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Borneo Bulletin Yearbook 2021
JERUDONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Jerudong International School (JIS) is an
‘outstanding’, academically selective, fully
accredited, thriving boarding school occupying
120 acres of a coastal campus a short drive
from the capital city Bandar Seri Begawan. The
school’s motto is “Achieving Excellence” and
strives to do this in every area.
JIS is a ‘British School Overseas’, IB World
School and Eco School with 1,680 students from
55 countries, aged three to 18, offering a British
International Curriculum including IGCSEs and
‘A’ Levels and the IB Diploma.
The school is an international member of the
prestigious United Kingdom (UK) Headmasters’
and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC)
organisation, Council of British International
Schools (COBIS), the Federation of British
International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and the
Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA), in addition
to being recognised by The Good Schools Guide.
The 200 highly quali ed teachers primarily
from the UK pride themselves on providing
an education that is not only academically
challenging but also seeks to develop the whole
student.
In January 2019, JIS became the rst
international school in the world to achieve the
highest rating in all nine areas inspected by the
British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspectorate.
These are: quality of education provided;
spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
of pupils; welfare, health and safety of pupils;
suitability of proprietor and staff; premises and
accommodation; provision of information to
parents, carers and others; manner in which
complaints are handled; quality of leadership
in and management of schools; and minimum
standards for boarding.
Academic Excellence
JIS examination results have been excellent
with students entering the best universities in
the world every year.
Despite the pandemic, in 2020, JIS graduating
students were awarded outstanding grades.
One hundred students received their ‘A’ Levels
with 63.3 per cent being awarded all A*, A or B
grades. The locations where the top performing
‘A’ Level students are now studying include
the UK (the University of Cambridge, University
of Shef eld, University of Aberdeen and
Nottingham University), Australia (Melbourne
University), Canada (University of British
Columbia and University of Calgary), Singapore
(Nanyang Technological University) and Brunei
(Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul
Bolkiah Institute of Health Science of Universiti
Brunei Darussalam).
The graduating IB Diploma student cohort
achieved a top score of 43 points, an average
score of 37 points and 97 per cent exceeding
the world average. Their university destinations
include Australia (Monash University), Brunei
(Universiti Brunei Darussalam), Canada
(University of Toronto and University of
British Columbia), New Zealand (University of
Auckland), UK (London School of Economics and
Political Science, University of Bath, University
of Leeds and University of Manchester) and
Netherlands (Erasmus University).
One hundred and fty nine students were awarded
IGCSE grades with 64 per cent of all grades being
A* - A grades, 96 per cent being A*-C.