Bina Bangsa School

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Bina Bangsa School (Mandarin: 培民学校 Pinyin : Péi Mín Xué Xiào), often abbreviated as BBS, is a group of schools located in Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Malang, Balikpapan, and Nusantara, Indonesia.

Bina Bangsa School is an international Christian school open to both Indonesian and foreign students. The school's primary language of instruction is English, along with Mandarin Chinese as a Second Language. The phrase "Bina Bangsa" itself means "to build the nation" in Indonesian.^[1]

They have nearly 500-1000 employees in this very school. Bina Bangsa School is an authorized Cambridge International Examinations Center. Students attempt the Cambridge IGCSE examinations during Secondary 4 (Grade 10) before attempting the Cambridge GCE A-Level examinations in Junior College 2 (Grade 12). The A-Level examinations follow Option 3 of the assessment options, but students have the option of doing retakes during the following year's May/June session and work on them together with the A2 Level examinations if they wish to. The school follows a Singaporean-style curriculum.

The education program in BBS includes Grade 1 to Grade 12. The grades are divided into three groups: primary school level (abbreviated Primary or P; e.g. P5 for Grade 5) which consists of P1 up to P6, secondary school level (abbreviated Secondary or Sec; e.g. Sec 4 for Grade 10) that consists of Sec 1 up to Sec 4 and Junior College level (abbreviated JC; e.g. JC2 for Grade 12) which consists of JC1 and JC2 only. Both the Secondary school and Junior College levels are often combined into the Secondary level and are internally referred to as SJC.

Bina Bangsa School was first established in 2001 with its first building in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta. After a few years, other campuses were built around the country. BBS Primary Kebon Jeruk (BBS KJ), BBS Malang, BBS Pantai Indah Kapuk (BBS-PIK) (PIK, Jakarta), BBS Bandung, BBS Semarang, and BBS Balikpapan are all under the same umbrella. As of 5 June 2024, groundbreaking and construction has begun for a new BBS campus in Nusantara.^[2]

Bina Bangsa School Kebon Jeruk Secondary was the first campus of Bina Bangsa School. The building is 7 stories high, with a car park in its basement and is equipped with^[5]

• Physics, Chemistry, and Biology laboratory
• 2 computer laboratories
• Library
• One assembly hall and two multi-purpose halls.

Its primary school is located nearby. The primary school is 4 stories high and surrounds a basketball court. The facility has two semi-outdoor swimming pools.

Bina Bangsa School Pantai Indah Kapuk has a combined Pre-School, Primary, and Secondary school. The school is located adjacent to Singapore International School.

Facilities include^[6]

• Over 300 classrooms.
• 2 main auditoriums, and 2 smaller auditoriums. All 4 halls are multi-purpose and are used for general assemblies, examinations, sports, and performances.
• Chapel. A small lecture hall used for chapel services, lectures along staged performances.
• Sports Facilities. The school compound has multiple sports facilities. This includes 2 outdoor football fields, 2 outdoor basketball fields, and a swimming pool. Auditoriums are generally used for indoor sporting activities such as badminton and basketball.
• 5 Science laboratories, each capable of supporting 30 students, containing the required apparatus and materials needed for the IGCSE and A-Level curriculum-based examinations.
• 4 computer laboratories
• Car Park
• Cafeteria
• Bookstores
• Libraries
• Playgrounds

Bina Bangsa School Bandung has a combined Pre-School, Primary, and Secondary school.

The teachers are of mixed cultures and ethnic groups and come from around 7 countries including Singapore, China, the Philippines, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Students who have graduated may apply for teaching positions, and paid, and several have been admitted, though their jobs do not usually cover grades over the Secondary 2 level and usually consist of a period of less than half a year due to the late months of that year or January the following year being the beginning of either their first or subsequent university year.

The uniform is mandatory for all students and are different for primary, secondary and junior college. The primary uniform consists of a batik shirt(blue for boys and pink for girls), kakhi shorts or skort and a simple black belt for all boys. Shoes are to be predominantly white and socks must have the school logo on it. The secondary uniform consists of a blue batik shirt worn by boys and girls, kakhi shorts for secondary 1 and 2, kakhi trousers for secondary 3 and 4 and a kakhi skort for the girls from secondary 1 to 4. A simple black belt is also to be worn by boys and socks must have the school logo on it and shoes must be predominantly white. The junior college uniform consists of a white shirt for boys or a white blouse for girls, a black tie for males or a black vest for females, black trousers for males or a black skirt for females, school logo socks and predominantly black shoes. Junior college students are also required to wear a metal pin of the school logo on the tie and vest. The P.E. (physical education) uniform is a white polo shirt with house colors and navy shorts for primary and a house color polo shirt with black shorts for both secondary and junior college. Prefects are required to wear a school logo tie and a badge.

There are about 1000 students in the main BBS Kebon Jeruk campus and a total of about 7500 in the other branches. Most of these students are Indonesian but are mainly of Chinese descent. The language of use is English but there are also lessons in Mandarin and Indonesian.

Bina Bangsa students have garnered the most number of Cambridge's Brilliance Awards^{[permanent dead link‍][7]} in Indonesia. CIE has awarded BBS students with awards such as High Achievement, Top in Indonesia, and Top in the World for subjects such as English, Chinese Language, General Paper, General Paper (International), Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, and Sociology in the IGCSE and GCE AS and A Level Examinations.

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) placed Bina Bangsa students' English, Mathematics and Science and science competency levels high above the benchmark of Indonesia, as evidenced by the Gold awards and High Distinctions garnered by the students every year.

• Official site