Sekolah Global Indo-Asia

Batam Centre, Batam, IndonesiaLicensed

IB PYP
IB Diploma

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Sekolah Global Indo-Asia (SGIA) is an English-medium school in Batam, Indonesia, serving national and international families from Pre-School to Grade 12. It offers the IB PYP and IB DP and is authorized as a Cambridge International Examinations School.

Key facts

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Private International school

School website

Info checked 2026-11-06

Curriculum
IB PYP · IB Diploma
Language
English
Type
International school

Founded: 1998

Selectivity: Open entry
Entry process: Interview
Mother-tongue programmes: Indonesian, Chinese
Accreditations: IB

Curriculum and academics

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Curricula, explained

The IB's four programmes

Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.

IB PYPOffered
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.

Last two years: DP or CP

Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide

Strengths

Academics
Languages
Service

Campus and school life

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Facilities

Library
Gym
Sports field

Sports

Taekwondo
Basketball
Badminton
Soccer
Volleyball
Table Tennis

Arts

Art and Craft
Drawing Club
Traditional Dance
Modern Dance

After-school activities

Taekwondo
Basketball
Badminton
Soccer
Volleyball
Table Tennis
Traditional Dance
Modern Dance
Yoga
Art and Craft
Drawing Club
Book Club
Coding
Paskibra
Traditional Games

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Licence

Listed as an SPK (Satuan Pendidikan Kerjasama) school in the Kemendikdasmen school reference register (checked 2026-10-28).

Academics

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Curriculum
Offers the IB Primary Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme, with English as the medium of instruction.
- IB PYP
- IB DP
- Cambridge
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Parent experience

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History
Founded in 1998 in Batam to serve national and international families. The school marked its 28th anniversary in its recent news.
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Community
Emphasises a community of students, teachers, parents and alumni, and holds events on diversity and global citizenship.
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Facilities

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Facilities overview
Modern purpose-built buildings on spacious grounds. The early childhood centre is separate, and classrooms are air-conditioned.
- Early Childhood Center
- Primary building
- Secondary building
- Covered gymnasium
- Soccer pitch
- Library
- Canteen
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Sports facilities
A large covered gymnasium, a grassed soccer pitch and a smaller grassed area for other sports and activities.
- Covered gymnasium
- Grass soccer pitch
- Grassed sports area
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Academic facilities
Primary has art, music, science and IT labs plus a library. Secondary has science and IT labs and its own resource library.
- Art lab
- Music lab
- Science lab
- IT lab
- Library
- Resource library
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Extra-curricular activities

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Academic and intellectual
After-school options include a book club and coding.
- Book Club
- Coding
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Arts and creative
Runs art and craft, a drawing club, and traditional and modern dance activities after school.
- Art and Craft
- Drawing Club
- Traditional Dance
- Modern Dance
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Cultural and language
Offers traditional games and the Indonesian drill corps (Paskibra/PBB) as after-school activities.
- Traditional Games
- Paskibra
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Lifestyle and wellbeing
Sports and wellbeing activities after school include taekwondo, basketball, badminton, soccer, volleyball, table tennis and yoga.
- Taekwondo
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Table Tennis
- Yoga
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Languages

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Language provision
English is the medium of instruction. Mother-tongue support is offered in Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin.
- English
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Mandarin
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Reputation

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Accreditations
Recognised as an IB World School and authorized as a Cambridge International Examinations School.
- IB World School
- Cambridge
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