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Kharisma Bangsa School

Operating as a Cambridge partner school, Kharisma Bangsa delivers the full Cambridge pathway from Primary through IGCSEs to A Levels. The school positions itself as providing global education with bilingual instruction, serving both day and boarding students on its substantial 4 hectare campus.

Kharisma Bangsa School campus
Kharisma Bangsa School, South Jakarta. Photograph · School

Curriculum
A-Levels
Fees, annual
IDR 50m–65m
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~700
Founded
2006

Operating as a Cambridge partner school, Kharisma Bangsa delivers the full Cambridge pathway from Primary through IGCSEs to A-Levels. The school positions itself as providing global education with bilingual instruction, serving both day and boarding students on its substantial 4-hectare campus. With over 800 students, it represents a mid-to-large sized international school within Jakarta's competitive education market.

The campus features modern educational technology including Apple-equipped classrooms and interactive boards, alongside traditional facilities such as science laboratories and sports areas. Boarding facilities allow the school to serve families from across Indonesia and the region. The institution appears to emphasize both academic achievement and character development, with various club activities including robotics and coding programs for middle and high school students.

Strengths

  • Complete Cambridge curriculum pathway from Primary to A-Levels
  • Large 4-hectare campus with boarding facilities
  • Modern technology integration with Apple-equipped classrooms
  • Over 800 students providing good peer community size
  • Bilingual education approach
  • Active extracurricular programs including robotics and coding
  • Serves both local and international student populations

Considerations

  • Limited publicly available information about academic results and university placements
  • School leadership and teaching staff details not readily accessible
  • Fee structure and admission requirements unclear from available sources
  • Comparative academic performance data with other Jakarta international schools unavailable

Annual fees

Year level Age Fee
Elementary (SD) 6 IDR 50,000,000
Middle School (SMP) 11 IDR 60,000,000
High School (SMA) 14 IDR 65,000,000

One-time fees

Item Age Fee
Registration Fee (Biaya Pendaftaran) IDR 1,500,000
Laptop Fee (one-time) IDR 7,000,000
Boarding Development Fee (optional, 3-year) IDR 25,000,000
Development Fee / Uang Pangkal SD IDR 65,000,000
Development Fee / Uang Pangkal SMP IDR 75,000,000
Development Fee / Uang Pangkal SMA IDR 80,000,000


  • Cambridge International School in Pondok Cabe, South Tangerang, founded 2006, K-12 with optional middle and high school boarding and a STEM and character-education identity.
  • Cambridge Pathways from Primary Checkpoints through IGCSE and A Level since 2017; school promotes itself as STEM and college-preparatory rather than IB.
  • Parent reviews skew strongly positive in a small pool. One former student in grade 12 said it was the 'best school I've ever attended'; another parent called it 'a good opportunity of education for Indonesian generation' and 'a modern and high quality school'.
  • Boarding gets specific positive mentions, including from first-time boarder families.
  • Independent signal is limited and mostly Indonesian-language. One comment in Indonesian simply says it's time to register at Kharisma Bangsa, with no critical content.

Positives

  • Cambridge curriculum and STEM identity. Cambridge programme and STEM/college-prep framing recur in school and parent material.
  • Student experience. Former students describe attentive teachers, kindness and active engagement.
  • Boarding. Parents specifically endorse the dormitory experience, including for first-time boarders.

Considerations

  • Signal depth in English. Most independent commentary is Indonesian-language and not on PullPush.

Leadership

Indah Lestari Syuaib, S.Psi.

Welcome to SMA Kharisma Bangsa, and thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We stated that our school is a School of Global Education, and this statement summarizes the spirit of our school. Ours is a school that is dedicated to providing high-quality, college prep, global education with a unique positive character-building program to the future leaders of the world.

Accreditations

  • ID_KEMENDIKBUD 01
  • Council of International Schools 02

  • 95% of graduates accepted into universities 2025

Jalan Terbang Layang Jl. Pd. Cabe Raya No.21, Pd. Cabe Udik, Kec. Pamulang, Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15418, Indonesia

School website