What are the schools in Indonesia like?

"When in Jakarta come see the school in person. You can look up the phone number on the website http://www.bis.or.id & make an appointment, but as in our case we just turned up & the lovely Christine in admissions took us around to see the school. My husband is American but we chose BIS over the "American" school in Jakarta because BIS teaches the youngest children academics (reading & math) earlier & instills a true sense of community in the children. Not only are my kids proud to wear the BIS uniform but also enjoy helping the local people in charities run from class. They also promote recycling at school from the youngest to the eldest. BIS has the most beautiful campus of all the schools in Jakarta & it's safety conscious without being barricaded behind 10ft walls. The air quality is probably better too, as local traffic isn't right outside the main gate," remarked one expat living in Jakarta with children attending British International School Jakarta.

"Use the web site www.baisedu.org, it will save you a lot of time and travel. You can sign up your student, send in their records and even pay your bill and all that information is available via the web. I would also advise doing this as early as possible," said one expat in Bandung with children at Bandung Alliance International School.