Thread: Searching for a good International School

Originally Posted by spicyayam

I have heard of prices of around $6K a year for international schools. Maybe a National Plus school is cheaper? Welcome to Dyatmika School - Bali

My only suggestion would be to compile a list of possible schools and then visit them personally. Green School has been getting a lot of media attention, but I suspect they are also expensive.

I don't think there are many parents on the forum that have school aged kids who can offer more advice. Just googling the school's name, might help bring up more info on the school also.

Most international schools that i have looked at are 10k plus, so if you have 3 kids that is very expensive. The Dyatmika school Spicy has mentioned looks ok, but no prices on the web site.
Mimpimanis has her son enrolled at the Montesoris spellcheck... and seems very happy with it. Maybe you can help here Gemma? Cheers

I have 2 kids at Gandhi Memorial (GMIS Renon) and am very happy with that school. It's about half the price of Bali International School. They have payment plans and they deliver quality international education (Cambridge and International Bacalaureate). A lot of my kids' friends are at Dyatmika and they are quite happy. The curriculum there is Cambridge. As a rule, schooling for expats remains a very large expense, no matter how you slice it. If all else fails, get a hold of Bali Advertiser, a free newspaper that you can find nearly everywhere now. They have a school/education section where all the various schools in town advertise. Then go visit the schools. Just keep in mind that you want an accredited institution so you can have reciprocity with another school outside Bali, should you ever move out !

Thank you for your comments.
Certainly will need to visit several schools bfr making final decision.
Re GMIS - may I ask what is their annual tuition. There was no specific info on schools website.

Do they charge registration or entry fee when you get it? I heard "uang pangkal" is ridiculous

Hi - I just started teaching at the Asian International School in Puri Gading, near Jimbaran. The cost is about $5000 for primary and slightly less for older students. We have a great experienced primary team - we are mostly new this year and are from Canada, Scotland, US, Indonesia, Hungary, India - a real mix.