North Jakarta International School (NJIS) is a private school

School

A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...

 in Kelapa Gading

Kelapa Gading

Kelapa Gading is the southernmost Subdistrict of North Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. The Subdistrict of Kelapa Gading is bounded by Bekasi Raya - Perintis Kemerdekaan Road to the south, Sunter Canal to the west, Bendungan Batik Canal to the north, and Cakung - Petukangan River to the east...

, Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

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Campus

The school is located on a 20,000 m² site in northern Jakarta. Its facilities are a swimming pool, gymnasium, futsal, playground, computer lab, theater, library, classrooms for each grade level, and a clinic for medical purposes. There are over 250 enrolled students, representing 25 different nationalities and spanning the ages of 5 to 15 years.

History

NJIS was established in January 1990, and later licensed by the Ministry of Education to provide schooling for the children of expatriates residing in Jakarta. It is classified as a Yayasan (not-for-profit social foundation) and operates as an independent, not-for-profit, co-educational day school for pre-kindergarten through Grade 10. A six-person Board of Governors oversees it. NJIS is a member of both the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools

East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools

The East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools is an association of some 100 international schools in East Asia which use English as the primary medium of instruction. Its members have over 53,000 students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. EARCOS also has associate members including...

 (EARCOS), based in the Philippines

Philippines

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, and the European Council of International Schools

European Council of International Schools

The European Council of International Schools - ECIS is an association of international schools founded in 1965. ECIS is a collaborative network promoting the ideals and best practice of international education....

 (ECIS), based in the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. NJIS is fully accredited by ECIS. Most NJIS programs are associated with its doctrine called the 3Cs: caring, communication, and curriculum.