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Borneo Bulletin Yearbook 2021
Digital Portal
Once enrolled at JIS, students and their parents
have access to the school’s digital learning
portal, Fire y. The school also uses Google
Classrooms. Students in Year 6 and above
have their own personal device (Years 6-9 have
Chromebooks and Years 10-13 have laptops).
The Fire y portal makes it easy for students
to access their homework, timetables and
resources as well as collaborate with teachers
and peers.
Fire y is also used by parents and teachers,
with different permission levels. Parents can
nd information about their children’s academic
progress, homework and timetable as well as
the school’s co-curricular activities. Parents
are also able to access a wealth of information
about the school and curriculum.
The school believes that digital learning is key
to ensuring that every student gets the most
out of their learning experience. Students
have access to the campus WiFi, in line with
the school’s policy of learning anytime and
anywhere.
Facilities and Co-Curricular
Activities
The exceptional facilities, fully WiFi and
networked, include 27 science laboratories,
an extensive Performing Arts Centre and music
faculty, art, design and technology studios,
libraries and traditional classrooms. The well-
equipped medical centre takes care of all
students.
Sports facilities are extensive, with two
swimming pools (50m and 25m), three air
conditioned sports halls, three covered netball/
basketball courts and three football/rugby
pitches. A project to enlarge and develop the
former tennis courts area was completed in
February 2021. This covered area now includes
two squash courts, two championship level
tennis courts and cricket practice nets. The
newly enlarged and renovated library was re-
opened in February 2021.
A strong co-curricular programme exists with
almost 300 activities on offer including a wide
range of sports and arts activities, EcoJIS - a
student led project leading the school towards
the Green Flag status, House competitions,
International Award (DoE) programme and the
Model United Nations club. The school takes
full advantage of the wonderful environment of
Brunei to ensure that every child is the very best
that they can be.
Houses
A House at JIS is a community. In the Junior
School, the younger students are introduced to
this concept using Blue, Green, Red and Yellow
Houses. In the Senior School, the Houses are
smaller with up to 70 students. Named after
birds in Borneo, the Senior School has 16
Houses – four boarding Houses and 12 day
Houses. The Houses are single gender, and
every girls’ House has a partner boys’ House
who they work together with for a range of
events and socials. Boarding Houses are also
partnered with day Houses to encourage
interaction among boarding and day students.
The House system provides an avenue for
pastoral care, competition and camaraderie
among the students. Each House has its own
leadership team including a House Captain and
Deputy Captain, assisted by other students in
different leadership positions unique to each
House.
House competitions are held weekly and
include sports events, arts, talent shows,
debate, spelling bees and quizzes. Each House
will arrange a lunchtime music performance for
at least one Thursday during the year. Every
House also runs a Green Business project every
year such as the Stingless Bee Hives in the
Outdoor Discovery Centre producing honey.