Our Story

Kairos Gracia Christian School is one of the private schools in West Jakarta, Indonesia, which implements character values in the learning process. Known as one of the best schools in the society, the school has been through ups and down in the past years of development.

The Beginning

The school was established on 19th February 2000 under the name of “The Kindy Club.” Two teachers and four children started the new beginning of the school in a one-storey shop-house with two small classrooms.

Using English as the medium in teaching young learners was not an easy back then, especially when children with various dialects were concerned. However, they managed to bring in comfortable and enriching learning atmosphere. The outstaning achievement and learning progress of the students was quickly recognized by the surrounding community.

After a year, “The Kindy Club” had gained 38 students in care. Students were not just growing in good character but also exceling academically.

Due to the rapid growth of the school, Kairos Gracia Foundation was formed. Mr. Eldy Ray, Mm. Boen Kim Fung.Pd; Mr. Richard Kwan, Mm. Anna Wijaya and Mm. Imelda Natalia, S.Si. were selected to be the board members of the foundation. The school board then worked on the school development plan which resulted in a land prepared for the new school building. This land of 332 m2 had become the milestone of Kairos Gracia Christian School.

“The Kindy Club” had finally had its own home. Here, the number of classrooms expanded to 10, accommodating up to 128 students. “The Kindy Club” then changed its name into Kairos Gracia Christian School. With the parents’ support and teachers’ encouragement, Kairos Gracia Foundation decided to establish the first primary level of education in the compound. At this time, Kairos Gracia Christian School had fostered 64 pre-school students, 36 kindergarten students and 28 Primary 1 students.

Important milestones

Believing that Kairos Gracia Christian School provided one of the best education, more and more parents in the surrounding area entrusted their children to the school. Students were flooding in, filling all the seats available. This ongoing condition finally forced the board members to expand the school. Having 239 students in care, Kairos Gracia Christian School definitely needed another school building for the one in possession was not big enough. On a land of 1.308 m2 located at Block P6 Citra Garden II, West Jakarta, a four-storey building was built to accommodate the growing number of students. All the activities of primary levels were moved to the new premises, while the previous school building was still operating for pre-school and kindergarten levels.

In year 2005, Kairos Gracia Christian Primary School building was packed with students and the 21 classrooms could no longer accommodate the school activities. Anoher building next to it was then built to add 12 more classrooms for the school. This was the third building of Kairos Gracia Christian School community. In the same year, Kairos Gracia Foundation invited Drs. Jenner Yusman to join in Kairos Gracia Foundation.

Recognizing the contribution towards the young learners’ education, the local authorities, who had observed, supervised and guided the development of the school for a period of time, finally accredited Kairos Gracia Christian Kindergarten School with the grade of A+.

One year after the kindergarten accreditation certificate was issued, Kairos Gracia Christian School obtained another outstanding remark from the authority for the steady achievement of the school in quality, quantity, popularity and social services. The certificate of accreditation for Primary levels – with the score of 92 out of 100, again categorized as A+ score - was given to the school.

As time passed, the first batch students had reached their highest primary level of education. This meant that they would soon continue to the secondary levels. Parents’ requests and students’ demands forced the school to consider opening the higher levels. After a period of researching and learning, the school chose to apply Cambridge syllabuses for the secondary levels. Cambridge International Examination was then to be the final passing standard of Kairos Gracia Christian Secondary school. Along with that, Primary school has also started to apply Cambridge syllabusses as well.

Year 2008 had become the first step of Kairos Gracia Christian Secondary School. Despite the unavailability of a building, the school started up with 30 Secondary 1 students. A small number of students had never been a hindrance for the school to provide the best education. Blessed by God’s grace, the hard work of the school bore good fruits. Known by the integration of excellent character values in learning and the application of high-quality international curriculum had promoted the school to be one of the best in the surrounding area which led to a great number of intakes every academic year. Supported by Cambridge University recognition statement – as a Cambridge International Examination Centre, ID 224 and ID 407 – and the local government recognition as “SPK – Satuan Pendidikan Kerjasama”, Kairos Gracia Christian School had become a school of education eminence.

The present fact

Every person in the school has contributed a lot of support to the improvement made in both the past and present. By the year of 2024, Kairos Gracia Christian School community has reached 950 in number, 85 of them are teachers and staffs who look after 865 students, ranging from preschool to Junior College learners; and has owned four school buildings in three locations - one building for pre-school and kindergarten, two buildings for primary and one building for secondary and junior college – which are located near to one another.

Further set-up for the coming academic years has been planned and prepared. Fueled by spirit to educate, Kairos Gracia Christian School is committed in improving the characters, spirituality and knowledge of the students in order to develop holistic growth that will draw the community closer to the school vision and missions.

Student Admission Process

The admission process of Kairos Gracia Christian School includes two key stages: a written examination and an interview. The written test is designed to evaluate the candidate's academic abilities, including their understanding of essential subjects like mathematics and language skills. It serves as an objective measure of the student's preparedness and competence for the school's curriculum.

The interview, on the other hand, assesses the candidate's personality, communication skills, resilience and overall potential. This stage provides an opportunity for the school to understand the student's interests, goals, and values. It also allows the institution to evaluate whether the candidate aligns with the school's ethos and expectations.

By combining these two methods, the school ensures a fair and comprehensive evaluation process, selecting students who are well-rounded and have the qualities to thrive in their academic journey.

School Curriculum

As an SPK, Kairos Gracia Secondary & Junior College implements two curriculum. The national Curriculum: ‘Kurikulum Merdeka’ in three subjects required by the Ministry of Education, which are Bahasa Indonesia, Pendidikan Pancasila, and Pendidikan Agama Kristen; and Cambridge Curriculum in all the remaining subjects. All lessons and examinations are delivered in English, except for Chinese Language which is fully delivered in Mandarin and Bahasa Indonesia for the subjects implementing national curriculum.

Students are required to achieve a Minimum Passing Standard (MPS) in each subject and assessments are given in the following aspects:

1. Cognitive
2. Psychomotor
3. Affective

University Acceptance of Graduates

By the year 2025, Kairos Gracia Christian School has graduated 11 batches of Junior College students, 13 batches of Secondary School students and 17 batches of Primary School studens. About 50% of Secondary and Junior College graduates are continuing their study in local colleges or univeristies accross Indonesia. 50% others are studying accross countries in the world. The local univerities admitted are both public and private universities such as University of Indonesia, Institute Technology Bandung, Pajajaran University, Parahyangan University, Diponegoro University, Gajah Mada University, Bina Nusantara University, Pelita Harapan University, Prasetya Mulya University, Atmajaya Catholic University, Taruma Negara University, Trisakti University and many more. While the ones continuing overseas are admitted in various univerities in different countries such as United Kingdom, Netherland, Germany, United States of America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan, China, Hongkong, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.