🎓 Global classroom, no passport needed
Cambridge Int'l Education and SIS 🎓✨ show how world-class learning 🌍📚 can happen right at home 🏠🇮🇩
The Main Takeaway 🚨
On September 8, 2025 🗓️ in Jakarta 🇮🇩, SIS Group of Schools 🏫 and Cambridge International Education 🎓 highlighted how students can get a global-standard curriculum at home 🏠—no need to study abroad ✈️❌.
Andrew Paterson, COO of SIS, noted that many Indonesian students leave for countries like Australia 🇦🇺—but often end up immigrating permanently.
“The problem was they immigrated, and they grew up, and now they can stay there.”
Why Is It on Our Radar? 👀
Studying overseas may be a dream 🌍, but it’s costly and disruptive 💸.
With Cambridge programs embedded locally, students can get the same opportunities right where they live.
Dian Apriyani, Cambridge’s Senior Country Manager in Indonesia 🇮🇩, explained:
“Things that are not provided in the national curriculum are provided by the international (one). Once again, the most important thing is best for the students. Accommodate the students' needs.”
She emphasized the Cambridge Learner Attributes:
Confident 💪
Reflective 🤔
Engaged 👥
Innovative 💡
Responsible ✅
What’s at Stake ⚠️
Students save on tuition & living costs abroad 💰
Families stay together while kids still get world-class qualifications 🌏
Schools make international education more accessible 🏫
Paterson added:
“You're here with your family, learning Indonesian values, learning Bahasa Indonesia, and learning how to bring those (universal) skills here.”
The Big Picture 🌐
Cambridge reviewed SIS schools in Jakarta and Palembang 🏙️🏞️. Their conclusion? With affordable fees, teacher training, and global curriculum, students can be “global-ready” without ever flying out.
Why This Hits Home 🏠
Parents no longer have to choose between quality vs. affordability. Students can prepare for top universities while staying in their hometowns.
Siti Fatimah Novita Sutardjo, a SIS South Jakarta student, shared:
“It just feels like the whole class is having one big conversation about real-world examples and how to implement the topic we are learning into the real world.”
The Regional Stakes 🌏
SIS runs schools across Indonesia, South Korea, Myanmar, and India, while Cambridge curriculum is implemented in 160+ countries worldwide. This model could reshape how Southeast Asia views international schooling.
Beyond the Headlines 💡
Kavita Jaisi, Director of Academic & Curriculum, explained SIS’s affordability model:
– Half-Fees Model makes global schooling reachable 💸
“We have schools from Sumatra right up to Java. We made our schools affordable as we moved to different cities. Tier one cities were expensive of course.”
– EFFECTOR teacher training framework ensures lasting classroom impact 👩🏫
“Every year we provide 16 hours of minimum training done centrally. So our teachers go online, we choose the relevant training that the teachers need to do. And every time, we do at least four hours online for everybody to access—that's the key to the teacher training framework.”
Acknowledgment: This dispatch is supported by SIS Group of Schools
(RHZ/QOB)