Sampoerna Academy is an initiative of the Putera Sampoerna Foundation and the program has been running in Palembang and Malang since July 2009. Now, Sampoerna Academy is expanding to Bali and greater Jakarta. The concept of the Sampoerna Academy program is endorsed by the Director General of Primary and Secondary Education Management and each Academy will become a member of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) network and offers both the International General Certificate of Secondary Education and the Indonesian National Curriculum (Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pelajaran or KTSP).

The concept of the Sampoerna Academy comes from an understanding that a nationally accredited Indonesian school could progress towards an International Standard School (Sekolah Bertaraf International).

The Academic Studies Program offers students a quality teaching and learning process which leads to International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE), accredited by the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and, National Examination (Ujian Nasional), accredited by National Education Department of Indonesia. Three key components: Academic Studies, Professional Skills, Learning to Live (L to L) Program, and the other experiential learning programs provide students with opportunities to develop expected qualities, attitudes, and attributes which are reflected in the Academy’s Core Values and Learning Expectations.

Sampoerna Academy ensures that the teaching-learning process in all subjects focuses on the individual learner and promotes the use of internationally recognized strategies for effective teaching. This acknowl-edges various learning styles. Set standards are applied to the process, achievement, and attain¬ment of learning and aimed at developing students to become global citizens and lifelong learners.