ANational Plus school inIndonesia refers to a school that offerseducation beyond the minimum requirements of the national Indonesianaccreditation authorities. It is an unofficial term, undefined by law, regulation or any official body and therefore open to interpretation in practice.[1] Typically national plus schools offer some subjects taught inEnglish rather than inIndonesian, may provide some native English speakers on staff or may offer international curriculum such as fromCambridge International Examinations (CIE) or theInternational Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).
Currently, theIndonesian Ministry of Education and Culture has released new term for International School which is known as SPK (Satuan Pendidikan Kerjasama). There are around 500+ school registered as SPK at the moment.[2][3]
National Plus schools can typically be differentiated frominternational schools by their core market. International schools tend to primarily exist to serve the needs ofexpatriate students and national plus schools for Indonesian students; however there is significant overlap on both sides.