North Jakarta Intercultural School

Admissions Procedures

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Applicants in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten need no prior knowledge of English to apply for admissions. The admissions process includes an oral interview and observation (approximately one-half hour) by the classroom teacher and counselor. An offer of acceptance is made based on the results of the observation and classroom teacher recommendation. Parents are typically notified within three business days.

October 31 is the cut-off date for regular enrollment into Pre-K and KG; applicants must be four years old by this date for Pre-K enrollment and five years old for KG enrollment; no exceptions will be made. Late enrollment into NJIS is available until the last day of Quarter Three; new students will not be accepted after this date. Pre-K and KG eligible students who wish to enroll any time after October 31 must still meet the requirement of the four-years-old and five-years-old cut-off date of October 31. Based on the end-of-year social development and skills assessment, children entering Pre-K and KG after October 31 may need to repeat the grade.

Grade 1

Prospective Grade 1 students’ admissions process includes an oral interview, skills test, and observation (approximately one-half hour) by the counselor. An offer of acceptance is made based on the results of the observation, skills test, social development, and counselor recommendation. Parents are typically notified within three business days. c. Grades 2-5 Prospective primary students’

Grades 2-5

Admissions process includes an oral interview and completion of the language, reading, and mathematics portions of the Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) computerized test. An offer of acceptance is made based on the results of the oral interview, previous school records, MAP testing results, and counselor recommendation. Parents are typically notified within three business days.

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Prospective Middle School students’ Grades 6-8 admissions process includes an oral interview and completion of the language, reading, and mathematics portions of the Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) computerized test. An offer of acceptance is made based on the results of the oral interview, previous school records, MAP testing results, and counselor recommendation. Parents are typically notified within three business days.

High School (Grades 9-12)

Applicants in Grades 9-12 are required to have a minimum of one year’s previous instruction in English. The admissions process includes an oral interview and completion of the language, reading, and mathematics portions of the Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) computerized test. Students must score within two grade levels of proficiency on the language and reading portions of the MAP test to be considered for admission to high school. NJIS does not offer ELL support for high school students. An offer of acceptance is made based on the results of the oral interview, previous school r3ecords, MAP testing results, and counselor recommendation. Parents are typically notified within three business days.

Application for Admission Required Supporting Documentation:

• Current NJIS Application for Admission form completed and signed.
• A payment of Rp. 2,840,000 -non-refundable application fee per student is required at the time of application submissions. Application fee must be paid in cash. A receipt will be issued upon payment.
• Copy of child’s birth certificate (present original),
• Copy of the photo page of child’s and parents’ passports. Originals must be presented at the time of submission of the application.
• Copy of child’s and father’s KITAS, Dinas, or Diplomatic visa (present original) or sponsoring letter from the company.
• A copy of child’s most recent report card.
• At least three years of prior school reports. School reports from non-English speaking schools must be officially translated into English.
• High School applicants must provide all secondary work completed, including Grades 6, 7, and 8, if applying for Grade 9 and above.
• For students applying for Grades 10 to 12, official or unofficial copy of transcript of grades.
• Two passport-size photographs.
• A completed NJIS Health Card.
• A completed NJIS Student Data Sheet.
• A completed NJIS bus form (if applicable) and two passport-size photographs.
• Copy of Family Card (Indonesian citizens)