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Jakarta Indonesia Korean School
자카르타한국국제학교
Jakarta Indonesia Korean School; 자카르타한국국제학교
Address
	Jl. Bina Marga No.24, Kel. Ceger, Jakarta Timur, Indonesia; Indonesia
Coordinates	6°19′03″S 106°53′36″E / 6.3174321°S 106.89341260000003°E
Information
Type	Korean international school
Established	February 1, 1975
Website	jiks.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]

References

^ "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"
^ ^a ^b "Korean school struggles to uphold home values" (Archive). The Jakarta Post. Thursday April 7, 2005. Retrieved on August 17, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Panggabean, Simon A. "Indonesia, the dream country of Koreans" (Archive). The Jakarta Post. October 28, 2009. Retrieved on August 17, 2015.