offers a diverse extracurricular program to help students develop creatively, sportingly, interpersonally and academically, and aims to increase personal well-being among staff.
The school has a Child Protection Code of Conduct defining the behaviours expected of staff and others who work with students. It has a Critical Incident Management policy for handling serious events, and policies on security, accidents and medical situations and health and wellbeing to ensure a safe school environment.
Dili International School (DIS) in Pantai Kelapa, Dili, Timor-Leste, serves Preschool through Grade 12 (ages 1–18). The Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) is offered in the early years, while the senior programme follows the Australian Curriculum, with the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) as the graduating certificate. DIS is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organisation, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, and the Timor-Leste Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. Multilingual education features in Preschool and Primary, with Secondary providing Global Pathways and VCE. The campus comprises a 3,500 square metre Primary/Secondary site and a 2,000 square metre Early Learning Centre, with three grassed playing fields, a basketball court, table tennis and handball facilities, and two shaded playgrounds. All classrooms have computers and air conditioning. The school serves about 21 nationalities, and 100% of applicants are offered university placements. Its history traces to 2002, with expansion in 2003 and IB/VCE accreditations thereafter.
