title: Medan Independent School
text: # Medan Independent School
  
  Medan Independent School (MIS), formerly Medan International School (MIS), is an international school in Medan, Indonesia. It was founded in 1969.
  
  ## Overview
  
  The school occupies a 7-acre (28,000 $m^2)$ site approximately 10 km from the heart of Medan. The school's facilities include 23 classrooms, a Science laboratory that caters Biology, Physics and Chemistry experiments, Art Room, music rooms, Apple-based computer lab, 3 playgrounds, a multi-purpose quad, library, a gymnasium, a 50-metre outdoor swimming pool, and a football pitch.
  
  ## Accreditation and membership
  
  Medan Independent School is an IB World School, recognised and accredited by the following organizations:
  
  * Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  * International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)
  