Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
500 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
30 |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
English Immersion Programme |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Interactive (Smart) whiteboards and an LCD Projector system in place for all classrooms. |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, IB Diploma |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Assessment |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Applicants sit for an Entrance Test and subsequently have an interview with the Principal; the test is an English and Mathematics Assessment and takes about half an hour. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Admission to GMIS is open anytime on Principal’s recommendation and is dependent on seat availability. |
| School start time |
Preschool: 9:00
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| School finish time |
Preschool: 12:30
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| School provided lunches |
Food Court serving Indonesian, Chinese, Indian, Italian and Continental cuisine. |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Information technology, yoga, home economics, classical and Indonesian traditional music, dance, arts and crafts, nature and environment, science, paper recycling, chess, pottery, batik design, basketball, volleyball, badminton, soccer, athletics, table tennis, swimming, surfing, martial arts, cricket, aerobics |
| Facilities at the school |
- Separate labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Environment Sciences fully outfitted and in compliance with professional safety standards.
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| Sports facilities at the school |
Large multi-purpose sports gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, pre-school play area |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School Bali has served the Indonesian and international community since 2007. As an IB world school, it is a secular school which offers an international curriculum at an affordable price. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
GMIS offers a blend of traditional values and a progressive approach to education where each child is made to feel valued, stimulated and secure in a school where children are happy and purposeful growing up confident to face life’s great challenges. |