Al - Irsyad Satya Islamic School (AIS) aspires to be a world class educational institution offering its students the opportunity to sit for both the local National Examinations and also the Cambridge International Examinations (Primary Check Point, IGCSE and A levels). The school welcomes students who seek to achieve academic excellence through akhlaq. We strive to ensure that our students have a good foundation in Islamic knowledge and values, and also have the necessary skills to compete in the international arena.
With the initiative of the Yayasan Board under the leadership of Mr Ridwan Mohammad, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Yayasan Parahyangan Satya and Madrasah Al Irsyad Al Islamiah, Singapore on 16th January 2007 at Shangri - La Hotel, Jakarta. The signing was witnessed by Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore's Minister in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Juwono Sudarsono, Indonesia's Minister for Defence. With this affiliation, the school has developed a name for itself in providing excellent academic results, good character building programs and deep knowledge about Islam. Teachers have been developed professionally to international standards and the school is well-known to provide a strong bi-lingual curriculum which is recognised by the Ministry of Education, Indonesia and Cambridge International.
Over the past 10 years, the school has expanded from one building housing the kindergarten (TK) and primary (SD) divisions to a second building where the secondary (SMP) and junior college (SMA) students are stationed. We started off with 101 students in 2007 and in academic year 2017-18 we have a total of 1076 students. In 2012, we added an interactive room where multi-media lessons can be taught and also where trainings can be conducted. In 2017, we added an outdoor amphitheatre in the primary division building. In 2017, we will build an extension to the secondary division building where a new science laboratory and four new classrooms will be added. In 2020, we aim to build an auditorium that can accommodate 220 students. It will be useful for seminars, lectures and also students' Quran recital and musical performances. The school commits itself to maintaining all facilities to international standards and also adhering to the 'green policy' of Kota Baru town management.
Our students have performed well in international examinations and tests. One of our students attained Top in Indonesia for Combined Science for IGCSE in 2015. Our students have consistently performed well in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) conducted by the University of New South Wales, Australia. They achieved gold medals in Digital Technology and silver and bronze medals in Mathematics and Science. Our students also performed very well achieving various medals for the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad. Our graduates in the past two years are now entering top state universities in Indonesia and a few have made it to overseas universities. Our results for the SD, SMP and SMA national exams consistently places us as a top school in the Bandung region.
We are very focused on ensuring that our students develop a solid grounding in Islamic studies. We offer Islamiyat as an IGCSE subject where students need to have deep knowledge and understanding in the areas of Islamic history,the Holy Quran, the life of the Holy Prophet, the major beliefs and observances and the Hadith of the Holy Prophet. Arabic and Quranic Studies are given importance and the curriculum is aligned so that a child will be able to learn at his/her own pace and at the same time ensure that they love reciting the Al-Quran. Several of our community service programmes are run by our Islamic Studies teachers so that we connect the theory and practice of Islam.
We are keen to develop the holistic child where they can pursue other interests like drama, music, scouting and sports. We provide extracurricular activities that will help children develop character building, social skills and discipline. Our niche programs are scouting, music (choir and orchestra) and futsal. Our students look forward to challenges and aim to always be the best.
We have grown as a school since 2007 and established ourselves as part of a new, dynamic and progressive Islamic community in Kota Baru, Bandung. We have made a name for ourselves as a good school and we are working towards establishing ourselves, Insyallah, as a great school so that we produce outstanding students who will help in establishing Khalifah Fil-Ard Indonesia.
