Our
Beginning

In 1995, the Singapore International School (SIS) was started with the help of the then-Ambassador of Singapore to Indonesia H.E. Edward Lee. After receiving more inspiration from Ministers in Singapore, several leading members of the Singapore business community launched the Singapore International School (Indonesia). As enrolment increased, SIS moved to a safe and easily accessible area in South Jakarta, surrounded by lush, contoured gardens and impressive sporting and learning facilities.

The popularity of the Singapore International School (Indonesia) saw a long waiting list of students from Indonesia, Korea, Japan, India, USA, Singapore, Australia and many other countries. The waiting list also included a large number of students who were eager to learn but needed a stronger foundation in English and Mandarin. Realizing the need to provide quality education to these students, SIS started two pilot schools in West and East Jakarta in 2003 especially for these students. SIS spent two years researching and designing the unique SIS curriculum which rests on 3 pillars; quality, enhanced learning and technology as well as 'East meets West' learning methods.
 

In 2004, after a rigorous inspection of its systems, reputation and quality of education, SIS was selected by the International Finance Corporation (member of the World Bank Group) from many others in the world, as a model school to support. In mid 2004, SIS rolled out its campuses throughout Indonesia, under the distinct brand-name "Singapore School (affiliated to Singapore International School)". The schools use the highly acclaimed SIS curriculum, which is modeled after the curriculum used in top Singapore schools but taught in an international environment with the "must-have" modules as required by the Indonesian education regulations.