COBIS. Council of British International Schools

Principal:

Andrew Fowler-Watt

Description

Jerudong International School (JIS) is a day and boarding school providing education for girls and boys between the ages of 2 and 18 years. The school was established in 1997 and occupies over 300 acres on a single campus in Jerudong, just north of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of Brunei. The school is arranged into four sections, comprising Junior School, Middle School, Upper School and Sixth Form. 1330 students are currently registered at the school. The school provides boarding; currently 190 boys and girls are weekly boarders.
The international dimension of the school attracts students from a broad spectrum of nationalities. Approximately three-quarters do not have English as their first language and of these a significant minority receive extra help for language acquisition. Students come principally from Brunei, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Australia and the UK, but the school has smaller numbers of over 40 other different nationalities. Most students have parents with professional backgrounds, working in various industries, in particular the oil industry, in academia, in medicine, in the diplomatic service and in the armed forces.
Students leaving at 18+ mostly to go on to overseas universities, such as Cambridge, LSE, UCL and many Russell Group universities in the United Kingdom, Melbourne and other leading universities in Australia, and Ivy League universities such as Harvard in the US. Many students also choose universities in Canada, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Malaysia. The numbers applying to UBD (the Universiti Brunei Darussalam) are also increasing because of twinning programmes, particularly in medicine.
The school does not select students by ability except in the Sixth Form, where a minimum number of five GCSEs at grade C or above are required in order to gain a place. However, students of all ages are assessed prior to entry in order to ascertain their ability to benefit from the curriculum offered and in order that additional support may be provided where necessary.
The core philosophy of JIS is to provide an international education to students of all abilities and to foster the highest standards in academic work, in the arts and in sport. It seeks to encourage students to respect and consider others in the family, at school and in the wider community. It aims to foster spirituality and moral responsibility regardless of the student's background or confession. Self-reliance, initiative, independence and innovative thinking are strongly encouraged. In addition, it seeks to promote a positive and mutually beneficial relationship with the host community, while fostering an international outlook among its students. The school strives to be a dynamic institution that is responsive to new challenges.
The school is a member of HMC, COBIS, FOBISSEA, BSA and IAPS and was last inspected by ISI in May 2007. The inspection report and detailed information about the school is available on the school website: www.jis.edu.bn