St. Ursula Catholic School

This article is about the school in Jakarta. For other Catholic schools, see Saint Ursula (disambiguation).

St. Ursula Catholic School or Sekolah Menengah Katolik Santa Ursula is an all-female Catholic school located in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[1] It is located next to Jakarta Cathedral and Filateli Post Office. The school has a branch in BSD, Tangerang. After its initial establishment as an Ursuline Convent in 1859, the Ursulines established the Prinses Juliana School in Batavia in 1912. At present, the school is known as St. Ursula Catholic School.

SMA Santa Ursula in Jakarta

History

The school in early 20th-century, back then known as Prinses Juliana school.

The Order of St. Ursula from Rotterdam was the first of the many groups of sisters who entered the Dutch Indies.^[2][3] In 1858 they founded a convent by the name of Ursulinen Klooster, with their first convent in Nordwijk (Jalan Juanda) named St. Mary Convent. A year later the first convent located in Noordwijk became overcrowded and some activities were moved to a bigger house in Postweg (Jalan Pos). A new building was eventually developed and became known as Kleine Klooster ("small cloister"), to distinguish it from the older Saint Mary's convent, known as Groote klooster ("big cloister").^[4]

A Neogothic chapel was later added in 1888 and finally the Prinses Juliana School in 1912.^[5] After the independence of Indonesia, the school became known as St. Ursula Catholic School.

Facility

Monastery chapel

The school consists of a kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school. The kindergarten and elementary school are co-educational. St. Ursula junior high school and high school in Jakarta only admits female students, while St. Ursula BSD are co-educational.

Co-curricular activities

Co-curricular activities in St. Ursula High School are divided into intra-curricular and extracurricular activities.

Intra-curricular^[6]

The intra-curricular activities are mandatory. There are two categories: foreign languages and humanities, and students are required to take one from each category.

Foreign languages

• Japanese
• English
• Korean
• Mandarin
• French
• German
• Dutch

Santa Ursula is one of 29 PASCH (German acronym for the initiative "Schools: Partners for the Future") schools in Indonesia.^[7] This initiative is coordinated by Germany's Federal Foreign Office, which puts it into action together with the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad, the German Academic Exchange Service, the Goethe-Institut and the Pädagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD). The school offers intensive and regular German-language instruction not only as a school subject in itself, but also across other fields of learning such as natural science and social studies.^[8]

Humanities

• Vocal group
• Javanese Gamelan
• Graphic design
• Angklung
• Fashion design
• Photography
• Beauty
• Handicraft
• Balinese Gamelan
• Kolintang
• Painting
• Cooking
• Pergamano
• Cinematography
• Modern/Traditional dance
• Tatting

Extracurricular^[9]

Extracurricular activities are optional, but students are allowed to take any as they wish as long as they're willing to commit for at least one academic year.

Available activities

• TOEFL
• Band
• Basketball
• Cheerleaders
• Volleyball
• Modern dance
• Intensive German
• Futsal
• Marching brass
• Badminton
• Choir
• Youth science group
• Match club
• Programming
• English debate
• Self defense
• Cross Culture

Notable alumnae

• Astrid Susanto
• Judith Dipodiputro
• Meutia Hatta
• Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir
• The Sacred Riana

See also

• Indonesia portal

• St. Ursula School Bumi Serpong Damai
• List of colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta

References

1. , ucanews.com
2. Steenbrink, Karel A. (Jan 1, 2007). Catholics in Indonesia, 1808-1942: The spectacular growth of a self-confident minority, 1903-1942. Leiden: KITLV Press. p. 579. ISBN 9789067182607. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
3. Ursulin Susteran, Jakarta.go.id
4. Santa Ursula, Jakarta.go.id
5. "De Prinses Juliana school, een HBS van de Zusters Ursulinen in Batavia". Tropenmuseum. Tropenmuseum. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
6. indrag. "Intrakulikuler". www.sma.santaursulajakarta.sch.id. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
7. "PASCH-Schulen in Indonesien" (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-22.
8. "SMA Santa Ursula Jakarta" (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-22.
9. indrag. "Ekstrakulikuler". www.sma.santaursulajakarta.sch.id. Retrieved 2017-09-12.

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1. Harususilo, Yohanes Enggar (16 January 2019). "160 Tahun Sanur: Melahirkan Generasi "Tahan Banting" namun Lembut Hati". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kompas Gramedia Group. Kompas. Retrieved 29 January 2021.