Jakarta Indonesia Korean School

Korean international school in Indonesia
6°19′03″S 106°53′36″E / 6.3174321°S 106.89341260000003°E / -6.3174321; 106.89341260000003InformationTypeKorean international schoolEstablishedFebruary 1, 1975Websitejiks.com

Jakarta Indonesia Korean School (JIKS, Korean: 자카르타한국국제학교), formerly Jakarta International Korean School, is a South Korean international school in East Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] As of 2005 it is the largest overseas South Korean school, with 1,450 students.[2] As of 2009 the school's student body is twice as large as that of the Korean International School, HCMC in Ho Chi Minh City, the next-largest South Korean international school.[3]

History

It was first established on February 1, 1975.[3] Korean companies in Jakarta established JIKS. It initially had 26 students but the student population grew. In 1990 the Indonesian government gave the school a license to be an international school.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Home" (English, ). Jakarta International Korean School. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. "13820 Jakarta International Korean School, Jl. Bina Marga No.24, Kel. Ceger, Jakarta Timur, Indonesia"
  2. ^ a b "Korean school struggles to uphold home values" (Archive). The Jakarta Post. Thursday April 7, 2005. Retrieved on August 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Panggabean, Simon A. "Indonesia, the dream country of Koreans" (Archive). The Jakarta Post. October 28, 2009. Retrieved on August 17, 2015.

External links

  • Jakarta International Korean School Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  • Jakarta International Korean School (in Korean)
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