With expats worldwide living in Indonesia, you’ll find a wide range of schools if you think of relocating with children. Most expat parents choose an international school.    While these are the most expensive, they also offer tuition in line with UK standards, often with British national teachers.   The options include:   Free public schools for all children from age six or seven, for nine years. School weeks are similar to the UK, from Monday to Friday and usually, 7.30 am to 3 pm. Lessons are taught in Bahasa Indonesian and sometimes other indigenous languages in different regions.   Private schools usually offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum. In addition, most private schools cater to Indonesian and international students and are more affordable than international schools.   International schools deliver foreign curriculums and can be reasonably expensive by Indonesian standards. Expats usually need to make a one-off donation, plus term fees that increase with the child's age.    One of the quirks of the Indonesian international school system is that using the word 'international' is forbidden in the establishment's name.    The government introduced this rule to ensure low-quality schools cannot charge exorbitant fees by publicising themselves as an international facility.   Instead, international schools tend to be called Satuan Pendidikan Kerjasama (SPK) and must teach Indonesian civic subjects, religions and language.    They must also permit local children to attend and offer native speakers. All schools, including international schools, require participation in national exams.