Academic Programs

SWA is an IB World School.

SWA follows all three of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes as a continuum of learning from Early Years to Grade 12.

Programs of study at SWA include the IB Primary Years Programme (IBPYP - Candidate School) for Elementary School (Pre-K - Grade 5), IB Middle Years Programme (IBMYP - Candidate School) for Grades 6 - 10 and the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP - Authorized) for Grades 11 - 12.

Elementary School

Toddler - Nursery (A Reggio Emilia Approach)
Developmental Program

  • English
  • Indonesian/Chinese
  • Social Studies/Science
  • Physical Education
  • The Arts - Art/Music/Dance/Drama
  • Religion (optional)

Pre Kindergarten - Grade 5  (PYP - Pre-K to Grade 5)

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Indonesian/Chinese/EAL
  • Physical Education
  • The Arts - Art/Music/Dance/Drama
  • Religion (optional)


Middle School

Grade 6 - 8 (MYP)

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Humanities
  • Indonesian/Chinese/EAL
  • Technology (IT, Design Technology)
  • Physical Education
  • The Arts - Art/Music/Dance/Drama


High School

Grade 9 - 10 (MYP)

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Humanities
  • Indonesian/Chinese/EAL
  • Technology (IT, Design Technology)
  • Physical Education
  • The Arts - Art/Music/Dance/Drama

Grade 11-12 (DP)
Select 6 subjects - one from each of the following groups

Group 1 - (Language - Literature, Language and Literature)
Students studying the full diploma program are required to take 3 Higher Level (HL) courses and 3 Standard Level (SL) courses.

  • English SL/HL
  • Chinese SL/HL
  • Indonesian SL/HL
  • Korean SL/HL

Group 2 - (Language Aquisition)

  • English SL/HL
  • Chinese SL/HL
  • Indonesian SL/HL
  • French SL

Group 3 - (Individuals and Societies)

  • Economics SL/HL
  • History SL/HL
  • Information Technology for a Global Society (ITGS) SL/HL

Group 4 - (Experimental Science)

  • Biology SL/HL
  • Chemistry SL/HL
  • Physics SL/HL

Group 5 - (Mathematics and Computer Science)

  • Mathematics SL/HL
  • Mathematics Studies

Group 6 (The Arts/Electives)

  • Music SL/HL
  • Theater SL/HL
  • Visual Arts SL/HL

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