ISJ to open senior campus in Jakarta in 2028

The Independent School of Jakarta plans to open a purpose-built senior campus in Pondok Indah in 2028, extending its continuous pathway from Early Years to A-Levels. The move lets families keep children at one school from age 2 through graduation and expands the school’s British-curriculum offering in South Jakarta.

Why it matters: - The new senior campus gives Jakarta families a single-school pathway from Early Years through A-Levels. - ISJ students can stay within one campus system through GCSEs, A-Levels and on to university. - Current Year 7 pupils will be the first cohort to move through to A-Levels on the new campus.

What happened: - The Independent School of Jakarta announced plans for a purpose-built senior campus in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta. - The campus is scheduled to open in 2028. - The site is 300 metres from ISJ’s existing junior campus. - The new campus extends ISJ’s offering for children aged 2 to 18.

The details: - The senior campus is designed for a modern British sixth-form education. - Planned facilities include science laboratories, technology labs, dedicated art and music studios, a theatre, a secondary library and a football pitch. - Shaded walkways, landscaped courtyards and open-air connections are part of the design. - The layout is intended to help pupils move between lessons under cover and spend breaks in planted gardens. - ISJ delivers the English National Curriculum from the Early Years Foundation Stage through to A-Levels. - ISJ teachers are recruited from leading independent schools in the UK. - In independent standardised assessments, ISJ pupils rank in the top 10% of international schools worldwide. - ISJ pupils score 17 points above the international average in English and 18 points above in Maths. - The school was founded in 2022. - ISJ keeps 15 pupils per class in Early Years and 20 from Year 1. - ISJ reports a staff-to-pupil ratio of 1:9. - The school is required to hold British Schools Overseas and Council of International Schools accreditation.

Between the lines: - The new campus signals a push to make ISJ a full-age British international school in one location. - The expansion also aligns with The Schools Trust’s wider model of building and governing British international schools abroad. - The climate-adapted design suggests the campus is being built to fit Jakarta’s conditions, not just a standard school template.

What's next: - Construction and planning work will lead toward the 2028 opening. - Families with younger children will be able to map a longer-term pathway within ISJ. - The first students expected to use the full senior pathway are the current Year 7 cohort.

The bottom line: - ISJ is moving to offer a complete Early Years-to-A-Level education in South Jakarta, with the new senior campus anchoring that plan.