About Us

Brief History

IISY was founded in 1967 with the name of "Sekolah Indonesia
Duta Teruna", as a diplomatic school for the purpose of children
 from under Indonesian Embassy and Indonesian people living
 in Myanmar. Seeing the school having a very strategic position to
be an agent of culture and diplomacy, starting the academic year of
2004/2005,
IISY extends to local people and other nationalities with Indonesian Plus curriculum. Indeed,
the global community need to prepare for young learners by changing environment of the world community.

For two and half years school staff and Embassy had worked hard to build new buildings and provide the school with some laboratories and library. Besides that, comparative study to some international schools and adjusts its curriculum to meet the market demand are also done. It was followed by recruiting new staff and upgrading them. This positive effort attracts the local people come to study in IISY. We will provide a quality academic schedule to prepare our students, learning opportunities for international education in IISY.

Indonesian International School Yangon (IISY) was founded in 1966 as a diplomatic school with the name of “Sekolah Indonesia Duta Teruna.” The school was established for the purpose of providing primary and secondary education for the children of Indonesian Embassy diplomats and for the children of Indonesian families living in Myanmar. This school was legalized by the Department of Education and Culture of Indonesia on 1st June 1968 (No.054/1969). Beginning in the academic year of 2004/2005, IISY became an international school. It opened its doors to the local Myanmar people and other nationalities and it began to offer an internationally accepted curriculum.
 

Since 1966 this school has been managed and led by 10 principals who were sent by the Department of Education, the Republic of Indonesia. The management of this school is directed and monitored by a steering council under the Embassy of the Republic Indonesia in Yangon. The ten principals are as follows:

1. Drs. Giwangan 1966-1973
2. Drs. K. Sihite 1973-1977
3. Drs. Djamal Bakir 1977-1982
4. Drs. Rachmad Padam Sukarna 1982-1983
5. Drs. Kosasih Surapradja 1983-1984
6. Alexius Lalong, BA 1984-1989
7. Drs. Rachmat Bujang 1993-1996
8. Drs. Zamzami Adam 1996-1999
9. Dra. Cut Mardiah 1999-2003
10. Drs. Wahono 2003-2006
11. Drs. Rahman Priaelmu, MBA 2007- to present

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