HIGHER EDUCATION OVERVIEW 2025-2026
Overview Founded in 1997, Jerudong International School (JIS) is a large, well-established and well-resourced coeducational day & boarding school offering both a British and International Baccalaureate curricula to almost 1700 students aged 2-18. As the leading independent school in Brunei, JIS serves both Bruneian and expatriate families. Eligible Bruneian students receive Ministry of Education Scholarships, which fund
their secondary and tertiary education. JIS follows a northern hemisphere academic year of August to July, and the JIS school year has three terms. The highly qualified teaching staff is drawn primarily from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. All teachers are university graduates, most hold postgraduate qualifications and a number hold doctorates.