One characteristic of SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta is the number of students living in rental housings, known as kost, around campus. Accepted students go to school six days a week (including lab on Saturday) and finish their high school in two years. They then go through another selection process which involves their parents. Two months after commencing their studies in high school, students of 10th grade who are attending RSBI class are eligible to apply for acceleration program. All the applicants wishing to be enrolled in international class undergo a similar process as applicants for RSBI class. The International Class Program opens its admission earlier, usually in March. The admission officers take applicant's score in National Examination, a standardized test for all students who wish to graduate middle school, into account. In addition, every applicant undergoes an interview and a psychological testing. The applicants take multiple examinations to test their academic aptitudes, foreign language fluency, and computer literacy. Admission ДЄdmission for RSBI class usually opens in April and can last until June. The school offers Program Kelas Internasional (International Class Program) which is based on the British curriculum, and an academic acclerated program for gifted students. At the end of senior year, students take the National Examination in order to receive a diploma. Students take three foreign language classes, including English, German, and one elective foreign language class (Japanese, Mandarin, or French).

Teachers from a partner tutor school come to class twice a week to help students learn. Tutorials are mandatory for all students in grade 11 and 12. More than 80% of the students studying at SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta are streamed into the science program. In the second year, students are streamed into science and social studies programs, this reduces the number of classes to about 14 per semester. three science classes, four social studies classes, four language classes, integrated math class, religion, civics, physical education, music, and IT. In the first year, students take up to 17 classes each semester, i.e. The school curriculum adheres to the standard Indonesian high school curriculum. Also in 2008, SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta started an international program in cooperation with Cambridge University. In 2004, the school became the resource center for the studies of physics and astronomy in Jakarta. The present school building in Bukitduri was opened by Governor Ali Sadikin on March 30, 1971. At that time, the school was located at Taman Slamet Rijadi. SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta opened its doors on August 1, 1958. Many of its students study in University of Indonesia and Bandung Institute of Technology, considered Indonesia's most prestigious colleges along with Gadjah Mada University, as well as universities abroad, many of them pursue degrees in medicine and engineering. The school has been ranked as one of the best high schools in the country for multiple times. SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta is known for its selective admission process, achievements in science competitions such as the National Science Olympiad, and an excellent performance of its students in the Indonesian university entrance examination known as SNMPTN. The school is colloquially referred to as Delapan (Indonesian: Eight) by Jakartans. The school is distinguished by Ministry of Education as Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional (RSBI), or pioneering international school, and one of designated Excellent Schools in the province of Jakarta. It is located on Jalan Taman Bukitduri, South Jakarta. SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta (also known as SMANDEL) is a selective, coeducational public high school in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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