PENABUR Banda Orientation Day 2026

PENABUR Banda secondary school welcomed students to the 2026–2027 academic year with an engaging orientation week held from July 13 to July 17, 2026. Designed to balance academic readiness, digital responsibility, and character development, the week opened with comprehensive school policy explanations alongside guidelines on Google Education and IT usage to ensure a safe, productive learning environment for everyone.

Students kept their energy high throughout the week with lively morning exercise sessions and took active ownership of their environment through campus litter picking initiatives. The program also introduced age-appropriate sex education sessions to promote personal wellness, the lively healthy breakfast activities to strengthen friendships, and a bustling ECA Expo that showcased a wide variety of extracurricular clubs and activities for the coming year.

The five-day orientation program culminated on its final day, July 17, with a uplifting chapel service led by Rev. Ujun. The gathering brought the entire school community together for spiritual encouragement and blessings, setting a positive, inspired tone for the exciting academic journey ahead.

PENABUR Banda Recognition Day 2026

PENABUR Banda held its annual Recognition Day at Bahureksa Hall on Friday, June 19, 2026, marking and celebrating the end of 2025/2026 academic year and the graduation of Secondary 3 and JC2 students.

The event commenced with a chapel service led by Rev. Zeta Dahana from GKI Maulana Yusuf. In attendance were BPK PENABUR Bandung Head Mr. Erwien Kosasih, Banda Complex Guardian Mr. Jonny Sutjiawan, school superintendents Mr. Yoyo Sunaryo (SMP) and Bu Eka Kurniatijatnika (SMA), parents, teachers, and students.

This year's JC2 graduates secured placements at prestigious global and local universities, including the University of Oxford (under the Beasiswa Garuda scholarship), Durham University, Rutgers University, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan (Medicine), and Bina Nusantara University.

In addition to academic and non-academic milestones, the school presented special accolades for Most Improved Student, Perfect Attendance, and Best Character. Following the award ceremony, the audience was treated to a special singing performance by teachers Mr. Ryan and Mr. Mahendra.

The ceremony concluded with a celebratory lunch and the distribution of academic report cards.

PENABUR Banda Christmas Celebration and Charity 2025

On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, PENABUR Banda Secondary students held the Christmas Service, led by Rev. Nathaniel Valentino Saleky from GKI Taman Cibunut. In his sermon, Rev. Nathaniel highlighted that we as humans would never walk alone as God loves us so much and is always with us.

After the service, the lower secondary students had a potluck Christmas Lunch and Secret Santa activity. Meanwhile, the upper secondary students went to two elderly care: Nazareth and Karitas for Chrismas Charity and Caroling. In the two elderly care, the students gave the donation that they had raised, sang Christmas songs, and had a friendly talk with the elderly people.

PENABUR Banda Career Day 2025

This year's PENABUR Banda Career Day was held on Monday, 8 December 2025, showcasing universities from Indonesia and beyond, such as Maranatha Christian University, UNPAR, UK Petra, Atma Jaya University, Deakin Lancaster University Indonesia, and UTS College, to name a few. 

There are also workshops from the universities that provides a lot of information and knowledge for the students. In one of the workshops, the students are asked to tend for the injury or wound of a patient. In another workshop, the students learn more about the future prospects and what they will learn when taking Law or Psychology in the university.

There are also desks from various universities that provide information, requirements and benefits for students who want to go to a particular university or taking a particular subject.

OxfordAQA Extended Project Qualification Presentation 2025

This year's OxfordAQA Extended Project Qualification was held on 4 December 2025. Six students from JC2 present about their research that they had been doing in the past year, ranging from geometrical shapes that fits to be used in space projects, Formula One team's success recipe, water quality, World Cup's economic impact, and the best design for paper plane. 

The project will then be internally graded by the supervisors, and externally moderated by OxfordAQA. 

Upon completing the EPQ, students will have some advantages in university application, namely in the UK. You can read this article for the benefits of EPQ.

PENABUR Banda UK Education Day 2025

BPK PENABUR Banda successfully hosted the UK Education Day 2025 on Thursday, 3 October, from 08:30 to 10:00 AM in the Bahureksa Hall. This high-profile event provided a unique opportunity for students and their families to engage directly with a delegation of twelve leading Russell Group universities from the United Kingdom, which was led by the University of Sheffield. 

This year's successful event builds upon a similar one held last year, highlighting the commitment of the school to provide valuable insights into international education. 

Students from Years 9 to 12, accompanied by their parents, were the primary attendees. University representatives provided crucial insights into course subjects available, detailed entry requirements, and an overview of tuition and living costs at each institution.

This comprehensive session allowed for deeper, informed planning, reinforcing the school's commitment to providing global higher education pathways and engaging families in the crucial career planning process for its secondary students.