Curriculum

Curriculum

Indonesian School “Duta Teruna” Yangon was originally founded as a diplomatic school.
 Its purpose was to provide primary and high school education for the children of
the Indonesian Embassy staff and Indonesian families living in Myanmar. Therefore,
the school implemented the Indonesian curriculum with Indonesian language as the tool
of communication and Indonesian-language books as the source for the teaching
and learning process.

When the school changed in 2004 to become the Indonesian International School
Yangon (IISY), it started taking students from Myanmar and other international communities
in Yangon. With the change there was a need to upgrade all aspects of the curriculum to
 that of an internationally acceptable standard.

Starting from 2007/2008, IISY now combines Indonesian, local and international curricula.
This decision was taken with the following criteria in mind:

1. Requirements of parents and students
2. Supporting structures available in the IISY environment
3. The potential and limitations for the development of IISY.
To accommodate the need of Indonesian students, IISY applies Indonesian curriculum by referring to the Indonesia’s National Standard of Education as stated by the Department of National Education. The curriculum is called Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan/Educational Unit Curriculum (KTSP). This curriculum consists of: TK (Kindergarten), SD (Elementary School), SMP (Junior High School), and SMA (Senior High School). The students are expected to sit for the National Final Examination based on the Graduation Competition Standards for each subject according to the level of education.

For Myanmar and other nationalities, IISY is implementing an internationally accepted curriculum. Following studies into various international curricula, it was decided that IISY should use the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum. The curriculum prepares students to sit for the IGCSE exams at the end of level 10. Successful students receive the IGCSE certificate which is an internationally recognised qualification.

The initial recommendation was to phase in the IGCSE curriculum starting with two subjects, English and mathematics. The phase in period began at the commencement of the academic year 2007/2008. It is planned to add another two subjects in the following academic year. The target is to have all students sit the IGCSE exams in all subjects by 2009/2010.
 

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