AIS students motivated to exel<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Sandy Lokas could not utter a word in English when he registered
\nat the Australia International School (AIS) in Kemang, South
\nJakarta, three years ago.<\/p>\n
Now the 17-year-old is one of the school's top graduates and
\nnear the top of the recently released University Admission Index
\n(UAI).<\/p>\n
The UAI is used to determine admission to Australian and
\ninternational universities.<\/p>\n
One-third of AIS students in Indonesia, according to the
\nschool, scored over 90 percent on the UAI.<\/p>\n
\"Our 30 recent graduates are from various nationalities. At
\nleast 10 of them graduated with scores of over 90 percent in the
\nUAI. And the great news is that the two top-scoring students are
\nIndonesians,\" AIS communication director Julie Hilton told The
\nJakarta Post on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Sandy scored a 93.30 and classmate Henry Santosa scored a
\n92.45 on the UAI.<\/p>\n
Thanks to these impressive scores, Sandy has been accepted at
\nthe School of Banking and Finance at Griffith University in
\nQueensland, Australia, while Henry is now studying information
\ntechnology in Singapore.<\/p>\n
\"In fact, most of our students are accepted at prestigious
\nuniversities abroad,\" Hilton said.<\/p>\n
Both Sandy and Henry attributed their success to AIS' unique
\nlearning environment, educational approach and its teachers.<\/p>\n
\"I used to study at a local school and noticed a huge
\ndifference when I came to AIS. It's such a supportive learning
\nenvironment and the teachers are so fantastic. They really make
\nyou want to try your best,\" Sandy said.<\/p>\n
Hilton said the school, which currently has about 600 students
\nfrom elementary school to high school on four campuses in
\nJakarta, offered a multicultural approach to learning that took
\ninto account the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the
\nstudents.<\/p>\n
\"We accept students regardless of their backgrounds --
\nincluding religion, race or ethnicity -- and try to focus on them
\nindividually. We also have an extraordinary English program to
\ncater to such a diversity of backgrounds,\" she said.<\/p>",
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