Bandung Independent School

BIS is an IB continuum school. The Primary Years Programme runs from Early Childhood through the primary years, the Middle Years Programme was authorised in April 2022 and covers ages 11 to 16, and the Diploma Programme is taken in Grades 11 and 12. MYP students study across eight subject groups, with Language and Literature in Indonesian or English, Language Acquisition in Indonesian, French or Chinese, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Visual Arts or Music, Physical and Health Education, and Design options in digital, fashion and robotics. Diploma students have seventeen IBDP-level classes to choose from, and the school reports results in English, mathematics and science above world averages.

The school accepts students from the age of 2 to 18 and places each child by developmental stage, using age as at 1 August in the year of entry. The Nursery programme is a short morning session, with an extension option. Early Childhood 1 and 2 build up gradually from a late-morning finish to early afternoon, and from Early Childhood 3 the school day runs to mid-afternoon through to Grade 10, with Grades 11 and 12 finishing later.

The mission is to use IB programmes to help inquiring, reflective and caring learners work towards a better world, and the vision is to champion individual potential and develop leaders for the internationally minded community of West Java. Five values underpin daily life: courage, understood as a safe space in which to take risks and learn from mistakes; open-mindedness towards other cultures; balance between emotional, intellectual and physical wellbeing; integrity; and service, through local and global initiatives.

The campus runs to 12,500 square metres and 31 classrooms. Sports and arts facilities include a 25-metre swimming pool, a mini soccer field, two covered basketball courts, a fitness and wellness centre, a performing arts centre with theatre, stage lighting and practice rooms, and a 160-seat theatre. Academic spaces include two fully equipped science laboratories with separate chemistry and biology rooms, a computer lab, a maker space and design lab, and a culinary learning centre. The school says its library is the largest English-language library in Bandung.

A canteen operates on campus and the weekly menu is published online. Learning Support is offered as a dedicated service for students who need it, and a university counsellor works with Diploma students on applications. Families follow learning through the Toddle and ManageBac portals, alongside separate parent, student and staff portals. The school publishes a child protection policy and has a board member assigned to child protection. A parents' group and a service learning programme connect families and students to the wider community.

The school lists more than 36 extracurricular activities across sports, service clubs, leadership, the arts and technology, and counts over 70 options in all. Sport covers basketball, football, badminton, swimming, cross-country running, volleyball, golf, aikido, wall climbing and yoga. Varsity and junior varsity teams compete in the IISSAC conference against other small international schools in Bandung, Malang, Salatiga, Surabaya and Bali, in a season running from August to October. Arts and academic clubs include guitar and drum lessons, a student choir, the school band, gamelan, origami, drawing, Lego and robotics, chess, maths clubs, an engineering club and a science club.