Key Management & Teaching Staff

Mr. Daryl Forde, who has a long association with the Methodist (now Uniting) Church and schools in Australia, is the Director/Principal of ACS (International) Jakarta.

Married with three adult children, his teaching career included spells at the Universities of Melbourne and Sydney, a College of Higher Education in the UK, and over 20 years at Wesley College where he was Associate to the Principal, International Baccalaureate Coordinator, Head of Senior School and Head of the Humanities faculty. He was also the principal of International School (Sydney), the founding Principal of the American International School in Australia and the Consulting Principal for the Australian International School (Malaysia). Mr. Forde is currently in the chair of the Association of National Plus Schools in Indonesia, a body which is responsible for the professional development of teachers in Indonesian private (independent) schools.

The Senior Management Team comprises the Director, Head of Secondary (Mr. Michael Carroll), the Head of Primary and Early Childhood (Mrs. Lynette Seymour), the Director of Tennis and Athletics (Mr. Matt Wheeler), the Chief Operations and Planning Offi cer (Ibu Anggy), the co-ordinating Indonesian Principal (Ibu Capri) and the Chaplain. The teaching staff is drawn from the United Kingdom, America, Canada, New Zealand , Australia and Indonesia, the teaching staff are well qualified, many with second degrees and more than half have overseas qualifications and teaching experience.

Academic Programmes

ACS (International) Jakarta offers a full range of academics from pre-school to university entry. Besides the following International Baccalaureate Programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP), it is a candidate school for the Diploma Programme. The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is also available, as is the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) for older students. The programmes will be very similar to those provided in ACS (International) Singapore. There is also the Indonesian curriculum and examinations for those who wish to enter an Indonesian university.

Mr Daryl Forde, Director of ACS (International) Jakarta

The Performing Arts Centre

The school courtyard

Location & Facilities

Situated adjacent to a major toll way in East Jakarta about 15 minutes drive from Pondok Indah and Cilandak in South Jakarta, the new S$20 million campus spreads over five and a half hectares. Its facilities are world class and designed specifically for the needs of children in the 21st century. Besides over 30 general air-conditioned classrooms and specialist areas for computing, science, languages, art, music, design technology, dance and theater arts, there are two lecture rooms that can accommodate over 80, an auditorium for full stage productions or meetings, 5 meeting rooms, counselling offices and a chapel that seats over 100 people. The superb sporting facilities include two all weather basket ball courts, eight tennis courts of which four are under cover, three football fields, a swimming pool and a fitness centre; an indoor sports facility is also planned for construction in the near future. In addition, there is an early childhood center and playground, a botanic garden.

School Activities

The out-of school activities are varied. They include overseas and local camps as well as recreational clubs, drama society, choirs, music groups and a range of sports. In addition, ACS (International) Jakarta has established a tennis and sports academy to provide modern techniques in instruction and programming in a variety of sports, including tennis, soccer, swimming, basketball, aquatic sports and golf.

To find out more about ACS (International) Jakarta, please go to www.stbangsa.org.