Bina Bangsa School

Bina Bangsa School is an authorized Cambridge International Examinations Center. Students attempt the Cambridge IGCSE examinations during Secondary 4 (Grade 10) before attempting the Cambridge GCE A-Level examinations in Junior College 2 (Grade 12). The A-Level examinations follow the Option 3 of the assessment options, but students have the option of doing retakes during the following year's May/June session and work on them together with the A2 Level examinations if they wish to. The school follows a Singaporean style curriculum.

The education program in BBS includes Grade 1 to Grade 12. The grades are divided into three groups: primary school level (abbreviated Primary or P; e.g. P5 for Grade 5) which consists of P1 up to P6, secondary school level (abbreviated Secondary or Sec; e.g. Sec 4 for Grade 10) that consists of Sec 1 up to Sec 4 and Junior College level (abbreviated JC; e.g. JC2 for Grade 12) which consists of JC1 and JC2 only. Both the Secondary school and Junior College levels are often combined into the Secondary level and is internally referred to as SJC.

Bina Bangsa School was first established in 2001 with its first building in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta. After a few years, other sister schools were built around the country. BBS Primary Kebon Jeruk (BBS KJ), BBS Malang, BBS Pantai Indah Kapuk (BBS-PIK) (PIK, Jakarta), BBS Bandung, BBS Semarang, and BBS Balikpapan are all under the same umbrella.

The teachers are of mixed cultures and ethnic groups and come from around 6 countries including Singapore, China, Taiwan, The Philippines, India, Indonesia. Students who have graduated may apply for teaching positions, and paid, and several have been admitted, though their jobs do not usually cover grades over the Secondary 2 level and usually consist of a period of less than half a year due to the late months of that year or January the following year being the beginning of either their first or subsequent university year.

There are about 1000 students in the main BBS Kebon Jeruk campus and a total of about 7500 in the other branches. Most of these students are Indonesian but are mainly of Chinese descent. The language of use is English but there are also lessons in Mandarin and Indonesian.

Co-curriculuar activities (CCAs) are a part of Bina Bangsa School school program. Each student is required to enroll in at least one CCA. From football to basketball, photography to drama, the aims are to inculcate discipline, teamwork and pride in students.

Students are encouraged to excel beyond the school walls through:

• Faith Builder Groups
• Music programs (Western and Chinese Instruments, and Choir)
• Sports CCAs/Teams
• Performing Arts and Drama Programs

Bina Bangsa students have garnered the most number of Cambridge's Brilliance Awards[6] in Indonesia. CIE has awarded BBS students with awards such as High Achievement, Top in Indonesia, and Top in the World for subjects such as English, Chinese Language, General Paper, General Paper (International), Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, and Sociology in the IGCSE and GCE AS and A Level Examinations.

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) placed Bina Bangsa students' English, Mathematics and Science and science competency levels high above the benchmark of Indonesia, as evidenced by the Gold awards and High Distinctions garnered by the students every year.

Bina Bangsa alumni have been admitted to prestigious universities worldwide such as Hong Kong University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Melbourne University, University of Adelaide, UNSW, University of California, University of Toronto, University of Michigan, University of Waterloo, Princeton University, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, SMU, National Taiwan University as well as top local universities such as Universitas Indonesia, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Brawijaya, and others. Some outstanding students have also received scholarships for their academic excellence in these universities.

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