International Schools Bali: 2026 Guide for Expat Families

Four campuses dominate the shortlist for international schools Bali expat families draw up: Green School Bali, Canggu Community School, Bali Island School, and the Australian Independent School. Which one fits your children depends less on league tables than on curriculum fit and the daily commute from your villa. Our concierge desk maps both — and arranges the drivers, housing search, and visas around the decision.

The Four International Schools Bali Families Ask Us About

Bali has a wider schooling scene than most newcomers expect, but four names come up in almost every relocation conversation we handle. Here is the short version before we go school by school.

School	Area	Known for
Green School Bali	Inland Bali, away from the coastal strips	Bamboo eco-campus with a strongly international student body
Canggu Community School	Canggu	Campus in the middle of Bali’s best-known expat hub
Bali Island School	Sanur	International Baccalaureate (IB) program
Australian Independent School	Sanur	Australian-model schooling on the island’s calm east coast

Green School Bali

Green School built its name on a bamboo eco-campus unlike any other school building in the world, and it draws families from dozens of countries. Parents who choose it usually care deeply about sustainability-led education — and they plan their housing around the campus rather than around a beach. Because the campus sits inland, the school run shapes the whole relocation, which is why we always model the drive before a family signs a villa lease.

Canggu Community School

Canggu Community School sits inside the island’s most talked-about expat neighborhood, which makes it the practical pick for families who want school, home, cafes, and after-school activities within one compact radius. The trade-off is Canggu traffic, which is real and worst at exactly the hours school runs happen. Families based in Berawa, Pererenan, or Umalas can keep the commute short; families further afield should test-drive the route at 7:30 a.m. before committing.

Bali Island School

Bali Island School in Sanur is the island’s established International Baccalaureate option. For families committed to the IB pathway — often those moving between international postings who need continuity — this is usually the first campus they tour. Sanur itself suits that profile: quieter than the west coast, flat, walkable by Bali standards, and close to both the bypass road and the airport corridor.

Australian Independent School

The Australian Independent School, also in Sanur, is the natural shortlist entry for Australian and New Zealand families who want schooling that tracks what their children would receive at home, as the name signals. Its east-coast location pairs well with villas in Sanur and the gated communities toward Nusa Dua and Sawangan, where many families with school-age children settle for exactly this reason.

Verify Enrollment, Fees, and Waitlists Directly

One honest note before anything else: we do not publish fee tables, capacity figures, or rankings for these schools, because that information changes every academic year and only the schools themselves can quote it accurately. Admissions windows, sibling policies, assessment requirements, and waitlists move constantly. Treat anything a blog or forum tells you about fees as out of date, contact each admissions office directly, and tour in person. What we add is everything around that decision — the logistics, housing, and paperwork that determine whether the school you choose actually works day to day.

Curriculum and Commute: What Expat Families Actually Weigh

In the relocation conversations our desk handles, the decision almost always reduces to two questions. First, curriculum: does your family need IB continuity, an Australian model, or a values-led program like Green School’s? If your posting is temporary, pick the curriculum your children can re-enter at the next destination. Second, commute: Bali traffic does not forgive optimistic map estimates, and a school that is 25 minutes away at 10 a.m. can be an hour away at 7:40 a.m.

This is why we tell families to choose the school first and the villa second, never the reverse. The pairings below reflect what works in practice:

• Bali Island School or Australian Independent School — base yourself in Sanur, or in the gated communities of Nusa Dua and Sawangan.
• Canggu Community School — Berawa, Pererenan, Canggu proper, or Umalas keep the run short.
• Green School Bali — Umalas and the corridor toward Ubud beat the beach strips for daily drive time; confirm your exact route from the campus gate.

Our guide to Bali’s luxury villa areas breaks down each neighborhood in detail, and when a family engages our desk we shortlist villas measured by real drive time to the chosen school gate, not straight-line distance.

School Runs and Daily Logistics, Handled

The single most common service we arrange for school families is a dedicated monthly driver. Through Bali Premium Trip, our group’s transport brand operating since 2015, we place a vetted private driver with a family for the school year: same driver, same vehicle, fixed morning and afternoon schedule, with the parents’ errands and airport runs folded in between. Most families choose a Toyota Alphard or Vellfire for the school run — sliding doors, space for school bags and sports gear, and proper air conditioning for the queue at the gate. The full chauffeured fleet runs from practical MPVs to Range Rover and Mercedes for parents’ own schedules.

For families with specific safety requirements — executives, public figures, or households that simply want an extra layer — we also arrange private security for school transport and residences through the same group. Rates for drivers, vehicles, and security details are quoted on request via WhatsApp, matched to the school calendar.

Relocation Support Beyond the School Gate

A school place is one piece of a move. The rest is paperwork and setup, and this is where arriving families lose the most time. Arranged through our group’s operating brands, we handle the surrounding stack: visa and KITAS processing for the whole family, including investor-visa routes for parents establishing a business here; villa search and lease negotiation in the areas above; a 24/7 expat concierge hotline for the first months; and VIP airport fast-track so the arrival itself — children, luggage, and all — takes minutes rather than hours at immigration.

For parents whose move doubles as a business or investment entry into Indonesia, our investment concierge connects the family relocation with company setup, KITAS sponsorship, and introductions on the ground. The school question and the visa question are usually solved together, and it is faster when one desk coordinates both.

How Our Desk Works for School Families

We are an independent concierge platform — we hold no affiliation with any school and earn nothing from steering you to one campus over another. Our role is practical: we build the shortlist logistics around your family’s real constraints. A typical engagement looks like this: you tell us your children’s ages, curriculum needs, and target arrival date; we map the realistic villa zones per school, arrange campus visit transport with a driver who knows every gate, line up villa viewings in the matching areas, and start visa processing in parallel. By the time the school confirms a place, the rest of the move is already standing.

FAQ: International Schools in Bali

Which are the main international schools in Bali?

The four campuses on most expat shortlists are Green School Bali (bamboo eco-campus, inland), Canggu Community School (Canggu), Bali Island School (IB, Sanur), and the Australian Independent School (Sanur). Other schools operate on the island, but these four anchor the relocation conversations we handle most often.

How much do international schools in Bali cost?

We deliberately do not publish fee figures, because tuition, capital levies, and enrollment charges change every academic year and vary by grade. The only accurate source is each school’s admissions office. Request the current fee schedule directly, and budget for application and assessment costs on top of tuition.

Which villa area should we choose for each school?

Choose the school first, then the villa. Sanur, Nusa Dua, and Sawangan pair with Bali Island School and the Australian Independent School; Berawa, Pererenan, and Umalas pair with Canggu Community School; Umalas and the Ubud corridor tend to work for Green School. Our villa areas guide covers each neighborhood, and we shortlist by measured drive time to the school gate.

Can you arrange a daily school-run driver?

Yes. Through our group’s transport brand we place a dedicated driver and vehicle with your family on a monthly basis — same driver every day, fixed school-run schedule, family errands in between. Alphard and Vellfire MPVs are the usual school-run choice. Rates are quoted on request via WhatsApp based on schedule and vehicle.

Do you help with visas and KITAS for relocating families?

Yes. Visa and KITAS processing for parents and children is arranged through our group’s expat services desk, including investor-visa routes for parents setting up a business in Indonesia. We typically run the immigration paperwork in parallel with the school application so both land before your target arrival date.

Is OutletBali affiliated with any of these schools?

No. OutletBali is an independent concierge and information platform, part of Juara Holding Group since 2015. We have no partnership with any school and no commercial stake in your choice of campus. Enrollment decisions, fees, and admissions run directly between your family and the school; we handle the logistics around them.