Amed is a small, remote fishing/diving village in East Bali with no named international or bilingual schools operating locally — nearest options are in Denpasar, Sanur, or Ubud, each 2-3+ hours away, well outside the proximity radius for this category.
Good to know
Good to Know
- Amed is a low-density coastal strip oriented around diving, snorkeling, and slow-paced living rather than family/expat schooling infrastructure — families with school-age kids based in Amed typically either homeschool, use online/distance learning, or commute long-distance (often relocating part-time) to schools near Denpasar, Sanur, or Ubud.
- If you need an international or bilingual school, it's worth checking options in South Bali (Denpasar/Sanur) or Ubud instead and factoring in a serious daily commute or a base change — Amed itself is not set up for this.
- Amed has only one real international/bilingual school option (Amed Honeycomb School) — if you need a specific curriculum (IB, French, large Cambridge school, etc.) you'll likely be commuting to or relocating toward Ubud/Sanur/Denpasar, each 2+ hours away.
- Admission at Amed Honeycomb School is rolling year-round rather than tied to strict deadlines — enquire via their PDF enquiry form and expect a reply within about 5 working days.
- There's no formal published waitlist system at this school; it's a small, informal enquiry-and-capacity-check process, so it's worth enquiring directly and early rather than assuming a seat will be open on short notice.
- Homeschooling is generally understood to be legal in Indonesia via equivalency exams, but we could not fully re-verify the exact current regulations at the time of research — confirm with Indonesia's Ministry of Education before finalizing a homeschooling plan.
- No dedicated homeschooling co-op or support group appears to exist locally in Amed itself; homeschooling families here would likely need to connect with Bali-wide (Ubud/Canggu-based) communities remotely rather than find in-person local co-op meetups.
Enrollment And Homeschooling
- Local School Landscape
- Amed itself has only one genuinely local international/bilingual option — Amed Honeycomb School. Families wanting more choice (IB, French lycée, larger British/Cambridge schools) have to look toward Ubud, Sanur, or Denpasar, all well over an hour's drive away, which is a real constraint for nomad families settling specifically in Amed rather than South/Central Bali.
Homeschooling
- Country
- Indonesia
- Local Amed Community Or Coop
- We found no documented homeschooling co-op, meetup, or support group specific to Amed itself. Amed's expat population is small and skews toward divers, retirees, and short-term visitors rather than a critical mass of resident school-age families, which is consistent with there being no local co-op. Bali-wide homeschooling communities do exist but are concentrated in Ubud, Canggu, and Sanur — not documented as extending into Amed.
- Legal Status Note
- Indonesian education law recognizes homeschooling as a legitimate 'informal' education pathway alongside formal schooling, with children able to sit government equivalency exams (Paket A/B/C) as an alternative to a formal-school diploma. We were not able to re-verify the specific current regulation numbers via a dedicated official source at the time of research, so treat this as a general, commonly-cited understanding of the law rather than a confirmed, cited legal reference — worth double-checking against Indonesia's Ministry of Education (Kemendikbudristek) site before relying on it for a specific child's schooling plan.
Amed Honeycomb School
- Overview
- Amed Honeycomb School is a small British-curriculum school covering Early Years (EYFS) through Secondary/iGCSE, mixing local and international students.
- Response Time
- The school states it aims to answer all enquiries within 5 working days, and advises contacting them directly by phone or email if you haven't heard back in that window.
- Waitlist Reality
- There is no published formal waitlist system, ranked list, or seat-count data. Given the school is small (founded 2022) and rural, the realistic picture is informal: a family enquires, the school checks current class-size capacity for that specific age/Year group, and either offers a place or says the group is full for now — rather than a structured multi-month waitlist process like larger South Bali international schools.
- Application Process
- The school runs a simple enquiry-based process rather than a formal competitive application cycle: families download and complete a PDF enquiry form and submit it, then wait to hear from the admin team.
- How Far In Advance To Apply
- No official 'apply by X months in advance' rule is published. Because admission is rolling, in practice families can enquire as little as a few weeks before wanting to start — but availability depends on current class sizes and individual student needs, so enquiring 1–2+ months ahead of your desired start gives more room if a particular year group happens to be fuller.
- Timing And Rolling Admissions
- Amed Honeycomb School accepts applicants throughout the year for both international and Indonesian students, so there isn't a single hard application deadline tied to a fixed academic-year start the way many bigger international schools have.
- Documents Note
- The school's public admissions page does not itself list a detailed required-document checklist (e.g. transcripts, immunization records, passport/visa copies) — only the enquiry form as the first step. Nomad families should expect to be asked for the child's previous school records and passport/visa details once in direct contact with admin, but should confirm the exact document list directly with the school rather than assume a standard list, since it isn't published.
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