Fast Facts about BIS

• Oldest international school on Bali - 31 years old

SECONDARY SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-2018 • Only IB World School (offering all three IB programmes)
on Bali
BALI ISLAND SCHOOL • Private, secular, non-profit, day school with open
Jalan Danau Buyan IV, No. 15, Sanur, Denpasar, 80228 admissions
Bali, Indonesia • Laptop School in the Secondary
• Offers coordinators for all 3 programs, specialists
Tel: 62-361-288770/281213 CEEB Code: 672096 and a counselor
Fax: 62-361-285103 IB Code: 001529 • Offers an education outside the classroom program
UCAS Code: 45932 • Test center for P/SAT, (Pre-)ACT, Cambridge Admissions
Tests
www.baliislandschool.com
Head of School Student Life Coordinator
Ms. Denise Walsh Mr. Hamish Sutherland
headofschool@baliis.net hsutherland@baliis.net Accreditation
Secondary Principal CAS Coordinator
Mr. Justin Walsh Mr. Sylvain Delhommeau • Western Association Schools and Colleges (WASC)
secondaryprincipal@baliis.net sdelhommeau@baliis.net • Council of International Schools (CIS)
• International Baccalaureate (PYP, MYP, DP)
School Counselor Counselor Secretary • Member of East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS)
Ms. Karin Holley Ms. Luh Indrayani
counselor@baliis.net counselorsecretary@baliis.net

IBDP Coordinator
Mr. Matthew Wood
dpcoordinator@baliis.net

Expatriate Teacher Nationalities

3% 3%
11 Nationalities
BIS Initiatives
3%
3%
USA
6% United Kingdom
29% New Zealand • Bali Maths Competition
6%
Australia • Bali School Sports Association (BSSA)
Ireland • Indonesian International Small Schools Activity Conference
9% (IISSAC)
Canada
• Battle of the Bands
12% 14% France • BIS College and University Fairs
12% Netherlands • Bali Model United Nations (MUN)
Japanese • International Global Issues Network (GIN) conference
South of Africa
Spanish

Secondary Student Nationalities

25 Nationalities
BIS in Numbers
4%
7% 14% Dual nationalities

7% Indonesia
29%
280 130 150 182
Europe (10 countries)
7% Australia
Students Primary Secondary School days
United Kingdom
9%
USA
13% 24% Asia (7 countries)
South Korea
Ø 21 5 to 1 34 School day
Students/class Student-to-teacher DP Programme 7 periods
Other (3 countries) in Secondary ratio in Secondary students 50 minute classes
 Reporting and Grading
BIS College & University
Information • IB grading system from 1-7
• BIS does not rank students, calculate GPAs or award credits
• Most demanding course load is the full IB Diploma Programme • Reporting Periods: December and June
• Recommendation letters are confidential
• Recommended applications per student: between 5-10
• Students taking a Gap Year: an average of 20%
• Students continuing on to tertiary education: IB Marks Descriptor Letter Grade
an average of 95%
• Alumni from 2015, 2016, 2017 have studied in 17 different 7 Excellent A+
countries
6 Very Good A to A-

Grade 11 & 12 5 Good B

Course Offerings at BIS
4 Satisfactory C

3 Mediocre D

2 Poor Not Passing

1 Very Poor Not Passing

Language & Literature

English
Several self-taught options
Graduation Requirements
for the BIS Diploma 2018
Second Language Acquisition
Spanish Ab Initio Our graduation requirements reflect the IB programme
French philosophy. We require:
Indonesian
• Participation in six courses, as well as TOK. One course per
Individuals & Society groups 1-5, with the option to double up for the 6th course
• An average score of 20 points across all six courses over
Economics the two years
History • No score lower than a ‘2’ in any course in grade 12
Business Management • Satisfactory meeting of all BIS CAS requirements
• Successful completion of PE in Grades 11 & 12
Sciences • Successful completion of end of year exams in Grade 12
Biology
• Successful completion of end of program research paper
Chemistry
• Attendance as per school policy: 20 days absent maximum
per academic year
Physics
Environmental Systems & Societies
• One transfer course is allowed from an accredited program
per year within the BIS Diploma

Mathematics To complement the BIS Diploma, students may also opt for the
Math Studies IB Subject Courses or the full IB Diploma.
Mathematics
Since 2006, 90% of IB Diploma candidates have earned the IB
Diploma.
The Arts
Music The Head of School reserves the right to amend graduation
Theatre requirements for special circumstances (students with
Visual Arts documented learning needs, transfer students, students
experiencing major health problems).
 Graduates from 2012-2017 studied here
Community Engagement
& Service Learning at BIS
9% 10%
Canada
BIS 15% Netherlands 16%
UK 4%
• Offers a wide variety of activities 18% Switzerland
Asia
• Encourages student-lead activities USA
• Embeds activities in the curriculum
• Combines research and action
• Is active in and outside the classroom 5%
Other 24%
• Highlights reflecting on what students have learned Australia
• Works with several non-profit organizations New Zealand
• Encourages all members of the school community to be
involved

IB Results of the Class of 2017 at a Glance

Co-curricular Activities,
International Conferences, Number of all candidates registered in the session 18
and Sports
Number of IB diploma candidates 16
• Generous offering of activities in sports, academics, and
performing arts
Number of candidates who successfully passed the IB diploma 15
• Opportunities for student leadership
• Examples include: Vanguard - our school magazine,
Green Team, drama productions, wind and gamelan Average points obtained by candidates who passed the diploma 31
ensembles, bands, Student Council, Math Club
(students participate in the Southeast Asia Math Competition
[SEAMaC]), Model United Nations, and Global Issues Network Highest diploma points awarded to a candidate 37
(GIN) Conferences
• Bali School Sports Association (BSSA) - international schools Number of different nationalities 12
on Bali - soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming and athletics
• Indonesian International Small Schools Activities Conference
(IISSAC) - schools from different parts of Indonesia - soccer, % of students attending college directly after graduation 78
basketball and swimming

World Average BIS IB Diploma Results 2010-2017

BIS Average
BIS Compared to World Avg. Point Distribution

2010 0 2 3 1 2 1

7 6 6
2011 2 2 4

2012 4 2
Number of Students

1 1 1 1

9 6
2013 3 4 5 2

2014 10 7
0 2 3 1

2015 2 6 4 4 3 0

2016 2 2 1 0 1 0

2017 5 5 3 3
0 0

26 28 30 32 34 36 <24 24-27 28-31 32-35 36-39 40-45

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
ACCEPTING RECENT GRADUATES
2008-2017
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Auckland University *
Australian Institute of Music, Sydney
Australian National University
Bond University
Curtin University
Deakin University *
Edith Cowan University
Griffith University
James Cook University
JMC Academy
La Trobe University
Macquarie University *
Monash University *
RMIT *
University of Adelaide *
University of Melbourne *
University of New South Wales (UNSW) *
University of Otago
University of Sydney *
University of Queensland *
University of Western Australia
CANADA
Concordia University *
Memorial University of Newfoundland
McGill University *
Quest University
University of British Columbia *
GERMANY
Berufsschule Bad Wörishofen
University of Bremen
University of Heidelberg
JAPAN
International Christian University
Keio University
Waseda University
SINGAPORE
Lasalle College of Art *
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore Management University (SMU)
Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)
SOUTH KOREA
Hankuk University
Korea University
Kookmin University
Yonsei University
* Indicates that more than one BIS graduate
Total value of scholarships awarded
SWITZERLAND
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne*
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Swiss Hotel Management School
THE NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam University College
Delft University of Technology
Hanze University
Hotel School of the Hague
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Royal Academy of Art The Hague
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Tilburg University
University of Applied Science Amsterdam*
University of Applied Sciences InHolland
University of Groningen
University of Utrecht
UNITED KINGDOM
Buckinghamshire New University
Coventry University
Durham University
Goldsmiths University of London
Heriot-Watt University
Hult International Business School
Kingston University of London
Lancaster University
Loughborough University *
Nottingham Trent University
Oxford Brookes University
Royal Holloway University of London
St Mary's University
University of Bath
University of Bedfordshire
University of Birmingham *
University of Brighton
University of East Anglia
University of East London *
The University of Edinburgh
University of Essex
University of Glasgow
University of Leicester
University of Leeds
University of Michigan
University of Nottingham
University of Portsmouth
University of Roehampton
University of Surrey
University of the Arts London *
University of Warwick
OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
EU Business School, Spain
Griffith College, Dublin, Ireland
Les Roches, International School of Hotel
Management, Marbella, Spain
Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium
has attended that institution.
for the Classes of 2015-2017:
$637,250 USD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
American Flyers
American University
Babson College
Boston University
Brown University
Clark University
Coker College
Embry-Riddle University
Emerson College *
Fordham University *
George Washington University
Lewis & Clark College *
LIM College, New York
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University, New Orleans
New York Film Academy
New York University
Northwestern University
Oregon State University
Pacific University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Monica College *
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
University of California Berkeley
University of California Irvine
University of California Los Angeles
University of California Riverside
University of California San Diego
University of California Santa Barbara
University of California Santa Cruz *
University of Colorado (Boulder)
University of Hawaii *
University of Houston
University of La Verne
University of Massachusetts Amherst *
University of Montana
University of New Hampshire
University of Oregon
University of Portland
University of Pugent Sound
University of South Carolina - Aiken
University of Texas
University of Washington *
Washtenaw Community College Michigan
Wesleyan University
Western Washington University
OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES
Limkokwing University, Malaysia
National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Open University of Hong Kong
Payap University, Thailand
Stenden University, Bali, Indonesia
University of Hong Kong